Example sentences of "not go the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 At Maastricht , Robertson argues , John Major has ‘ got to nobble that man Mitterrand ’ and inform him bluntly that Britain is not going the sign the treaty as it stands , and that she is fully prepared to take the political consequences , both in Europe and domestically .
2 ‘ Tom was a fairly astute captain in many respects , but to me he was a typical fighting captain and was always prepared to try something if things were not going the way he thought . ’
3 When things were not going the way Stephen wanted them to , he could be very hard on people , she had learned .
4 Maybe fire is the opposite principle to light , and comes to the use of those who do not go the way of light .
5 An old sofa can be covered with a throw-over piece of material , you need not go the expense of re-upholstery or even stretch or loose covers .
6 The conversation was n't going the way he 'd intended it to .
7 This was n't going the way she 'd intended .
8 We have n't go the space here to thank everybody individually but do feel Lynn deserves a special mention for the comprehensive weaning article in this issue .
9 You push them , pull them , even plead with them — still they wo n't go the way you want .
10 ‘ I felt for a lot of years I did have a lot to lose , when there was only one way to go and that was down , and when things did n't go the way I wanted them to go I blamed others .
11 And ‘ S ’ is for story that would n't go the way it was planned .
12 I would have thought if she would have sat in the chair , I mean well she could n't go the week aha I do n't young enough yeah , about a month ago she just peed of somewhere and some , I do n't know , she 's alright , I said yes she 'll be alright , I said I 'm going to start cooking so she said I got to take these Heather , I said well they 'll travel better in there , your father said you know Jane he said if you 'd given her a hand
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