Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv prt] [subord] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could not make out whether his conscience was troubling him or whether he did n't realise what he was telling me . |
| 2 | I was as surprised as he was at what time had revealed but I did not join in when his boyish enthusiasm took hold . |
| 3 | I can not … ’ but he could not go on because his voice was shaking with such rage . |
| 4 | I thought I detected a faint smile on his lips , but I did not smile back because my heart was in a turmoil . |
| 5 | For months , she could not get around while her husband was constantly on the road , doing his sales rounds . |
| 6 | Ms Gibson claimed she tried to telephone when she arrived in Marbella at the beginning of the month but could not get through because her friend 's number was engaged all night . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , why not find out if your local council or a local charity has a paper collection scheme ? |