Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [verb] what [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm serious about that , it grieves me greatly the possibility that he may not hear what the patch has to say . |
| 2 | ( Some , in this less heroic age , may not know what a Guest Tea was . |
| 3 | He may not know what a lying , idle little slummock he 's taken under his wing . ’ |
| 4 | And then he gave order that all the windows of the towers which looked in upon the town should be closed up , that the Christians might not see what the Moors did in their houses ; and the Moors thanked him for this greatly . |
| 5 | The legislation reflected a judgement that local authorities could not deliver what the national interest required . |
| 6 | Because I was less a true coward , a calculating coward , than someone so innocent , or so Greek , that he could not see what the war had to do with him . |
| 7 | Sad that the industry of our age could not keep what the ingenuity of the former found out . |
| 8 | He could not reveal what the buyers was planning for the building , however , any investment in the site is certain to bring jobs with it . |
| 9 | When an increasing number of psychologists could not find what the theory required them to find , the theory was modified . |
| 10 | One could not know what an experience was like without knowing whether it was pleasurable or not , but one could know what it was like without recognizing its value , even though this follows necessarily from its being like just what it was . |
| 11 | Lucien felt so dazed he could not remember what a smile was supposed to mean ; to him , it looked vaguely threatening . |
| 12 | He found himself saying , ‘ In 1919 the Enabling Act was passed ’ and then could not remember what the Enabling Act was ; although it was and still in part is the Act which defines the nature of the establishment in England . |
| 13 | She could n't tell what the words were , but she was grateful that he was being detained . |
| 14 | He could n't understand what the lecturer was talking about because he knew nothing about accounts . |
| 15 | Camille could n't see what the dimensions of the leaf had to do with anything and asked whether mustard and cress were therefore worthless and was there any value in endive , all frayed and ragged as it was . |
| 16 | He could n't see what the men were doing most of the time , because they were either inside or hidden by buildings . |
| 17 | She was n't doing anything interesting at all so I could n't see what the fascination was . |
| 18 | I still could n't see what the problem was but the whole hallway area had gone suspiciously quiet . |
| 19 | Marie — he could n't imagine what a girl would be doing in the morning . |
| 20 | I could n't imagine what the others were used for . |
| 21 | He could n't know what an effort it was to push him away . |
| 22 | Gooseneck could n't remember what the marital row was about . |
| 23 | You just could n't believe what the man has done . |
| 24 | In the judgment , Lord Denman C.J. states that the court need not inquire what the effect of a demurrer to that plea would have been , thus hinting that if the plaintiff had then demurred , the defence might not have been found sufficient . |
| 25 | The council would not say what the ‘ procedure ’ for dealing with stores will be over the next three Sundays until the matter is discussed by the Environment and Public Health Committee , but it has already authorised legal action against large stores which continue to open . |
| 26 | The spokesman would not reveal what the results of the survey were — or how many members refused to answer the questions . |
| 27 | ‘ Let her go , ’ he said , hoping that the masher would not see what a useless cripple he was . |
| 28 | These eagles would not know what a zoo was , or believe that he had escaped from one in a place where no eagles lived naturally . |
| 29 | It was made worse because he would n't do what the doctor told him . |
| 30 | ‘ You would n't credit what the Orrie 's short for ! |