Example sentences of "and not [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pound had noticed those qualities when , in 1915 , he had written to Henry Ware Eliot in order to explain why his son should remain in London and not return to America — his course , he said , would be smoother than Pound 's own . |
| 2 | It concludes that the loading of chlorine in the atmosphere will peak at 4.1 parts per billion by volume ( ppbv ) at the turn of the century , and not return to " safe " levels of 2 ppvb until 2060 . |
| 3 | ‘ It was simply dropped as a hot potato and not referred to . |
| 4 | Before we 'd fall out over stupid things and not speak to each other for a day . |
| 5 | One man in particular er again I wo n't mention his name but anybody that went to Road School 'll know who I , I mean when I say that if you did anything wrong he 'd call you out and ask you something and if you , if you like pupils used to be a bit shy and , and not speak to him he 'd slap you across the face . |
| 6 | He should believe in her character , and not object to a past action she could not avoid . |
| 7 | Of course , belonging may be gone by the board , historically speaking , she advises herself , wiping her face with this American paper dinner napkin and not wishing to be personal , to use a bygone phrase . |
| 8 | Not quite sure how to broach the subject , and not wishing to be indiscreet , she murmured awkwardly , ‘ I do n't quite know how to put this , but part of the reason for my visit was to try and trace someone who lived here a long time ago , only I do n't quite like to ask around , because the person I 'm looking for might not like it — might not want everyone to know her business . ’ |
| 9 | We may construct defences for our sensibility by being deliberately offensive , diminishing others and not listening to them . |
| 10 | Something ag again you when you 're doing it , in other areas of the industry if you 're not taught the structure you , you are not taught properly , you get these very bad habits and essential thing which is coming out by not following the structure in order I actually wrote down er by missing the business card and the buyer 's guide at the beginning , I was actually I 've got to slip this in somewhere and not listening to what you were saying and some of what you said went straight over my head which is bad because you 're missing things then . |
| 11 | I started out that way and not listening to the people you 've been doing it for years and say this is the way you do it . |
| 12 | As often as not this was fixed and not related to the performance of the company . |
| 13 | Elonex Plc is to contract manufacturing of its personal computers to Cordata Ltd , described as a new company and not related to the Cor-data Technologies owned by Daewoo Electronics Co : this Cordata is building a £5.5m contract manufacturing plant in Cumbernauld , Scotland , where it expects to create 175 new jobs and make 100,000 personal computers a year , and Elonex will turn its North London plant over to final assembly and testing . |
| 14 | For him , the facts based on them were treated as facts , and not related to some preconceived idea … . |
| 15 | and not intending to er send things by first class post . |
| 16 | Perhaps we could start by banishing that anachronism with which otherwise good arguments have been blemished , and not refer to mass consumption of manufactured goods before the twentieth century . |
| 17 | There are first of all mandatory exceptions , to be retained centrally by all LEAs and not delegated to schools . |
| 18 | Judges indicated advocates in higher courts should be independent and not bound to partners practising in other areas or involved in preparing cases . |
| 19 | You will say I ought to have informed you I would not part with the boy in such circumstances as you had taken trouble to describe but until I saw the girl I was not sure in my own mind what to do and only made it up when confronted with her and not taking to her at all . |
| 20 | Alcohol taken in moderation is enjoyable and not damaging to health but the key word is MODERATION . |
| 21 | " it was desirable that the buildings to be erected should be of a character suitable for a Grammar School and not limited to those of an ordinary Secondary School and that the position be fully reported to the Educational Charities in the Town . " |
| 22 | For example , a book numbered 510 is in class 5 Pure sciences , division 1 Mathematics and is of a general nature , that is , the book is on mathematics in general and not limited to any one section . |
| 23 | The design and development of many of these products was undertaken by large groups of workers and not limited to a small technocratic elite . |
| 24 | Producers must believe in their ability and not succumb to despondency . |
| 25 | And it certainly means that any debate will have to be open , and not tied to deals between politicians : the decision must , ultimately , be made by the people by referendum . |
| 26 | Examples in Northern Tyneside include ship-building and -repair as part of the maritime industrial structure , and those local plants which are independent and not tied to a particular customer . |
| 27 | From Moscow , Mr Gorbachev is believed to have given personal orders that his troops should stay firmly in their East German barracks during recent demonstrations and not respond to local provocation . |
| 28 | It is possible that the baby will remain well , and not respond to any of the foods — a brief period of avoidance can sometimes clear up the sensitivity . |
| 29 | If you are the subject of aggressive or abusive behaviour , or you feel you are being treated unfairly , you should remain calm and not respond to provocation . |
| 30 | In Europe terrorist groups were bombing capitalist targets ; in London psychologists were saying you had to live your own life in your own way and not according to your family , or you 'd go mad . |