Example sentences of "not [verb] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | LAUSD will remove all teachers not planning to further their education along with teachers who have not proven to have a passionate concern for the students . |
| 2 | They responded differently to moral dilemmas they were likely to encounter themselves : they were reluctant to report drug dealers and did not think shoplifting a serious crime . |
| 3 | Polgar is against conventional schooling , he says , because ‘ it did not make learning a beloved activity . ’ |
| 4 | He did not want to miss a word . |
| 5 | Andy 's form is exceptional and he has waited such a long time to make the jersey his own that he will not want to miss a game . ’ |
| 6 | Ed , I think argued a very strong case for a greater level of influence of trade unionists in the Party than is suggested in this reform and I can see the force of those remarks but the C E C adopted the position that we did not want to take a position of dominance to the Party Conference . |
| 7 | She did not want to waste a moment of the time they would have . |
| 8 | Mr Field has agreed not to make any statement about his next course of action before his 11.30am meeting with Mr Kinnock , but he said that his supporters in Birkenhead had told him they did not want to see a fudge . |
| 9 | People do not want to see a black face under a bearskin . |
| 10 | In fact , his comments seemingly invite the charge , for he describes the lack of black guardsmen in terms of feelings rather than in terms of the discourse of external factuality : ‘ People do not want to see a black face under a bearskin . ’ |
| 11 | It should be noted that he remarks that ‘ people ’ do not want to see a black face , not that he personally objects to such a sight . |
| 12 | John did not want to see a doctor , but they overrode him this morning and had the quack in . |
| 13 | We do not want to see a massive amount of custodial sentencing , although we are glad that provision is made for it ; what we do want is a reduction in the number of people who participate in such a horrendous cult and in the equally horrendous statistics relating to youngsters who take cars , go to court and then take more cars . |
| 14 | The non-enrollers who did not want to do a course in the future gave a variety of responses but financial factors , not needing the qualification at work , and being interested only in the ‘ target ’ course were their main reasons . |
| 15 | Although the Laputans were kind to me , I did not want to spend a long time in their country . |
| 16 | This does seem a reasonable argument , and I certainly would not want to lose a therapy which could be of real value to people . |
| 17 | ‘ We do not want to create a loophole in the law to allow churches to run a supermarket-type shop on their premises , ’ said Mr Burns . |
| 18 | But remember , I definitely do not want to create a school of the ready-made ; far from it . |
| 19 | The paradox of diversion is that whenever we want to divert something it proves very hard to do so ; but when we do not want to create a diversion we very often end up by diverting more than we wanted . |
| 20 | Planning officer John Earle said : ‘ There is still real fear about the density of population in the area should the scheme be approved , and we certainly do not want to create a ghetto of the future . |
| 21 | If you are soloing over a straight minor seventh you would not want to resolve a melodic line onto the minor sixth interval , although this would be okay on a m7£5 . |
| 22 | It would have been better than staying at home but I did not want to wear a school uniform . |
| 23 | However , I would certainly not want to give a commitment about a further debate . |
| 24 | Lord Hanson will not want to ruin a fine track record by acting in haste . |
| 25 | If you do not want to use a pelmet , curtain rails and poles can also provide great visual variety . |
| 26 | A man and woman who do not want to have a baby can still enjoy lovemaking if they make sure the egg and sperm never meet , or if the egg is prevented from settling in the womb . |
| 27 | Miquel Tàpies does not want to have a hectic turnover of exhibitions , but a twin programme of major retrospectives and seminars which engender debate . |
| 28 | Tom Murray did not want to have a lot of girlfriends , but just one for good , one he could be deeply serious about . |
| 29 | More than one bride 's father has been heard to say that he did not want to have a large engagement party if the wedding was to follow within a year because that would involve him in the organization and expense of ‘ two weddings ’ . |
| 30 | We do not want to have a future relationship of United States and Latin America reproduced in South Africa , which so many people talk about now when they talk about South Africa as the engine of growth if we have that kind of growth it 'll be distorted and none of the poor in South Africa or the region will benefit from it . |