Example sentences of "not [verb] i [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet it has not prevented me from having a very attractive family and being successful in my work . |
| 2 | Three years of being a member of the Campaign Team at AI had not prepared me for seeing human rights abuses first hand . |
| 3 | Living in close intimacy with Jean-Claude had not prepared me for confronting in musical shape the qualities I sensed and loved in him but could not define . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's a sad death , but it will not prevent me from returning to London tomorrow . ’ |
| 5 | Which did not prevent me from obtaining very good marks despite not handing in my theory works and the lack of studying before exams . |
| 6 | I hope that the right hon. Gentleman will not accuse me of ranting and raving as I am always the sweet face of reason . |
| 7 | The most important duty that I owe you , the reader , is that I be absolutely honest and candid , and therefore , although I have no doubt that the growers will not like me for saying so , I suggest that unless you aspire to the show bench , or base your gardening on taking chances , you should not heed the blandishments but look instead for the shortcomings . |
| 8 | This does not stop me from wishing , sometimes , for a sight of you all , or for the feel of the cold , wet winds of Edinburgh ! |
| 9 | Trained mind I might be supposed to have , but this did not stop me from losing my clothing coupons . |
| 10 | Would he not join me in urging Sinn Fein to reconsider their position on this and would he also agree with me and confirm to this house that this government will never do what Mr Adams requests and that is become a persuader of the people of Northern Ireland to join a united Ireland and will he , will he recognise from me that many on these benches remain committed to the union of Northern Ireland and Great Britain . |
| 11 | My dear George YOU WILL not thank me for congratulating you on a lucky escape . |
| 12 | I hope this has not inhibited me from sharing some of their struggle . |
| 13 | ‘ Then you can not criticise me for making the best of my situation . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I warned you not to take me for granted , Kathleen . |
| 15 | I was still a little niggled at his not congratulating me on beating his British record . |
| 16 | It 's in my name — so for pity 's sake , do n't disgrace me by messing around with any of the masseuses . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ So you ca n't accuse me of hiding anything . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You did n't accuse me of having an affair with him then , so why now ? ’ |
| 19 | But do n't suspect me of wanting to leave you . |
| 20 | ‘ I do — but it does n't keep me from hoping that some morning you 'll come bouncing into the kitchen with a smile on your face — ’ |
| 21 | ‘ You ca n't scare me into telling you what you want to hear ! ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I love parties , and this leg wo n't stop me from enjoying myself . ’ |
| 23 | That did n't stop me from thinking bitterly that he 'd got away scot-free . |
| 24 | It was hardly surprising that this was the case , and it did n't stop me from giving interviews , but they seemed so far removed from what we were actually trying to do . |
| 25 | ‘ Now listen , you ca n't stop me from rescuing my own daughter ! ’ |
| 26 | I have seen little of her work myself , and she wo n't thank me for mentioning it . |
| 27 | ‘ At the moment the team is coached by Andrew Soper from the computer department , although he wo n't thank me for telling everyone , ’ said Suzanne Isaacs of the Personnel Department at Broadgate . |
| 28 | absolutely horrendous , oh by the way you did n't thank me for getting those yoghurts did you ? |
| 29 | John Hall wo n't thank me for saying this but the MetroCentre falls into this category . |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't know what this is all about , but you ca n't bully me into saying anything ! ’ |