Example sentences of "and [verb] not wish [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often people who share your compartment wish to relax and do not wish to indulge in polite conversation , they may just want to read a newspaper or magazine so we must respect their wishes . |
| 2 | Prosecutor Andrew Robertson said : ‘ Although I ca n't put forward a proper evidential basis for this , there is a feeling they are extremely reluctant to give evidence and do n't wish to attend court . ’ |
| 3 | To buy a brand new PA system costs a lot of money for a single person , and as a group it is a huge risk as we are still at school ( lower 6th ) and do not wish to spend that sort of money when we can not guarantee we will still be together in a week , let alone a year 's time . |
| 4 | They often have their own norms and do not wish to carry out MOH policies . |
| 5 | TNC pays far too little attention to issues of progression and continuity at this important point of transition , especially for those who ( for whatever reasons ) have been low attainers at secondary school and do not wish to enrol on A-level courses . |
| 6 | The factors are keen to keep open their own channels to their clients and do not wish to become too dependent on their parent banks for referrals . |
| 7 | I have a green water problem , and do not wish to add chemicals to the water if there is a more natural solution available . |
| 8 | One of her maids was married and did not wish to leave ; another had become very religious . |
| 9 | They saw a European Assembly as a way to mobilise public opinion behind European co-operation in general , and did not wish to give the new body any sovereign authority over governments . |
| 10 | Deng Xiaoping managed to stay alive and did not wish to wait for his own death before being given any credit . |
| 11 | Yoshida was no radical and did not wish to see drastic changes taking place within Japan . |
| 12 | There was anger among them , and pity , for each in their different way had seen suffering and did not wish to see it again . |
| 13 | He had destroyed one and did not wish to form another . |
| 14 | The shots were going to look terrific , but this was ridiculous — the very thing I had been cynical about and did not wish to do I was doing ; carrying a bike both up and down a mountain . |
| 15 | He reportedly stated that CITUB would not undertake any commitments without first consulting Podkrepa , and did not wish to take advantage of any conflicts between the latter and the government . |
| 16 | In his resignation letter Sununu informed President George Bush that , owing to " distorted perceptions " , he had become a political liability and did not wish to jeopardize the President 's chances of re-election in 1992 . |
| 17 | He shared the Ashby Committee 's appreciation of voluntaryism in adult education and did not wish to encourage a substantial increase in the numbers of full-time staff . |
| 18 | He declined to comment on the 1973 Roe v. Wade judgment — the landmark case which had established the right of women to have abortions — on the grounds that , if his nomination was confirmed , he would be required to consider the matter and did not wish to prejudge it . |
| 19 | He was on the verge of tears and did not wish to appear unmanly . |
| 20 | And when something odd began to happen in her own body , a sensation she wished to call ugly because she had never felt it before and did not wish to feel it now with him , she released her temper again , thrashing about quite wildly beneath him to hurt herself and make the treacherous feeling go away . |
| 21 | Young Bessie had been educated and did not wish to follow her mother 's trade , selling pickle-cocks , dabs and oysters around Devonport . |
| 22 | It should be appreciated that if one party to the marriage has no wish to occupy the matrimonial home that party is not entitled to register a Class F Land Charge against the owner ( see Barnett v Hassett [ 1981 ] 1 WLR 1385 where the husband left the wife 's house and did not wish to occupy it ) . |
| 23 | She had grey hair and did n't wish to emphasise the fact . |
| 24 | Initially , following the release of ‘ Meat Is Murder ’ , Morrissey stated that he had exhausted the conventional format of pop interviews and did n't wish to involve himself any more . |
| 25 | It feels unduly reliant on GEC and BAe for its procurement needs and does not wish to see this reinforced . |
| 26 | And if that child is sensitive and caring and does not wish to hurt or disappoint his parents , perhaps he may even enter the medical profession and spend years doing something he does not really want to do while denying himself the opportunity of fulfilling his life in the way he would have chosen . |
| 27 | As for the Scottish envoys … first , a journey by land is too dangerous ; secondly , our good King Henry believes this is a Scottish matter and does not wish to intervene officially ; finally , Queen Margaret and her household , on the other hand , do not wish to be seen to have anything to do with the men who drove her from Scotland . ’ |