Example sentences of "not [verb] [pers pn] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was afraid you might not think him the right friend for me , ’ said Mrs Ames . |
| 2 | This birth was so quick and easy , Wilson could not think it the same process as Oreste 's . |
| 3 | I 've been using RapidCad for a month or so and It 's not given me the slightest problem . |
| 4 | He had not provided water to wash the feet and had not given him the traditional greeting of a kiss ( Luke 7:44–45 ) . |
| 5 | It is argued here , that economics can not show us the correct policy choice ( as some economists would appear to claim ) ; yet it may help us to avoid a wrong , or overly costly , policy choice . |
| 6 | Microsoft may have decided not to bundle SQL Server directly in order maintain good relations with other database suppliers , ‘ but why not do it the other way around ? ’ asks Schuster . |
| 7 | Microsoft may have decided not to bundle SQL Server directly in order maintain good relations with other database suppliers , ‘ but why not do it the other way around ? ’ asks Schuster . |
| 8 | In looking back at my records I notice that I did not send you the enclosed form which I have now completed . |
| 9 | Admittedly the referee was a foolish fellow who kept re-penalising Swansea for failing to retreat 10 yards when he did not give them the remotest chance to do so . |
| 10 | He explained that children came to Cedars when their own school could not give them the individual help with basic skills which they needed . |
| 11 | If he can do what he 's done with Everton 's rejects , why not give him the whole lot ? |
| 12 | However , this does not give you the automatic right to go overdrawn . |
| 13 | It is a reminder that Chaucer and Langland do not give us the total picture . |
| 14 | But despite the undeniable tendency in financial markets towards a more laissez-faire environment , the term deregulation does not give us the full flavour of events . |
| 15 | However , although we can keep this association in mind , it does not give us the whole picture . |
| 16 | So when asked why I had not told her the whole story , I replied , ‘ Because you never asked me . ’ |
| 17 | she had guessed Taczek had not told her the whole truth of his relationship with Mills but now had confirmation . |
| 18 | The hon. Member for Sedgefield ( Mr. Blair ) has huffed and puffed , but he has not told us the Labour party 's position on a single proposal contained in the Green Paper . |
| 19 | This afternoon , he has treated the House to an extraordinary collection of half-truths and inaccuracies , but he has not told us the Labour party 's attitude to the proposals that I identified in the statement . |
| 20 | However , the organisers decided not to award him the individual trophy since he already had a team trophy and instead awarded the individual trophy to the person with the lowest score . |
| 21 | Why not join them the next time your barometer begins to fall rapidly ? |
| 22 | He did not hear her the first time , she had to repeat what she said . |
| 23 | I shall always be grateful to him for not giving me the usual reply of an adult to a curious child 's questions , ‘ You 're too young to understand . ‘ |
| 24 | Unfortunately he 's reactionary enough not to accord me the same freedom ! ’ |
| 25 | The retailer should not sell you the first slice and the second cut should be of a bright , usually pink colour . |
| 26 | Both of them realised that he had abandoned all pretence that Sally-Anne was an ordinary young woman come to work in Vetch Street , but neither of them pursued the matter , Dr Neil from delicacy , and Sally-Anne because she could not tell him the real truth about herself — he would undoubtedly immediately send her back to the embassy , and she did not want that at all — it would be failure . |
| 27 | Aye you see I can not tell you the right story , but when Mary Queen of Scots |
| 28 | I d I know that , there 's that phrase you know , we will never see his like again , I think we probably will , but it will be a very long time , and I can not tell you the infinite feeling of sadness erm , that I felt when I heard of his passing . |
| 29 | Dr Neil — he 's Stair Cochrane 's younger brother — he works for the poor in an East End practice — ’ Her voice almost broke when she said his name , and her mama knew immediately that Sally-Anne was not telling them the whole truth about her East End adventures . |
| 30 | It was my own fault , I suppose , for not telling you the whole truth , but I did it for your sake , because I loved you so much ! ’ |