Example sentences of "not [verb] we [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To come home from work and sit in front of the TV all evening does not make us feel better . |
| 2 | It is not right to share feelings in a sentence such as ‘ You make me feel … ’ because in actuality the other person does not make us feel this way . |
| 3 | The argument about rhythm should not make us forget the very important difference in English between strong and weak syllables ; some languages do not have such a noticeable difference ( which may , perhaps , explain the subjective impression of ‘ syllable-timing ’ ) , and for native speakers of such languages learning English it can be helpful to practise repeating strongly rhythmical utterances since this forces the speaker to concentrate on making unstressed syllables weak . |
| 4 | Dr Leslie Weatherhead wrote , in Prescription for Anxiety , ‘ Deadness of feeling , even if we think we do not love anybody , not even God , must not make us worry . |
| 5 | In dieting , failure does not make us try harder . |
| 6 | Timex boss Mohammed Saleh said union demands that 343 sacked workers be taken back ‘ not realistic … they did everything possible not to help us keep that plant going ’ . |
| 7 | On the whole Leeds have a lot of positive points at the moment but the deficiences of the squad I think will not see us challenge the top two places this year — I hope I 'm wrong but unless serious money is spent strengthening the side the likes of Man Utd and Liverpool will defeat us . |
| 8 | What happens if those two goons have a sudden change of heart and decide not to let us go ? |
| 9 | ‘ I 've got better things to worry about , ’ said my mother , not letting us forget for a moment her onerous wedding duties . |
| 10 | You 're not letting us know anyway . |
| 11 | Th this company must be in a bloody sight worse a mess than we thought and the government are not letting us know this is what they 're look for are scapegoats and they they 're . |
| 12 | Mr Kirkland said : ‘ If this were so the Safety Authority would not let us go ahead and build the tunnel . |
| 13 | The new owner , Mr. Bolsover , came to see me last week , and I 'm afraid he may not let us go on using the barn . |
| 14 | On Sunday afternoons , because our parents would not let us go out unaccompanied in the evenings , we used to go to the local cinema , which was also the theatre . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't know all the answers , ’ Emily said fiercely , ‘ not yet but I will not let us sink , I will not . ’ |
| 16 | Colleagues , do not let us shirk from our responsibilities to our fellow workers and this attempt to international solidarity . |
| 17 | Von Roon said : ‘ Our God of old lives still and will not let us perish in disgrace . ’ |
| 18 | The white missionary before you would not let us have this ceremony , said Joseph . |
| 19 | But do not let us allow their punishment to salve our consciences . |
| 20 | If you have a tale to tell , and idea to share , or a d-i-y tip to pass on , why not let us know ? |
| 21 | However , the theorem does not let us recognise when this stage is reached . |
| 22 | There may be some honesty there , but please do not let us hear from the Liberal Democrats that , if they vote against the Bill this evening , they have anything constructive to offer either existing coal miners or those displaced by restructuring . |
| 23 | There is one last question which the score can not help us settle — how did The Fairy Queen open in May 1692 : with Act 1 , scene 1 in the 1692 quarto ? |
| 24 | The pluralist perspective will not help us deal with these problems because it is more interested in political behaviour than in the role of ideas in society . |
| 25 | ‘ It is a pittance and it will not help us deal with the huge problems caused by the closure of Parkside . |