Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the overall shape of wage profiles are widely recognized why do workers not stay longer with one firm ? |
| 2 | Marguerite 's rush of words almost drowned out Alain 's harsh intake of breath , but he said nothing at all as Marguerite went on , ‘ Now I know why you could not stay longer . |
| 3 | Why not stay awhile and spend some time exploring the delights of this fascinating county . |
| 4 | Before turning to the detail of the debate , my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Health , who has been present for most of the debate , has asked me to apologise to the House on her behalf for the fact that she could not stay throughout . |
| 5 | She was able to will her longing into an unexamined haze but she could not stay away from the post office on Monday . |
| 6 | For weeks he tried not to go near it , but he could not stay away from it for long . |
| 7 | If I promise to keep perfectly silent , why not stay here with me ? ’ |
| 8 | Then this mood would lift , and she could write appreciatively again : ‘ We get snatches of divine loneliness here … why not stay here for ever and ever , enjoying this immortal rhythm in which both soul and eye are at rest ? |
| 9 | But he could not stay here and wait to be captured . |
| 10 | Knighton , whose bid to take over Manchester United failed in a blaze of publicity three years ago , said : ‘ Carlisle United will not survive without a development of some kind and I will not stay here subsidising the club . ’ |
| 11 | Why not stay here tonight and on the morrow I will have someone take you over to Briar Cottage with a wagon ? |
| 12 | ‘ It wo n't take long , but she 'd better not stay here . |
| 13 | You should not stay here ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ My mother can not stay here alone . |
| 15 | ‘ Rose , I can not stay here , in company . |
| 16 | There was a silence , then Héloise de Rochefort said , her voice grating , ‘ You can not stay here . |
| 17 | ‘ It is simply that for tax reasons we can not stay overnight at Manton , ’ Mrs Sangster explained . |
| 18 | Visitors to Greece on a package holiday using a charter fight may visit Turkey or any other neighbouring country for the day but must not stay overnight . |
| 19 | Alice swore that he only took tea once , and certainly did not stay overnight . |
| 20 | She had been undaunted even when Henry said he 'd wager that she dare not stay alone in the Lodge while he and Lettice explored the woods outside . |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't ask ; I told Gina where I was going but I 'd better not stay too long . ’ |
| 22 | But even when both parents register a birth , they may not stay together long . |
| 23 | Could not stay long in the room with it , but the ice had been broken . |
| 24 | As already mentioned , after puberty a girl does not stay long in her natal home . |
| 25 | ‘ I can not stay long , dear . |
| 26 | The beach is all mine but I can not stay long for I lack a senorita to oil my back . |
| 27 | This was approached from two angles : first , what was known as the ‘ battle for the fourth grade ’ , an acknowledgement that substantial numbers of children either did not go to school or did not stay long enough to consolidate literacy . |
| 28 | I did not stay long . |
| 29 | It may well have been fun while it lasted , but we might guess by now that the Titfords would not stay long in Spa Fields , any more than they had anywhere else . |
| 30 | " Still , I 'd better not stay long with the sepoys attacking … |