Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the time that I was eight years of age , on coming out from Morning Service , I could not hang about with my friends , but had to dash to the Sunday Newspaper seller who operated a pitch outside Wilkes , Son and Cassey 's Ironmongers Shop on the corner of Milford Street and Queen Street . |
| 2 | " Let's not hang about , " Collins said , ushering them both into the darkened hallway . |
| 3 | Flavia enjoyed the paper-games and , as she had said , the dancing ; she went nearly as often as she was asked ( Better not hang about too much in the house on the bay ) ; she enjoyed the company … moderately . |
| 4 | ‘ You 'd better not hang about , then . ’ |
| 5 | Billy Russell , did not hang about with them . |
| 6 | If the frustration of subsequent queues for material did not bring about the state clearinghouses , then easier local access for librarians to material in their own state certainly encouraged their establishment . |
| 7 | However , this revelation did not bring about the destruction of Euclidean geometry , it simply added to it . |
| 8 | As James says , anger that is left unresolved ‘ does not bring about the righteous life that God desires ’ ( Jas. 1:20 ) . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , it was a defiant stand which was to be admired even if the final outcome did not bring about the desired result . |
| 10 | Eadmer gives a curiously confused account of Anselm 's motives at this time , but one thing stands out clearly : Anselm would not bring about the chaos in personal relationships and conflict of obligations which he might find himself obliged to precipitate if he read the letter . |
| 11 | The danger , clearly , is that a tight budget will not bring about the desired response from the financial markets , and business will get the worst of both worlds — continued high interest rates and no help from the budget . |
| 12 | They will not bring about change unless the rewards for change or the resolution of a crisis situation can be delivered . |
| 13 | Weakness will not bring about change , only strength , only strong measures will bring the new world into being ! ’ |
| 14 | VAT must now be charged on repairs , reconditioning or any other work on a customer 's goods subsequently removed to another European Community country that does not bring about any fundamental change in the nature of those goods . |
| 15 | In Keynesian analysis the labour market fails to clear : the supply of labour remains in excess of the demand for labour because market forces can not bring about equilibrium . |
| 16 | By itself mass literacy does not bring about economic development . |
| 17 | Our meeting with the ACPO representative did not bring about any change in this position , and we had to admit that we shared their concern for road safety . |
| 18 | In a model of spontaneous anti-tetanus toxoid antibody production after vaccination , PBL secreting specific antibody do not bring about an increase in the serum antibody concentration . |
| 19 | — Other dramatists did not bring about such a transition . |
| 20 | They can do erm damage to a section of the network erm that does not bring about major destruction and with this accurate bombing that we 've been seeing this kind of operation is possible . |
| 21 | To proscribe beauty and decide what people should and should not like about where they live smacks of arrogance and elitism . |
| 22 | The wise man in Proverbs twenty seven , he says , do not boast about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring forth . |
| 23 | This would be in tune with the general desire of the council officials that we as researchers should not set about asking direct questions about incomer and Shetlander relations . |
| 24 | No , one will not set about tracing Peter Datchett . |
| 25 | The study of society would be a chair-bound discipline indeed if its practitioners did not move about in society looking for ideas . |
| 26 | It is quite important that the board does not move about as this will upset the sensitivity of the vibration detector . |
| 27 | Because papers and cards do not move about , and also accept adhesives easily , they are much easier to work on than fabric , and so are perfect for beginners , as well as anyone looking for different and unusual effects . |
| 28 | He was often able to fly hands-off as well , as long as the crew did not move about . |
| 29 | Finally , the scanner should not mess about with the image through fixed dither patterns or their various equivalents , we need to let the software do this . |
| 30 | ‘ I go by there most days , ’ said the farmer , proving himself to be the sort of chap who does not mess about but gets straight to the point . |