Example sentences of "not [v-ing] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then it was that , with him towering over her , she took a step back and observed that Naylor Massingham must have some highly confidential papers in his briefcase since , evidently not trusting to leave it in his car , he had chosen to bring it up to her flat with him . |
| 2 | He pulled away , but Ruth 's hand closed desperately , not daring to lose him again . |
| 3 | A memory of the day mentioned by Joanna stirred at the back of her mind , but , not daring to examine it , she waited for Joanna to say something . |
| 4 | She held the bag between them , suddenly not daring to put it down in case it signalled something , the consequences of which she might regret . |
| 5 | ‘ Thank you , ’ she said , not daring to look them in the face . |
| 6 | Ah 'm not goin' to shop ye ! ’ |
| 7 | But get out of the way and let me turn him in if you 're not goin' to lead him . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You 're not goin' to tell me you bought a book as well . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Well , there 's one thing that seems sure to me : she 's not goin' to have it as easy as she 's had it up till now , by the sound of her . ’ |
| 10 | However , he made the great mistake of not living to collect it . |
| 11 | ‘ He 's going through a lot because of your not wanting to see him . ’ |
| 12 | You see there 's peo the people have got commitments and they 're not wanting to take them on . |
| 13 | But as always I was wary of contradicting him , not wanting to antagonize him by even the slightest show of disagreement in case he left me . |
| 14 | But I had a funny feeling possibly he 's not wanting to do it anyway . |
| 15 | Kate quickly shrugged it off herself , not wanting to give him any chance of coming near her . |
| 16 | Steadfastly , she avoided his gaze , not wanting to give him an opportunity for some deflating remark . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's not that , ’ Fabia began , certain in her heart that she had now scuppered every last chance of that interview with Ven , but with Cara having more than enough to worry about with Barney still so poorly , not wanting to give her something else to be upset about . |
| 18 | The boss knew I was worked to death , and not wanting to lose me said , ‘ Mick , you take a few days rest . |
| 19 | Er and we were getting the impression then we were only , not wanting to decry them Bettaware salesmen or Bettaware people , you had to go round now and stick catalogues through people 's doors and go back and |
| 20 | Slowly she unlaced her mask too , not wanting to get it sticky , and submissively opened her mouth . |
| 21 | Looking down at the long fair hair flowing over her shoulders , at the skimpy dress , the unlived-in face , he felt immeasurably old for not wanting to sweep her off there and then and make passionate love to her . |
| 22 | ‘ You 're awfully kind , but no , thanks , ’ she replied gently , not wanting to offend him . |
| 23 | ‘ YOU WANT me to talk about Irish history , you want me to go back that far , do you ? ’ asks Neil Jordan , not wanting to believe it . |
| 24 | He gripped the bars , wanting and not wanting to tear them down ; escape ; be free . |
| 25 | She opened her eyes again , not remembering closing them to shut out the blueness , but it was still there and her mind was spiked with pain . |
| 26 | I 'm not looking to give you constructive feedback on them , I 'm just looking to see what grade it gets so you go down and put it in a pigeon hole . |
| 27 | Can I , can I just say chairman , finally for point of clarification in case there 's any doubt about it I 'm not looking to turn it into the , into an absolutely like efficient business you know and everything succumbs to that . |
| 28 | The solicitor is wording it that we 're not refusing to pay it , but we 're just holding it abeyance . |
| 29 | In an instant , she was beside him , standing close but still not venturing to touch him . |
| 30 | The Americans are not rushing to welcome him , worrying lest the very presence of Mr Gorbachev might bounce the West into agreeing to an aid package before it could be sure that economic reform was locked into place . |