Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why not stay to lunch ? |
| 2 | ‘ So the Campbell is not bang to rights at all . ’ |
| 3 | They can not exist to society as a whole ’ . |
| 4 | Depositors ' funds are placed with HM Treasury , authorised banks , local authorities and building societies in Great Britain ; Tyndall does not lend to other customers . |
| 5 | The story , in brief , is that in colonial times the British banks would not lend to Sri Lankans , except to the very wealthy or very influential . |
| 6 | Mr Ridley said in 1987 that it could not lend to those who seemed unlikely to be able to service their debts — He went too far : technically , it could . |
| 7 | A return for loss of use of the money is still required and if no return were made then buyers would not lend to the government and would lend elsewhere , for example . |
| 8 | These arguments apply just as much where there is a non-cumulative several liability , not annexed to a joint liability , as they do where it is so annexed . |
| 9 | According to an industrial lobby , the Union of Producers and Consumers , the new currency is not reducing inflation and is not proving to be convertible . |
| 10 | Though the School was successful on the academic side , it was not proving to be financially worthwhile , and the establishment of Public Elementary Schools by the 1870 Education Act did nothing to help . |
| 11 | Some time later , she acknowledged that the task was not proving to be as easy as she had expected . |
| 12 | And , unlike Mrs Thatcher , he did not rush to conclusions . |
| 13 | ‘ Other clubs should know that we want to buy their players , not sell to them . ’ |
| 14 | I believe the Army should be building on the team they have here , not relocating to Glasgow . ’ |
| 15 | If the parent finds difficulty in not reacting to the child while in ‘ time out ’ on the chair , it may be better for the child to be placed in a safe separate room for the equivalent time . |
| 16 | It must be because I 'm not reacting to the socket like the receptionist would . |
| 17 | He was not reacting to this latest development , but to something that was going on outside . |
| 18 | They walked on , not speaking , not reacting to what he was saying . |
| 19 | There may be a limited exemption for non-profit-making bodies and foundations , provided that the data is used only ‘ as part of their legitimate aims ’ and ‘ on condition that they relate only those members and corresponding members who have consented to being included therein and that they are not communicated to third parties ’ . |
| 20 | A fact , by the way , she had not communicated to the police . |
| 21 | White Stilton is a very young , immature Stilton and does not compare to the traditional blue variety , although I like it in salads and for cooking , where its slightly sharp flavour is penetrating . |
| 22 | Our minds wander to an empty place that does not compare to this natural extravaganza . |
| 23 | The top-security ‘ dispersal prisons ’ are frequently not filled to capacity , while overcrowding is concentrated in local prisons ( which predominantly house remand prisoners and those on short-term sentences ) . |
| 24 | ‘ I made one speech on the subject and I 've not referred to it since , and there seems no purpose in doing so . ’ |
| 25 | In a second study , Kennedy ( 1972 ) found that repetition after 1 year was less common in patients admitted to the Edinburgh Regional Poisoning Treatment Centre ( 12 per cent ) than in those who made attempts and were not referred to the Centre , irrespective of whether the latter were referred to psychiatrists elsewhere ( 38 per cent repeated ) or not ( 37 per cent repeated ) . |
| 26 | In other words , Bukharin was cautiously calling for curbs on Stalin 's power , even if he was not referred to by name . |
| 27 | On occasions I looked at the casualty cards myself and identified potential clients that for one reason or another were not referred to me . |
| 28 | Repeatedly the theme of making the work place like a family was touched upon , and while higher management were not referred to as ‘ parents ’ it was clear that in feeling they were so regarded . |
| 29 | However , the contested takeover of Imperial by Hanson was not referred to the MMC as it did not adversely affect competition or the ‘ public interest ’ . |
| 30 | A revised merger proposal between UB and Imperial , which involved disposing of Imperial 's Golden Wonder subsidiary , thus reducing market share in the snack foods market , was not referred to MMC and hence both bids were allowed to proceed . |