Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [subord] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sturdy , who lives in Stanhope Road , Darlington , said : ‘ I do not know whether I supplied them . |
| 2 | In point of fact the reverse ruled : I was constantly having chits thrust at me giving me a blow-by-blow account of " Charlie 's " state of health , but I was never made aware of the seriousness of Eddie 's wound , and somehow I did not know until I visited him in hospital later that morning . |
| 3 | If a third person steps in and gives a consideration for the discharge of the debtor , it does not matter whether he does it in meal or in malt , or what proportion the amount given bears to the amount of the debt . |
| 4 | This last judgement ( although it is commonly made ) is speculative , of course , as the scribe is normally anonymous , but it is analogous to rejecting live speakers from a random sample on the grounds that they do not speak as we think they ought to speak , or rejecting attested spoken forms on the grounds that they are not what we would expect in some particular location . |
| 5 | At first I could not speak because I hated him so much . |
| 6 | While it may not succeed where it thinks it can , if it thinks it ca n't the probability is that it wo n't . |
| 7 | Andrée said not unreasonably , ‘ Why not do as I ask you and let me look after the consequences ? ’ |
| 8 | If he/she fails to comply promptly , say , ‘ If you do not do as I asked you immediately you will have to sit on the chair in the hall . ’ |
| 9 | However , by its very nature , the scheme is complex , and we can not guarantee that minor difficulties may not emerge when we put it into practice . |
| 10 | PS I told Nero you 'd meet him at Dover but I should leave your chariot behind he might not understand if you cut him in two , he 's funny that way . |
| 11 | She did not argue because she knew she would not win ; she did not weep because she knew she would be rebuked . |
| 12 | She comes up to the house and starts bellowing , and just will not stop until you give her a cuddle ! |
| 13 | Christopher Hart told police he did not stop because he thought he had run over a cardboard box . |
| 14 | She could not move until he released her . |
| 15 | His eyes were closed and he did not move when they reached him . |
| 16 | She did not fire when I asked her to go with the winner and faded right out in the last furlong , ’ said disappointed rider Frankie Dettori . |
| 17 | Amongst the non-reminiscers , some find that there is little point or purpose served in looking back at their lives , whilst others do not reminisce because they find it too depressing , often because of the contrast between their past and present life which they find too difficult to contemplate . |
| 18 | He would not rest until he saw her behind bars . |
| 19 | He could not tell whether she believed him . |
| 20 | I will not leave until you put it |
| 21 | I know I can not go unless you let me , please let me go . |
| 22 | She is adamant that she will not tour until she feels she is ready . |
| 23 | If you are applying for your first provisional licence you must not drive until you get it . |
| 24 | Again , he stressed that the final decision lay with them : ‘ He will not come until you sign it … in the end you decide . ’ |
| 25 | He then commanded the eunuchs to light a fire under the cauldron , and did not retire until they gave him to understand that his wretched victim was no more . |
| 26 | I can not recall if we congratulated you on your resolute stand against the inclusion of the above section of the A5 in the proposed Trans-European Highway Network . |
| 27 | Further on in that same book in chapter twelve and verse twenty five See to it that you do not refuse him , that is , the Lord Jesus who is speaking , for if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth , how much less shall we escape who turn away from him , who warns from heaven ? |
| 28 | It does not care whether we programme it to create laughter and joy , or misery and failure . |
| 29 | She did not argue because she knew she would not win ; she did not weep because she knew she would be rebuked . |
| 30 | ‘ Gran says I used to turn away and not listen if anyone mentioned her . ’ |