Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [to-vb] the whole [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not want to cover the whole subject , this evening ; I shall focus on what I understand to be the thrust of the debate — tackling the causes of crime . |
| 2 | He said that he did not mind discussing changes to National Insurance with me , but he did not want to involve the whole Cabinet committee . |
| 3 | What is most needed is a clear explanation of the particular point on which evidence is sought ; the model form includes requests for summaries of the parties ' positions and suggests that relevant documentation ( court orders , pleadings ) might be attached ; but these should be restricted to matters illuminating the particular request for evidence and should not seek to rehearse the whole case . |
| 4 | I have touched on some of these developments in this chapter , but can not hope to describe the whole picture in detail . |
| 5 | If an abstract is included , it may be on a separate loose sheet and can be used to give in some detail the contents and argument of the report to those who do not require to read the whole text . |
| 6 | Of course , in Switzerland they can not do so because Switzerland is organised in cantons , and the canton of Ticino , where Lugano is , can not afford to indemnify the whole collection . |