Example sentences of "not [verb] [verb] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most Norwegians do not want to let others get their hands on the goodies — and that is what EC membership would involve . |
| 2 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that since it was the business of estate agents to act for numerous principals , several of whom might be competing and whose interests would conflict , a term was to be implied in the contract with such an agent that he was entitled to act for other principals selling similar properties and to keep confidential information obtained from each principal and that the agent 's fiduciary duty was determined by the contract of agency ; that since the plaintiff knew that the defendants would be acting for other vendors of comparable properties and would receive confidential information from them , the agency contract could not have included terms requiring them to disclose that confidential information to him , or precluding them from acting for rival vendors , or from trying to earn commission on the sale of another vendor 's property ; and that , accordingly , although the purchaser 's interest in acquiring both properties was material information which could have affected negotiations for the sale price of the plaintiff 's house , the defendants were not in breach of their duty in failing to inform the plaintiff of the agreement to buy the adjacent house , which was confidential to the owner thereof , and the defendants ' financial interest in that sale did not give rise to a breach of fiduciary duty ( post , pp. 941A–B , G–H , 942A–B , G — 943B ) . |
| 3 | The sounds were plaintive , resonant , doom-laden as those of a passing-bell , and she recognized even then — though she could not have found words to express it — that it would turn out thus , just as she had said . |
| 4 | Alexander I Philhellene had medised ( below ) in the Persian Wars ; philhellenism , not for the last time , does not imply letting Greeks have their way politically . |
| 5 | To run a proper dictatorship , you can not afford to have newspapers denouncing your actions . |
| 6 | You know , you do n't need to spend ages doing it , but , but just take a bit of time to do it and |
| 7 | Well you ha at least have n't got to do vegetables have you ? |
| 8 | Once you 've had an opportunity to enjoy it , to see it , you would n't mind letting others share it . ’ |
| 9 | One note of warning : if you think of Sherlock Holmes as being an historical figure ( and it 's hard not to , so lifelike was Conan Doyle 's portrayal ) do n't try to write stories bringing him to life again . |
| 10 | ‘ Ca n't stand giving pupils work they find easy , ’ said Mr Fractor , thumping a huge pile of papers on Endill 's desk . |
| 11 | Do you seriously think that if you went to a school and it was like , you know , all cosy , you know , you had dealers and were n't allowed to smoke , you were n't allowed to drink and you were n't allowed to take drugs do you seriously think anyone would go there ? |
| 12 | Do n't let prowling thieves see what you keep in the shed — put curtains at the windows . |