Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] [noun] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sugar said Venables was still empowered to return as a non-executive director , but was adamant he did not want his opponent at the club . |
| 2 | Merlyn demanded to know why he had not reported her departure at the time . |
| 3 | The accused was guilty of manslaughter even though he did not direct his attack at the victim . |
| 4 | Citibank , for example , will refund the difference if a customer finds he has not bought his goods at the best advertised price . |
| 5 | He was advised not to overstay his tenure at the head of Esso in unusual circumstances . |
| 6 | The term for which a Chairman is appointed — whether for years or for one occasion — does not alter his behaviour at a particular meeting . |
| 7 | In 1982 , two days before he died , he wrote a document in his own handwriting headed ‘ My Will by Percy Winterbone ’ but did not sign his name at the foot of the document . |
| 8 | Tell her not to do her nails at the table . |
| 9 | Two acting notes for Frank : Less is more — do not shift your eyes at the audience so much , stare them down once every scene ; when in doubt about what to say next do not keep ad-libbing about Harry . |
| 10 | Many Arabs , including many who are nominally members of the anti-Saddam coalition , can not conceal their glee at the attacks on Israel . |
| 11 | ‘ If you 'd prefer to not risk my efforts at the barbecue I can easily set off for home right now . |
| 12 | The skirt did not reach her calves at the ideal point for flattery . |
| 13 | Radical Whigs in the early 1680s had challenged the Crown 's control of the armed forces and of appointment to office : the Rye House Plotters wanted the militia placed " in the hands of the people " ; Monmouth had insisted that judges should not hold their commissions at the King 's pleasure but rather " during good behaviour " . |
| 14 | Many Labour MPs could not hide their glee at the SNP 's action , such is their antipathy to cross-party co-operation . |
| 15 | However in order to avoid creating unsightly surroundings , obstructing the highway , and to reduce scavenging by animals please DO NOT put your refuse at the kerbside earlier than the evening before collection day . |
| 16 | Although they did n't know their names at the time , they spotted Dominic Wetherby and the American boy , Lee Horan , going into the public bar , but no-one suggested that the two parties should join up . |
| 17 | ‘ For instance , we ca n't show our faces at the palazzo until at least eleven tonight . ’ |
| 18 | I did n't understand his disability at the time , for he had a progressive muscular disease . |
| 19 | O K , but if you have n't shown your face at the window in the first couple of minutes I 'm coming in after you . ’ |
| 20 | She bent her head so he could n't see her blush at the thought that he meant their own relationship , and pretended to do something to the heel of her shoe . |
| 21 | Her father had wanted her to turn out to be something exotic , an actress perhaps , or even , in the camera-obsessed sixties , a model , and he could n't conceal his disappointment at the growth of a big-boned daughter who seemed without ambition . |
| 22 | Because I do n't take his manoeuvre at the end seriously — his request for guidance . |
| 23 | Remember how nasty it was the last time you were sick ? ’ or ‘ Do n't leave your doll at the top of the stairs , because someone might trip over it and fall to the bottom . |
| 24 | Plans for the next show , however , are not running so smoothly and Pigott Smith does n't hide his frustration at a system which seems to be hindering his every move . |
| 25 | He did n't tell his father at the time , but he longed to help his parents financially with his younger brother 's and sister 's education . |
| 26 | That 's why I said to you do n't feed them titbits at the table because it 's so easy |
| 27 | Please do n't pick your nose at the table . |
| 28 | His coupe-coupe and his other tapping tools hung limply in his hands at his sides , and he did n't raise his head at the Corsican 's approach . |