Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How could his enthusiasm not have been aroused by so inspiring a personality ? |
| 2 | Mr Shamir refused to reverse his decision not to allow the United Nations to investigate the killing of at least nineteen Arabs by Israeli security forces . |
| 3 | Yet he stood by his decision not to withdraw Pears from England 's squad . |
| 4 | In fact Charles 's childhood experiences confirmed him in his decision not to employ a nanny for his own children . |
| 5 | The first witness had decided at an early stage not to travel to Dublin ; the second only recently made his decision not to give evidence . |
| 6 | This highlighted his political characteristics and qualifications and may have led to his decision not to preside over the Court of Appeal when it considered the appeal by the Government against the decision of Glidewell J rejecting the decision to ban trade union membership at GCHQ . |
| 7 | In the Lonrho case , the Law Lords in effect decided that the Secretary of State had no duty to give reasons for his decision not to refer the takeover of Harrods by the Al-Fayeds to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |
| 8 | The Prime Minister said : ‘ His decision not to refer the matter to the then-Prime Minister ( Mrs Thatcher ) was entirely consistent with the guidance . ’ |
| 9 | On 16th February , 1857 , in reply to a question in the House of Commons from Beresford Hope 's brother-in-law , Lord Robert Cecil , Hall had re-affirmed his decision not to appoint the judges until after the plans were sent in . |
| 10 | But John Bullock , senior partner at Deloitte UK , admitted that Touche Ross had only been informed of his decision not to merge with them ‘ a few days ago ’ . |
| 11 | And his decision not to take part in the World Team Cup this year because Croatia had not been recognised was treated with respect rather than disapproval . |
| 12 | I look forward , sir , to hearing Mr Andropulos justifying his decision not to abandon ship . ’ |
| 13 | Gaviria denied that drug traffickers would be more leniently treated as a result of his decision not to extradite them to stand trial in the USA [ see p. 37957 ] . |
| 14 | We are told that his decision not to do so was influenced by his impression that the judge was hostile to him so that he was reluctant to be questioned by the judge . |
| 15 | In the days since they had first met , Hess had unbent a little with Edward Carrington , but his decision not to discuss detail had remained unchanged . |
| 16 | He reversed his decision not to ring Stuart . |
| 17 | He soon announced his decision not to run . |
| 18 | Reluctantly , Johnson accepted their advice , and on 31 March 1968 he made a dramatic appearance on nationwide television to announce a fresh peace initiative , the reduction of bombing raids on North Vietnam , and his decision not to stand for re-election in November . |
| 19 | This newly created honourary office carried with it ex officio membership of the executive committee so that , it was hoped Ayliffe 's years of experience would not be wholly lost to the Association by his decision not to offer himself for reelection as President . |
| 20 | Jean Monnet announced his decision not to seek re-election as President of the High Authority . |
| 21 | However some colleagues fear his decision not to seek re-election illustrates a deep unhappiness within middle ranks of the party . |
| 22 | She could see his decision not to bother to try to explain that Brian hardly knew anybody in Northam Town Hall , and that Brian 's salary as Head of Humanities at an Adult Education College hardly rose to paying his own mortgage , let alone to buying a house for his ageing father . |
| 23 | Maybe he 'd persuade his Mum not to move . |
| 24 | More common is the seller who , having inserted an exclusion clause into his conditions of sale , relies on his buyer not bothering to read ( or not understanding ) the small print ; for example , the exclusion clause may be contained in the small print of a guarantee which he gives to the buyer . |
| 25 | An unemployed actor went to his agent to complain about his agent not having found him any work in months . |
| 26 | He knew the area and told his girlfriend not to worry . |
| 27 | It had taken all his willpower not to plunge himself inside her there and then . |
| 28 | He had evidently made up his mind not to argue with anyone while on leave , and Sarah told Anne that his family thought that she was a good influence on him . |
| 29 | Last week , when he had left Joe Hyde in the bookshop , he had more or less made up his mind not to attend the meeting of the Irish sympathizers planned for this night . |
| 30 | If , as everyone now insists , Noah had made up his mind not to continue as Davis Cup captain well before the match against Switzerland , then the decision can not have had anything to do with his obvious annoyance that , in his eyes , neither Henri Leconte or Guy Forget had properly prepared for the tie . |