Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] not [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can sympathise with owners of great houses , faced with tax and running costs , but let them not think that furnishings of the standing of Kent 's at Houghton can simply be dispensed with as ‘ surplus to requirements ’ and that their loss from the house would not in future be regretted . |
| 2 | Of course , there may be those who would argue that the entrenchment of the middle ground in power would be a good thing that would lead to moderate government and stable policies , but let them not argue that it would also be fair or would give the majority of people what they wanted of government . |
| 3 | Let me not suggest that he could not work freely and spontaneously when he chose , as we see in the late The Gipping from Blakenham , 1977 , a watercolour which displays admirable freedom as opposed to recklessness . |
| 4 | And let me not suggest that booksellers are blameless either . |
| 5 | I mean let me not allege that you 're one of the worst , but you say ‘ Dear Motorists , erm may we congratulate you on the acquisition of your new vehicle . |
| 6 | ‘ A friend of yours called Bunny rang last night and told you not to forget that you 're playing at Christopher 's place this morning , ’ said Doogie , then nodded to himself , pleased that he 'd remembered his lines . |
| 7 | And lest we be dazzled by the glare of the morning star of modernity , let us not forget that the morning star in biblical imagery is another name for Lucifer : we must not fail , if we are to defeat the Enemy , to detect the dark side of the Enlightenment . |
| 8 | WHILST THE clever money nowadays is on back-to-basics house grooves and the more progressive , sub-techno trance , let us not forget that much-maligned beast , the rave record , is still alive and kicking . |
| 9 | Let us not forget that players such as Wade Dooley have found themselves in much the same position as the Frenchmen described ! |
| 10 | Developer conferences these days seem to harbour a deep-seated resentment of Microsoft and , unfortunately , Allchin is not the most charismatic senior executive that Microsoft could have fielded — frankly he killed himself by an overlong demo ( and let us not forget that Gates himself is probably the only competitor to Jobs ’ title of demo king ) that crashed a couple of times . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , let us not forget that the cost of our massive boat building and shoreworks modernisation programmes has arisen significantly , as has the expense of operating our lifeboat service . |
| 12 | But let us not forget that he gave his life in an act of selfless devotion to the race . |
| 13 | And I think it is , we would all agree , that it is essential that an agreement which is acceptable to all sides is reached , and I 'm sure that it 's going to be because let us not forget that we 're not in business to remain in perpetual opposition if we are to achieve proper rights for employees , which have been so reduced by the Conservatives if we are to save the welfare state , which is now so under threat if we are to obtain decent health and education services , which are also under threat if we are to create a strong economy and a strong recovery which provides the jobs which we so desperately need then we must win power ! |
| 14 | I appreciate the arguments that go on nowadays , but let us not forget that the old crossings were not suitable for the disabled , which is why , in the case to which I am referring , it seemed unnecessary for the authority to insist on a ramp being built . |
| 15 | ‘ But let us not forget that when most of us were children Bradford and Leicester were themselves Darlingtons , recognisably a part of the same country as ours . ’ |
| 16 | Despite the recent changes in South Africa , let us not pretend that it is suddenly squeaky clean . |
| 17 | However , let us not pretend that there can not be a choice . |
| 18 | ‘ I have told them not to think that lightning ca n't strike twice , ’ the former Wimbledon champion said . |
| 19 | I was being utterly foolish ; my duty was to stay on , do A-levels , and go on to Oxford or Cambridge ( which took an extra term ) ; the local grammar school was not good enough to fulfil this latter purpose and if I went there , I would only be throwing my education away ; and , besides , did I not realise that , in the face of difficulties , one should never give up , but struggle on and thus establish a superior strength of character ? |
| 20 | ‘ Did I not say that he was a good secretary ? ’ |
| 21 | Did you not think that your brother might be coming north soon ? |
| 22 | ‘ Did you or did you not say that the purpose of my presence here this evening was to give you information about my work ? ’ |
| 23 | Did you not find that er the work them became very sort of com compartmentalized if you like , very specific people were doing bits of jobs rather than a feeling that you were all part of a much larger thing ? |
| 24 | Did you not know that I was bound to be in my Father 's house ? |
| 25 | Well let me put it plainly , did you or did you not know that there were two children or three children indeed in that flat ? |
| 26 | And they awoke him and said to him , teacher do you not care that we are perishing ? |
| 27 | and the lack of training do you not feel that the government should put more money into the company to allow apprenticeship to take place rather than of thinking the company 's got ta foot the bill every time ? |
| 28 | As a backbencher , his mind changed : ‘ Do you not think that the tone of England is more liberal than the policy of the government ? |
| 29 | ‘ Do you not think that our women readers will be interested in what I have written ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Do you not think that someone suspected ? ’ |