Sentence examples for unless I promised from inspiring English sources

She would not even permit me to tell people I preferred Miss, unless I promised to be good-natured.

Unless I was legitimately occupied, I promised myself I would start picking up the phone whenever it rang, regardless of any disruption the conversation might bring.

Blame the OCD, blame whatever, but I promise unless you solicit me, this is my last email.

Last December Chelsea Edwards put her bank, Barclays, on notice that she would quit as a customer unless it promised to begin divestment from fossil fuels.

A threat by the cleric Moktada al-Sadr to wage "open war" on the Iraqi government unless it promised not to crack down on his followers heightened tensions.

The museum might say that unless it promised not to offend the monarchy, the Saudis would never have given permission for exhibits to leave the country.

Just as Labour in the mid-1990s had to accept that it could not be elected unless it promised to stick to Conservative monetary and fiscal policies, so the Tories now feel forced to commit themselves to spending no less than Labour on health and education, regardless of whether it is the right amount or not.

Even after two years of high prices, he notes, they won't invest in a project unless it promises solid returns at less than $40 a barrel.

I said I wouldn't talk to him unless he promised that he'd also write about the other men".

But it will achieve little unless the promised axe is wielded on certain laws and building regulations.

That evening Enid's father scolded her and said that she couldn't have a party unless she promised not to steal Mrs. Hayward's flowers.