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Example sentences of "[vb infin] not to " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	The only time he can guarantee not to be called out is during his annual leave , of which plenty of notice is necessary .
2	It is difficult to say that such a vast group of people has special needs , and indeed many older people may prefer not to be separated out from the rest of the adult population .
3	Remember , if you 'd prefer not to cut-up your magazine you can always photocopy the entry form — it will still be valid .
4	They include poor handling and breaking in , anxiety or excitement , resentment of a particular form of work or a rider who bumps up and down on the horse 's back , or , of course , the horse may just simply prefer not to be ridden !
5	This makes them very unpleasant to use and some residents will prefer not to .
6	Only later will they come to learn the shades of grey in which we are both what we would like and what we would prefer not to be .
7	I should prefer not to . ’
8	Many people who do use credit would prefer not to .
9	Er I I would prefer not to be involved in elaborate discussion of the theology of involved .
10	‘ I should n't come if you 'd prefer not to . ’
11	‘ Obviously you do not have to answer at this stage if you would prefer not to , but I wondered if Mr Riddle had taken out any substantial life insurance or endowment policies ? ’
12	‘ Well I 'd prefer not to , Sergeant , but one never knows .
13	Madam Deputy Speaker I was gon na give a very illustrative example of what I 'm talking about but perhaps I will allow the house to have that example on another occasion because I actually would prefer not to be er er er prevented from giving you the most vivid story of what I 'm talking about .
14	Surveys are now showing that many people would prefer not to be treated if continuation of their life means being strapped to a machine .
15	Would you prefer not to ?
16	You may choose not to report this , but you should have the honesty to report Labour 's policy accurately .
17	Luckily I learnt early on that whereas I might see there are all sorts of emotional issues that the person grieving could work on , they may well choose not to .
18	You can choose not to .
19	It would appear not to be necessary to provide a range of shafts for iron clubs and possibly not for woods either .
20	This latter consideration seems to be especially important , since fluctuations in headhunting usage by clients would appear not to be constant but to rise and fall with internal and external changes in demand for staff , as one would expect .
21	If this argument is correct then the critical distinction between civil and enterprise association would appear not to be a qualitative distinction but merely one of degree .
22	By the second half of the fourteenth century , few in France could claim not to be involved in it in one way or another .
23	Very often in therapeutic groups they do claim not to , but in fact er the leader does play a very dominant role er and even when the attention shifts to members of course , the fact that all the other members are watching them means that their reactions and what they say and think and do in a group would have been very much constrained by their actions and expectations o of the other members .
24	This does not mean that a member can claim not to be bound by a rule merely because he has not bought a rulebook or not read it properly .
25	You 'll remember not to be too greedy , to leave good intervals between them .
26	She must remember not to be her usual confidently aggressive self if she was offering to take up such a subordinate post .
27	Governments may elect not to talk to governments but we scientists are an incurably gabby lot .
28	A martyr of tolerance , I think she would like not to just purse her thin prim lips .
29	Why not decide not to be ?
30	The percentage condition of the exclusion clause would apply not to list votes cast in the whole of the United Kingdom , but to list votes cast in England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland as the case might be .