Example sentences of "did not [vb infin] [prep] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not want to be liked or admired . |
| 2 | Mike , 47 , said : ‘ I did not want to be accepted on my fame as a comic . ’ |
| 3 | Ziegler did not want to be slowed down by the prisoner , so he ordered the Frenchman to strip off his boots and coat , then ordered his Sergeant to cut the man 's overall straps . |
| 4 | Certainly , if the latter did not want to be represented or could easily apply for judicial review in person , there might be no good reason to accord standing to a self-appointed representative . |
| 5 | The petty officers said men of 72 nationalities were serving on the Red Crimea as ‘ one big happy family ’ and they did not want to be split up . |
| 6 | She did not want to be employed by a private , capitalist firm ; the GPO was at least nationalized . |
| 7 | Dupea did not want to be tied down by anything or anyone — which seemed Nicholson 's own philosophy — and he wanted above all to keep on the move . |
| 8 | I was happy with the arrangement because I did not want to be tied to a nine-to-five existence , and my employer remained happy , especially when I made regular appearances as his partner at various golf days — all good for business , of course . |
| 9 | One solicitor , who did not want to be named , said the new rules were introduced to ensure public accountability for legal aid fees , to which they did not object . |
| 10 | She did not want to be named , but told The Northern last night : ‘ I left the CTC for a variety of reasons . |
| 11 | Another neighbour who did not want to be named said : ‘ The fire was really ferocious . |
| 12 | One 42-year-old market trader who did not want to be named , said : ‘ It is good to know that there is someone who is doing something about the problem . ’ |
| 13 | One publisher , who did not want to be named , agreed : ‘ Jackie Collins has got a new book out called American Star but I can not see it doing very well . |
| 14 | One member of staff at the Abercrombie Road site , who did not want to be named , said : ‘ Everyone is sick here . |
| 15 | He took the part with manifest reluctance ; he did not want to be recognized by Ghorbanifar . |
| 16 | It was fairly obvious that Jo did not want to be recognized , but then who would with Nevil in tow ? ’ |
| 17 | Desiring to flaunt his new found riches he did not want to be seen owning the house which lies behind — a rambling hotchpotch of roof lines and gables which evolved over centuries . |
| 18 | As a school we did not want to be seen as constantly rolling out the begging bowl . |
| 19 | Unless , of course , he did not want to be seen . |
| 20 | He had locked himself in as he did not want to be disturbed by Emily . |
| 21 | After all , he did not want to be disturbed . |
| 22 | ‘ Maybe one of them did not want to be involved but kept quiet because of fear . |
| 23 | She did not want to be dragged further into her growing feelings for him either . |
| 24 | Furthermore , Sara did not want to be bound by a rigid time-table for meals , which Lizzie expected and insisted on . |
| 25 | And one who did not want to be punished , either , was their other comment , as witness the way he was prepared to kill Rose Hilaire once he saw that her tie-up with Joe and John Coffin would enable her memories of what she had seen of Ephraim 's body to go straight to dangerous quarters . |
| 26 | I did not want to be isolated . |
| 27 | Cameron did not want to be asked this . |
| 28 | Peter Armstrong , defending , said Ganguly had pretended to be his brother because he was already facing a charge of driving with excess alcohol and did not want to be remanded in custody . |
| 29 | They were both speaking in the slightly lowered tone that meant they did not want to be overheard , and were only having the discussion at all because they believed Belinda to be safely out of earshot . |
| 30 | Of course , Annie did not want to be beaten up , but she did n't feel that she deserved any better , so she attracted violent men into her reality . |