Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now what the Capitulary of Thionville actually says is : ‘ When famine or plague occurs , men should not wait for our edict but should straightway pray to God for his mercy ; as to scarcity of food in this present year , let each man help his own people as best he can , and not sell his corn at too high a price . ’ |
| 2 | She was about his age , and in the chronic torpid state that overcame him daily as he faced work , he could not make his embarrassment at her gesture connect with his limbs . |
| 3 | Sugar said Venables was still empowered to return as a non-executive director , but was adamant he did not want his opponent at the club . |
| 4 | Landlord Dadley had begged the Birmingham committee of the ‘ Friends of Freedom ’ — the group for ‘ revolutionary ’ political change — not to cancel their dinner at his hotel . |
| 5 | But Cadfael was certain by then that Herluin did not know his Tutilo at all , probably never had any clear idea what went on in the minds of any of his novices , because he paid no regard to them . |
| 6 | Merlyn demanded to know why he had not reported her departure at the time . |
| 7 | The point is that the accused did not direct his act at her . |
| 8 | The accused was guilty of manslaughter even though he did not direct his attack at the victim . |
| 9 | This atomistic view of time was associated with a drastically contingent and acausal concept of the world , its existence at one instant not implying its existence at any subsequent instant . |
| 10 | She had come here to meet Silas , but definitely not to set her cap at him . |
| 11 | He was advised not to overstay his tenure at the head of Esso in unusual circumstances . |
| 12 | Mr B ( who knows Mr A has hearing problems ) replied but did not use his voice at all . |
| 13 | He could not use his arm at all , by himself , and his shoulder was very painful . |
| 14 | The term for which a Chairman is appointed — whether for years or for one occasion — does not alter his behaviour at a particular meeting . |
| 15 | In 1982 , two days before he died , he wrote a document in his own handwriting headed ‘ My Will by Percy Winterbone ’ but did not sign his name at the foot of the document . |
| 16 | The court recognised that the police officer 's description of TJ did not fit his appearance at court ; and there was a 17-month delay between the incident and the parade . |
| 17 | ‘ If the bishop had not exercised his judgment at all , we would have compelled him : but it is objected that he has not exercised it rightly ; to this I answer that we have no authority to say how he should have decided . |
| 18 | ‘ If the bishop had not exercised his judgment at all , we would have compelled him : but it is objected that he has not exercised it rightly ; to this I answer that we have no authority to say how he should have decided . |
| 19 | Remember that a child can be just as upset by the death of a beloved animal as by a human so do your best not to trivialise their grief at such times . |
| 20 | Though , on looking across at him , and observing that one eyebrow had ascended aloft at what he must consider was the sharpness of her answer , she realised that she was never likely to get an interview if she did not control her exasperation at his evasive non-answers to most of her questions . |
| 21 | But it is not radiating its energy at visible wavelengths like previous contenders for the title , all of which were quasars ( quasi-stellar objects ) . |
| 22 | ‘ Some players were just not doing their stuff at Bradford and there has been some strong talking this week . ’ |
| 23 | Many Arabs , including many who are nominally members of the anti-Saddam coalition , can not conceal their glee at the attacks on Israel . |
| 24 | My pair were purple and black , so that when it rained they dyed my socks , which did not impress my mother at all . |
| 25 | She could not read his face at all , that was the problem . |
| 26 | Because today Christopher 's not having his lunch at school . |
| 27 | Had they not remembered her misery at being in Florence alone , without him , the previous summer ? |
| 28 | Nine patients did not give their number of sexual partners and one of them did not tell her age at first intercourse . |
| 29 | If you prefer not to tan your face at all , Uvistat Ultrablock 30 is ideal . |
| 30 | Many Labour MPs could not hide their glee at the SNP 's action , such is their antipathy to cross-party co-operation . |