Example sentences of "[prep] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose we were old friends who were meeting again after not seeing each other for many years . |
| 2 | Action : Keyword CREATED-BY , MOD-BY , CHECKED-BY or APPROVED-BY not found or wrongly spelt . |
| 3 | Instead , he talked somewhat mystifyingly about not re-writing history , not substituting latter-day judgment for that of contemporaries , and not finding any evidence that the men were treated unfairly at the time . |
| 4 | With both men having defences more vulnerable than Leeds , there should be no complaints even from those paying $800 for ringside seats about not getting value for money . |
| 5 | I 'm ge starting to get a bit upset about not getting letters back from people . |
| 6 | She wondered if Geoffrey had complained about not getting a bigger part . |
| 7 | That 's one good thing about not getting anything until we knew . ’ |
| 8 | They had n't said anything to him at the depot ; they had n't told him anything about not getting unemployment money . |
| 9 | He made a right fuss about not getting his fee , if I recall . ’ |
| 10 | Do you do you not think it would be better for us both to speak to ? speak to her and say obviously you were upset about not getting the job but this non- communication thing is not really erm going to you know be good for the sales office in the long term . |
| 11 | Amy , she say anything about not getting highly commended ? |
| 12 | Dad , you do n't care about not getting that one do you ? |
| 13 | And what was Russell saying today about not getting one of the certificates ? |
| 14 | Gav sorry about not sending the TSB and Prog do you want me to bring it tomorrow ? ? ? |
| 15 | I feel bad about not sending more cards to Granny and Grandman , but time has been short . |
| 16 | Besides , I can also allow myself to feel smug about not wasting paper and therefore saving a piece of forest . |
| 17 | I dare n't think about it , about not escaping . |
| 18 | fears about not bonding with or loving the child immediately — this can take some time , as it does with some birth parents . |
| 19 | ‘ I gave off to him about not brushing his hair . |
| 20 | You did express some er anxiety if I remember when you spoke to me about erm not about not providing enough |
| 21 | However , the Daily Mail — which had made a strong point about not naming rape victims , even in civil cases ( see Chapter 7 ) named the woman on successive days with a large photograph of her on the second day : I 'm jetting away from it all . |
| 22 | Ricky Ross from Deacon Blue talks about not wanting to seduce the audience : ‘ I do n't like the idea of people throwing themselves over to our music … abandonment is a great idea but it worries me because it 's all so power-orientated . ’ |
| 23 | I rang Tony and said , ‘ You really ca n't be serious about not wanting to record this song . ’ |
| 24 | After a moment 's pause he said : ‘ I did n't mean to be crabby — about not wanting to come . ’ |
| 25 | I muttered something about not wanting to trample over the very different memories they must all have of Conor , talked a little about the family 's surprise at finding that their son had such an extensive social and business life . |
| 26 | Olivia began to explain about not wanting to upset Murti , but Mrs Puri raised her hand . |
| 27 | His talk about not wanting her had been nonsense , stuff handed out by a man salvaging a bruised ego . |
| 28 | About not wanting to do things |
| 29 | All they do when they 're at sea is take down the messages we send to them , so do n't worry about not picking up a signal , 'cause nobody 'll be sending you any . ’ |
| 30 | I nibble a few agreeably soft haws , whose flesh always reminds me of slightly overripe avocado pear , then start on the blackberries , which are still swelling in good numbers , despite all those saws about not picking them after Michaelmas . |