Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] round " in BNC.
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| 1 | They might not grow round here very well in the hedgerows , but er if you go down to Cornwall or Brittany , they 're lovely down there . |
| 2 | I can not look round today . ’ |
| 3 | Martha ran after the old woman , but she did not look round . |
| 4 | The result with present 3-D pictures is that foreground objects tend to look flat — ‘ cut out of cardboard ’ is the common expression — because the viewer can not look round an object by moving his head . |
| 5 | He does not look round . |
| 6 | She dare not look round at who was busily trying to kill her , but shout and scream she could and she did . |
| 7 | The Queen did not look round . |
| 8 | She would not — she would not look round , she vowed . |
| 9 | She could not look round . |
| 10 | Different views of a sculpture can be presented , but you can not move round a sculpture except with a film camera . |
| 11 | He would not walk round either end of the lengthy Canadian to return to his room . |
| 12 | Even if the government neglected to veto legislation of this sort , the Westminster Parliament could in theory pass laws to repeal colonial legislation , but in practice Parliament did not legislate on issues that could be seen as internal concerns of the colonies and did not go round picking up loose ends left by the governors . |
| 13 | Santerre apparently did not go round his estates yesterday as he claimed . |
| 14 | ‘ I wish , ’ said Douglas Hurd , with all the authority of a member of Pop , ‘ that Archer would not go round his wretched parties asking if one wanted ‘ some Krug ’ . |
| 15 | I have got to know him : he would not go round there unless she had given the all clear . ’ |
| 16 | Some fish are , in any case , unusually sensitive and may not come round , even after the recommended amount is used for the correct period . |
| 17 | I myself would I am sure hereafter regret not visiting this part of V. D. L. , and under all circumstances I have agreed with Lady Franklin to wait one week longer after which to return if the wind should not come round to the eastward or northeast , either of these winds would take us to the desired place in a few hours . |
| 18 | But Bodo did not get round to answering that question because , to another curse from Herr Nordern , the door opened again — only this time the frame was blocked by Frau Nordern , her pale face paler than usual , her hand at her throat , and her eyes wide and staring . |
| 19 | Assuming that the Congress , which has wasted so much time so far , does not get round to final approval of any of the versions of the constitution , Mr Yeltsin could either wait until its next scheduled meeting in the autumn , seeking a compromise with parliament . |
| 20 | It 's hard to ex oh it 's , it 's winding , it 's hard to explain the machines , do you not get round and about |
| 21 | She could not turn round or lie down . |
| 22 | Why not turn round , go home , phone in and say , working from home today ? |
| 23 | She turned back twice to look at him , but he did not turn round at all . |
| 24 | She was sitting with her back to him , and did not turn round even though she must have heard the sound of horse 's hooves on the hard pebbled path behind her . |
| 25 | Still the woman did not turn round . |
| 26 | She did not turn round but busied herself with placing a palmful of incense into the censer and lighting it . |
| 27 | She did not turn round to utter her question . |
| 28 | This was one occasion when the sons of Cain , the killers , would not turn round and claim with mocking innocence , ‘ Are we our brother 's keepers ? |
| 29 | Keith does not turn round . |
| 30 | Carrie did not turn round as Seb went out into the yard to wash . |