Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Jacobite agent writing towards the end of Queen Anne 's reign thought that there were people in England who " wish the King [ i.e. " James III " ] well , who would not hazard their estates for him " . |
| 2 | In The Periodic Table he mentions a woman ‘ dear to my heart ’ who was murdered at Auschwitz : but the book on Auschwitz does not discuss his relationship with her . |
| 3 | The point is that the accused did not direct his act at her . |
| 4 | But in the evening , in her room , she could not finish her letter to him . |
| 5 | Yet in eye-to-eye contact his dog will not avert his gaze from yours and he looks comfortable with confrontation . |
| 6 | She could not clear her head of him , however much she told herself that he was a bastard . |
| 7 | ( 2 ) Teachers should appreciate that the staff can not do their research for them , and should be prepared to help themselves , though they will usually find the staff to be extremely helpful . |
| 8 | There are situations , however , where information will not do our thinking for us . |
| 9 | She has her own instinct when she can not carry her colleagues with her . |
| 10 | He failed because he could not carry his sergeants with him and because of the jealousy of ecclesiastical Santiago against mercantile Corunna . |
| 11 | BELVILLE : [ aside ] I find I can not master my passion for her . |
| 12 | I he reason you need to watch the rod carefully is not because bites on slugs are hard to see , but because you risk losing the rod if you do not keep your eye on it . |
| 13 | They did not like his approach to it . |
| 14 | If , on the other hand , you allow rationality to children , then you can not use their lack of it as a criterion to distinguish them from adults . |
| 15 | She would not use his love of her to hurt him . |
| 16 | He would often go down to the Hare and Hounds at the west end of Hury — it 's gone now of course — but he was a grand man and his scarum ways did not alter my affection for him one bit . |
| 17 | What is important is that they should not draw our attention towards them by appearing in some way wrong , inappropriate or misconceived . |
| 18 | So when Tommaso showed interest in her during those Easter holidays , she noticed him ; while Caterina remained unaware , for she had always the effect of spreading pleasure , and did not remark his response to her , his alert shoulders , his greedy pale eyes tensing for a moment , then flicking guiltily away to contemplate her sister . |
| 19 | I do not wash my hands of you because of your masturbation ; but it is a lowering , weakening habit and I strongly urge you to give it up . |
| 20 | Though put beautifully into the mouth of Hannah by the storyteller , it did not have its origins with her , but , to judge from its mention of the king at the end , must have been composed for national celebration at some point during the time of the monarchy . |
| 21 | Well , well , lambkin , if I was in his place he should not have his property in you long questionable . |
| 22 | A conspiracy not to ‘ let on ’ is tacitly formed among those who know better , and those who do not take their cue from them . |
| 23 | Ruth could not take her eyes off him . |
| 24 | He continued to look at her and she could not take her eyes off him . |
| 25 | But she could not take her eyes off him . |
| 26 | And why would she not take her eyes off me ? |
| 27 | Alec could not take his eyes off her . |
| 28 | Jim Lester , a portly Tory MP , who was partly hidden by a pilaff , could not take his eyes off her . |
| 29 | Edward undid his tie , but for the life of him he could not take his eyes off her . |
| 30 | Willie could not take his eyes off him . |