Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	I will not act or suffer at the sword 's edge — Not that — I will not bleed — my dear , do you remember ? "
2	Before the double dais sat a small , slight , unimpressive man who frequently could not recall , sometimes could not hear and peered at the briefing books through wire-rimmed glasses .
3	‘ Power and knowledge directly imply each other … there is no power relation without the correlative constitution of a field of knowledge , nor any knowledge that does not presuppose and constitute at the same time power relations ’ ( Foucault , 1977 : 27 ) .
4	A politician , however eminent or popular , who lacks that base will not reach or survive at the top .
5	lines of type that do not start or end at the same position .
6	‘ I could n't eat or drink at the moment .
7	Amiss directed ferocious attention towards his tray , giving a spirited impression of a man who could n't eat and listen at the same time .
8	They ca n't stay and look at the , that child all the time can they ?
9	He was a good baby , did n't startle and wake at the least noise , like some did , but there was a pleasure in being gentle and slow about things .
10	I wonder why he did n't go and work at the bank ? ’
11	The problem I must admit the problem that surprised me with overheads is that erm people ca n't write and listen at the same time , or the other thing is , you put something on an overhead th every bit of it gets written down which is why I adapted it so that you did .
12	It was Irene , for instance , who pointed out something I 'd never been able to put my finger on : that Tod ca n't talk and smile at the same time .
13	Try as she might , Rory could n't help but giggle at the ridiculous picture that conjured up in her mind 's eye .
14	On this occasion I was more relieved than sorry , yet could n't help but smile at the ingenious way they had managed to ease me out .

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