Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No matter how pressed for time or strapped for cash you may be , should you pass by one of these shops , with a window display of dummies wearing neatly ironed kagouls and ice-axes arranged in a fan shape round a rucksack , you will go inside and not leave until you have purchased a pair of thick socks . |
| 2 | They 're very good with each other 's babies too , you can come in and not know which baby belongs to who , or a girl 's got an exam coming up and they 'll all muck in and change the baby for her . |
| 3 | would blend in and not get on my wick . |
| 4 | ‘ Houses are built to live in and not look on ; therefore let use be preferred before uniformity except where both may be had . ’ |
| 5 | He flew on , his great red and gold wings beating the sun-filled Mediterranean air , his huge scarlet tongue hanging out of his mouth in a desperate effort to cool down and not blow out any smoke and flames . |
| 6 | Cultivations are carried out for three reasons : to improve the soil crumb structure and so create an ideal seed-bed for the crop ; to uproot and kill weeds ; and to bury turf or crop residues where they will rot down and not compete with the ensuing crop . |
| 7 | So better give her mother time to cool down and not stoke her anger further by trying to defend Molly . |
| 8 | Instead , it is feared that harmonisation of conditions may level down and not raise up . |
| 9 | SMALL wonder many couples prefer to live together and not marry when a divorce could cost thousands of pounds in lawyers ' fees . |
| 10 | There is , everybody has to acknowledge that there is a difference in the interpretation of what constitutes justice and one only has to see er , the sorts of attitude that are put across by certain judges , as to , erm , rape cases , and abuse cases , and how they , the press would have us believe , pat people over the head and tell them to go away and not do it again . |
| 11 | If the top and bottom of the page are left open the eye tends to wander away and not locate the beginning of the next column properly . |
| 12 | ‘ Gran says I used to turn away and not listen if anyone mentioned her . ’ |
| 13 | It was exactly like her to go away and not get in touch with her parents . |
| 14 | and not go through you know in a while you 'll go through and not stay there |
| 15 | She hoped the journey would start soon and not take long . |
| 16 | I gave him the money and they told me to walk on and not look back because they would be following me . |
| 17 | We are able to stand aside and not have regard to financial implications , ’ he said . |
| 18 | The leading soccer and horserace commentators , with sometimes far more difficult foreign names coming at them at full pelt out of the fog , seem to manage wordperfectly and not give up the ghost in a surfeit of sniggers . |
| 19 | If you dare to walk past and not go in , they dismiss you with a pout like a child , you cease to exist . |
| 20 | Regrettably , those not bonded by marriage have a higher propensity to break up and not pay the mortgage . ’ |
| 21 | It closes off the street half way and you know George Street is a commercial street erm delivery lorries will go up and not know where to turn round and come back or what entrance or exit they can use , and also because traffic ca n't use it it will simply put a terrific amount on another of the main streets , namely Beaumont Street . |
| 22 | Having settled the matter , Charity became quite friendly and urged Clarissa kindly to cheer up and not look so gloomy because there was a good time coming . |
| 23 | When he can dig back and not make me angry . |
| 24 | How can you stand back and not get involved ? |
| 25 | In the United Kingdom there is no breathing space , no fallow time when a local party can sit back and not worry about politics . |
| 26 | I 've even been past Grey House twice to see if by any chance your car was there , to see if you 'd come back and not let me know . |
| 27 | You might look around and not see a tree with any foliage on it whatever ’ . |
| 28 | Once successful , he will run around and not allow you to get hold of his prize . |
| 29 | I could n't stay here and not throw you on that bed and take you , again and again and again , until you could n't hide from me any longer ! ’ |
| 30 | I ca n't stand here and not hold you . |