Alexander courteously presents the victims of his first conquest to the Queen, not wishing them to fall into the hands of the King, who would have had them all hanged.
That night they make preparations for their journey, not wishing to delay there longer.
Therefore, he asks for a little time, not wishing to prefer his request until he is sure of her pleasure.
When he saw him on his feet, Erec no longer cared to pursue him, but he stooped over for the lance, not wishing to leave that, because of his own which had been broken.
She had taken this epistle into her own room, read a little of it, then SAVED the rest for to-morrow, not wishing to be so extravagant as to consume the pleasure all at once.
Not wishing to disturb her, he continued still, and took an intense pleasure in supporting her warm young form as it rose and fell with her every breath.
Mrs. Barbara Worm, not wishing to take any mean advantage of persons in a muddle by observing them, removed her bonnet and mantle with eyes fixed upon the flowers in the plot outside the door.
Not wishing to be standing an idle gazer, I went to the chaise and assisted in attaching the horses, which had now been brought out, to the pole.
Not wishing to have any dispute about such a matter, I took five shillings out of my under pocket, and gave them to him.
It also happened that a Jesuit high in authority, named Pere Coston, preached with such success that the Protestants, not wishing to be beaten, but desirous of giving word for word, summoned to their aid the Rev.
Vinicius and his attendants, not wishingto betray themselves, followed the example of others.
Through Vitelius he offered Tigellinus all his Sicilian estates, and whatever else the man might ask; but Tigellinus, not wishing apparently to offend the Augusta, refused.
You see now," said she, returning to her residence, "I was right in not wishing to embark.
And he reached out his hand helplessly--not wishing, indeed not daring to get up.
When she was nearly home he said goodbye, not wishing, for some dark reason, to be seen with her.
You may comfort them by saying that I have been as badly treated as they, but that I have held my tongue, not wishing to pass for a simpleton.
At the same time I gave her a louis and told her to go, not wishing to be troubled with her thanks.
The laws against coiners and clippers are only severe with regard to these particular coins, as the Government has special reasons for not wishing them to be depreciated.
Panna Lola, not wishing to offend me, came over also to our side, and, though insincerely, showed Hania a kindness twofold greater than usual.
Eva, hurriedly, not wishing to carry the jest too far.
Though a few nobles in the district were members, those few, not wishing to differ from their peers, adhered to the policy known in England as non-intervention, a policy so much lauded by that renowned statesman John Bright.
Not wishing to abandon their horses, they made a detour, coming up to the Indian village by what might be termed a back way.
Not wishing to anger the great chief too much, Dave did not reply to this.
He did not communicate his apprehensions either to Nicholas or Nadia, not wishing to make them uneasy.
Not wishing to do anything at random, Michael took time for reflection, carefully weighing the chances so as to take the best.
At this time, like all Quakers, he refused to vote, not wishingin any way to support a government that believed in war, and this influenced Susan who for some years regarded voting as unimportant.
Mrs. Stanton reported that even Wendell Phillips was backsliding, not wishing to campaign for Negro suffrage and woman suffrage at the same time.
Like William Lloyd Garrison, all of them refused to vote, not wishing to take any part in a government which countenanced slavery.
Not wishing to appear absolutely mad in your eyes, I am going to make them known; but not wishing to betray the confidence of those who would have served me, I shall withhold the details.
He is inspired with the same sentiments and begs you to let him serve you, not wishing to remain idle in such a good cause and at such a great moment.
She did not let go my hands till we got to the corner of their street, when the mother called out to the coachman to stop, not wishing to give her neighbours occasion for slander by stopping in front of their own house.
You should await his return because you would have, among other reasons to present to him, that of not wishing to have recourse to other jurisdiction than his.
I gave the letter to my late nurse, with some money to insure its being dispatched at once, and drove on to Marseilles where I alighted at an obscure inn, not wishing to be recognized.
What was there astonishing in that King James, not wishing to shed your blood on the scaffold, should connive at your escape?
The captain, not wishingto lose precious time in this useless chase, resumed his course.
Not wishing to miss any news which might have a bearing on the affair of the previous night, Penny trailed him, hovering close to the telephone.
Not wishing to be seen, they took care to keep close to a high hedge which edged the grounds.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "not wishing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
