Example sentences of "[noun sg] [not/n't] to do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since then , negatively , he did not number them among the twelve , it may be held to have been his intention not to do so . |
| 2 | Belief , in this sense , facilitates a more abstract acceptance of conformity ; it leads us to conform in the absence of immediate personal advantage from doing so ( or even where it would be to our advantage not to do so ) . |
| 3 | Even language may not be enough to account for the agreement in a social contract not to do X , when |
| 4 | ‘ It has been my decision not to do any training so far this season . |
| 5 | We are told that his decision not to do so was influenced by his impression that the judge was hostile to him so that he was reluctant to be questioned by the judge . |
| 6 | You are consciously suppressing , your ego is consciously making a decision not to do something even though you know you want to do it . |
| 7 | But true to his plan not to do anything to interrupt , or to deflect me from , my studies , while I was up at Oxford , he took the first opportunity , now that I had gone down , to enlist my services with The Criterion . |
| 8 | ‘ If they tell the child not to do something , there 's a good reason . |
| 9 | The Directive also provides for pregnant workers ' right not to do night work if they have a doctor 's certificate stating that such work would endanger their health . |
| 10 | However , does he agree that as part of the process of reform , those who have a conscientious objection to working on Sunday should be given the statutory right not to do so ? |
| 11 | It seems a shame not to do it just because of what old Bedwelty said . ’ |
| 12 | Many were reportedly angered by the Amir 's decision to restore the National Council despite their request not to do so at a meeting on May 28 between opposition leaders and government ministers . |
| 13 | They say they did n't tell the owners because it 's their policy not to do so . |
| 14 | At least she had the sense not to do her grovelling and pleading in front of other people . |
| 15 | Fran stiffened , glaring up at him , hating him for his cool self-assurance , but he ignored the look as his hands tightened painfully around her waist in a silent warning not to do anything silly , before he spoke again , louder this time for the benefit of their audience . |
| 16 | Well there 's no reason not to do that since we 'll also be wanting to see if we can tape council meetings . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought about it , ’ says Chris , ‘ and , to be honest , I wanted to find a reason not to do it . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , I forgot , ’ she murmured , ‘ your resolution not to do it but just have some fun on the way to not doing it . |
| 19 | What he needed was to break down and howl like a child , and it was the effort not to do so that was tearing at him . |
| 20 | Most will have taken care not to do that . |
| 21 | This assumption seemed to be justified when Argentina and Bolivia , having shown some signs of willingness to recognise the Soviet Union , succumbed to British pressure not to do so . |
| 22 | However , in September US President Bush extended the US trade embargo against Vietnam for another year , despite significant congressional and business pressure not to do so [ see p. 37712 ] . |
| 23 | To satisfy Moore 's requirements an activity has somehow on the one hand really to somehow matter , and on the other hand not to do so on account of anything ordinarily thought of as of practical use . |
| 24 | Ross is probably right that his is the more common sense view , but it may still strike us as extremely odd that it could ever be one 's duty not to do what which would certainly have the best results . |
| 25 | We was told at school not to do that . |
| 26 | Lawrence Greenough , Richard L. Feigen & Co. , London and New York ( first-time exhibitor and New York-based ) : We decided this year not to do the Maastricht fair because our Old Master stock is not primarily Dutch , and visitors there seem principally interested in seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish paintings . |
| 27 | Like Plutarch , Alexander of Aphrodisias argued that not everything is the product of inevitable destiny , since things that are produced by reason and by artists in the exercise of their craft ‘ do not seem to be produced by them through necessity , for they make each one of them indeed , but they are equally at liberty not to do so ’ . |
| 28 | Is her promise not to do so good consideration for the husband 's agreement to pay the 30s. per week ? |
| 29 | Example 1:1 Definitions clause for business lease ( 1 ) The following definitions apply : " Act " means an Act of Parliament whenever passed and a reference to a specific Act includes any legislation amending or replacing it or made under it " Approved " means approved in writing by the Landlord " Consent " means the Landlord 's written consent " Insured Risks " means the risks covered by the policy of insurance arranged by the Landlord to include ( subject to cover being available on reasonable terms ) loss or damage by fire storm tempest flood earthquake aircraft and articles dropped from them riot or civil commotion malicious damage impact bursting and overflowing of pipes tanks and other apparatus and any other risks insured against by the Landlord " Landlord " includes the successors in title of the original landlord and where there is a superior landlord includes him as well " Last Year " means the period of twelve months ending on the Termination of the Term " Legislation " means any regulation or directive of the European Community , any Act and any subordinate legislation made under or by virtue of them " Notice " means written notice " Tenant " includes the successors in title of the original tenant " Term " includes both the term expressly granted by this Lease and also any statutory continuation of it " Termination of the Term " includes termination by effluxion of time , notice , forfeiture , surrender , disclaimer or any other means ( 2 ) Where a party consists of two or more persons the obligations of that party are joint and several ( 3 ) Any covenant by the tenant not to do something includes a covenant not to permit or suffer that thing to be done ( 4 ) All payments to be made by the tenant are exclusive of VAT |
| 30 | 3.11 Any covenant by the Tenant not to do an act or thing shall be deemed to include an obligation [ to use reasonable endeavours ] not to permit or suffer such act or thing to be done by another person [ where the Tenant is aware that such act or thing is being done ] |