Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [be] [verb] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sitting on a stone wall she listened to tourists who sprawled on grass where they were asked not to encroach . |
| 2 | I could see she was an unfit woman , and although I was resolved not to tell anyone now of my qualifications , except that I had been an ARP worker , I did try to be as helpful to her as I could . |
| 3 | They do n't like mixing with HIV-positive people and drug addicts and their husbands and boyfriends do n't like it , so they are encouraged not to get involved . ’ |
| 4 | Before it left Scampton it was inspected to gauge the material and manpower needed to re-finish the aircraft , and while it was at Bicester a team from St Athan completely stripped the Lancaster , although it was decided not to apply its new paint scheme until it was finally in situ at the RAF Museum , to avoid damaging the paintwork on its journey to Hendon . |
| 5 | ‘ I wo n't stop asking you , ’ I say , and she looks guarded , pleased , looks like she 's trying not to show anything . |
| 6 | For a moment after she 'd come in her face had gone all stiff , as if she were trying not to cry . |
| 7 | Ideally , avoid the company of those who are afraid , even if they are trying not to show it . |
| 8 | Typically , he summarises aphoristically the question of whether writers lose authority if they are found not to practise what they preach . |
| 9 | If this is correct then there are important implications for people who are ‘ near the borderline ’ , if it is decided not to change the clocks between the summer and winter , but rather to retain Daylight Saving Time throughout the year . |
| 10 | Where such a movement has occurred , or there has been rumour and speculation , the Panel should be consulted if it is proposed not to make an immediate announcement . |
| 11 | You would abort a DC if it was decided not to proceed and complete the proposed change . |
| 12 | Currently it is not possible to give 100% reassurance that an at risk individual has not inherited the faulty APC gene , unless they are shown not to have the family mutation . |
| 13 | The owner may contest the Repairs Notice because he is determined not to relinquish ownership . |
| 14 | ‘ When you are taught not to trust your impulses , ’ says Seth , ‘ you begin to lose your powers of decision , and to whatever extent involved in the circumstances , you begin to lose your sense of power because you are afraid to act . ’ |
| 15 | She makes love with her eyes closed as though she is trying not to look at him . |
| 16 | To be honest it was a game we would have won 99 times out of a 100 , but this was one of those occasions when we were destined not to do it . |
| 17 | It is surprising that some people in Liverpool chose not to pay their community charge , when they were urged not to do so by Labour Members of Parliament ? |
| 18 | He presided over a pre-trial review when it was decided not to go ahead with a case against a babysitter accused of assaulting seven children . |
| 19 | Travkin had been involved in the talks on founding the DRM , but had withdrawn his support when it was decided not to form a separate party , thus allowing DRM supporters to remain in the CPSU . |
| 20 | Answer guide : The land is normally not depreciated as it is assumed not to wear out . |