Example sentences of "[noun prp] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A long-running legal wrangle ensued with Gasco assets ultimately being frozen and a court undertaking secured from St Piran not to reduce its UK assets below £7m , sufficient to cover the SIB claim . |
| 2 | The damage was caused by Bert not wearing the glasses . |
| 3 | Telling Dora not to leave Roziac . |
| 4 | You bring a request from Dora not to deprive her of — what is the English expression — her meal ticket ? ’ |
| 5 | Coventry manager Gould was advised by West Brom chairman Trevor Summers not to go because police feared a fans ' backlash after Gould 's sacking by the club last season . |
| 6 | And I always feel it 's a reverse situation , you know , about Stanley Morrison saying he would prefer to pay Monotype not to put an ad in , erm to pay The Times not to put an ad for Monotype . |
| 7 | Moreover , I could never understand why , on the very day horsemen were seen outside the priory , you permitted the Lady Eleanor not to attend Compline . |
| 8 | Is Eleanor not talking to you ? |
| 9 | INSTONIANS — The return of David Wilson from France and the availability of Tim Taylor , Johnny McBride and Mark Irwin strengthens the squad and prompts coach Denis Guiler not to feature as a stop-gap this season ! |
| 10 | These scores also combine Congress 's support for the president 's proposals with the president 's support for bills and resolutions emanating from Capitol Hill not sponsored by him . |
| 11 | He drew her close again and they fell silent , Rachel reflecting on how hard it must have been for David not to have told her what had really happened between himself and her sister , then another thought struck her . |
| 12 | Ruud Gullit is injured and Ronnie Koeman , the Barcelona libero , has been ordered to rest for a week , and Milan , having won the World Club Championship in Tokyo , have advised Rijkaard and Van Basten not to play in Rotterdam . |
| 13 | And it do n't matter about Gavin and Lucy not coming in Wednesday night , do n't worry . |
| 14 | She sometimes felt that were Scott not sitting at the studio news desk , face made up and hair sprayed , ready to roll and clearly in control — why , then the news might never happen . |
| 15 | It was Barnsley 's first effort on target but was followed quickly by a second , a header from Andy Savile that would have won the match had Tommy Wright not produced a topdrawer reflex diving save . |
| 16 | Well I did we we talked about this , you see Mary Anne , half way through the conversation er Neil went out of the room so that I could to Mary Ann and I said towards the end of my conversation , you know , Mary Ann you 're a very wise person , give me some advice I said , I told her about Neil not wanting no not doing well on the driving , although he can drive she said he does n't want to do it she said do n't hassle him so when he came downstairs I said I 've been talking to Mary Ann and she sends you her love and because , of course , you know , we 've got a grandson , you know she had a son , my |
| 17 | It is an interesting thought that had John Ellicott not donated one of his magnificent clocks to mark his benefaction , the greed of a contract thief nearly 250 years later would have never taken place — and my humble tribute to this great gentleman , philanthropist and scientist , would never have been built . |
| 18 | ‘ I meant to tell Mrs. Hennessy not to disturb you . |
| 19 | Realise that large numbers of surrendered personnel from Army Group SE not foreseen in original plans . |
| 20 | In his AC/189 , Gen McCreery had asked for decisions on three specific issues : ( i ) that he should have authorization to open negotiations with Marshal Tolbukhin for the hand-over of the Cossacks ; ( ii ) that the " remainder of surrendered personnel and refugees " in 5 Corps area should be evacuated to SHAEF/12th Army Group ; ( iii ) that " immediate steps " should be taken to deal with the " large numbers of surrendered personnel from Army Group SE not foreseen in original plans " . |
| 21 | Later , Tommy warns Ann not to go to the police , or tell anyone what has happened . |
| 22 | To further pleas from Toby not to touch him I raced upstairs , grabbed a duvet and put it round him . |
| 23 | Sir Leon Brittan , the EC 's trade commissioner , has warned Poland and Hungary not to retaliate against western protectionism , even if they are entitled to do so . |
| 24 | The delay in publication of the original book would probably have been much longer had Medvedev not given the manuscript to Andrei Sakharov to read in October 1988 . |
| 25 | Why does Bragad not give in ? |
| 26 | This time round the result was the same and might have been even more decisive had Ian Woosnam and Nick Faldo not come from behind to salvage a halved match against Curtis Strange and Tom Kite . |
| 27 | The family persuaded Ken not to attend the inquest at Hammersmith Coroner 's Court , in the hope that the name Charlie Williams would n't mean anything to the Press . |
| 28 | Why should Kathleen not visit the nursery garden , why had it been necessary to make the explanation about the geranium plants , why had she flushed with guilt and fear and concealment ? |
| 29 | Richard not known as Mersey Tunnel Gob or anything ! |
| 30 | ‘ You promised Dana not to tell me something , ’ she said , wondering if he could actually hear her heart breaking . |