Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | He became concerned when he could not locate him on the premises , because Mr Jowett was due to take over the lambing . |
| 2 | French superstar Zafonic was pulled out of the St James 's Palace Stakes when owner Prince Khalid Abdulla decided not to risk him on the rain-softened surface . |
| 3 | If you can not make it on that night , come to one of our First Friday meetings . |
| 4 | They might not make 'em on a Sunday |
| 5 | No , I 'm not sticking it on my tie |
| 6 | I could n't stay here and not throw you on that bed and take you , again and again and again , until you could n't hide from me any longer ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ The truth is I knew throughout the summer that my game was not as sharp and I was not enjoying myself on the course as I did in 1991 . |
| 8 | Now from my observations of these debates I 've not heard anybody on this council saying council debates that there is no role for this local authority or any other local authority there is no role for them in the provision of residential care or any extension of residential care because some of our residential care is getting very , very close to providing a degree of nursing care . |
| 9 | Devon Malcolm was not sparing himself on a pitch which was offering help to all the bowlers but Waugh seemed to have a ridiculous amount of time to ease him through the leg field twice in an over for two of his 10 boundaries . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh yes — but I 'm careful not to wear them on my sleeve ! ’ |
| 11 | But you must not build them on the graveyard . |
| 12 | Regional unemployment and regional recession are an economic loss to the whole nation and they will not rectify themselves on their own . |
| 13 | That is partly because the editors have not included anything on the ‘ mainstream ’ alternatives to the tokamak — stellarators and tandem mirrors for example As the title says , the book is devoted to unconventional approaches — some would use the word ‘ eccentric ’ — to fusion . |
| 14 | I also advised him that if he were not to accept it on the spot he should defer any decision on it until after he had concluded his coincidental visit to the Province today . |
| 15 | Once again it is up to the pilot to insist that this wing is held and not to accept someone on the upwind wing-tip . |
| 16 | Brooke 's Cabinet colleague R. A. Butler , on the other hand , took a rather more robust view — confiding to the BBC 's Director General , Sir Hugh Greene , that he had not enjoyed anything on television so much for years . |
| 17 | Let us strive for relationships that are mutual and be careful not to impose ourselves on people who do n't want or need us . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd rather not discuss it on the phone . |
| 19 | I 'm not keeping him on the hop , but I am making a joke of things . |
| 20 | They 're not to write it on letter heading cos it means it says it 's coming from the London . |
| 21 | CCETSW , in a survey of social work qualification courses , found one in nine did not include anything on substance problems , and only one in 20 students was given practice training with specialist alcohol or other drug services . |
| 22 | He or she is trying to get a very clear picture of what you can do so that they can place you accurately and not send you on too many pointless interviews . |
| 23 | I 'm not patting myself on the back — it 's a highly competitive business and one needs selfish , single-minded dedication to succeed , but because female comics were rare in my day , competition was negligible , and I was able to be generous . |
| 24 | We could meet up with them in public and I could n't guarantee not to strangle him on sight . |
| 25 | Let us assume you have made an agreement not to purchase anything on HP . |
| 26 | Jane had not visited her on impulse , nor yet as a premeditated plan . |
| 27 | You must be careful not to overdo it on the beach however , because the nightlife in Malia is simply explosive . |
| 28 | He became aware of the excessive beating of his heart , and remembered the attendant 's advice not to overdo it on his first visit . |
| 29 | You 'd be well advised not to overdo it on the old liquid refreshment , however , as the return leg beside the river involves crossing an awful lot of stiles . |
| 30 | Mrs Grandison had promised her daughter that they would not inflict themselves on her for a meal — realising that Lady Selvedge might well be something of an infliction — and had assumed that from Victoria they would take a taxi to some Soho restaurant or perhaps Simpsons in the Strand . |