Example sentences of "[verb] not [to-vb] [noun sg] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anomalously , proposals for Private Member 's bills are emanating increasingly from governments ; a government wishes to see a particular measure enacted but either wishes not to devote government time to it , or wishes to avoid too close an association with its controversial subject-matter , or both . |
| 2 | Trying not to let excitement show in my voice I said , ‘ Hold on while I check my diary ’ knowing fine that whatever was committed would have to be re-arranged ! |
| 3 | If I was walking past a building site , I 'd put my head down , trying not to have eye contact with anyone , but I 'd be expecting it anyway — not because I 'm pretty , but because if it 's summer and you 're a girl and , say wearing shorts , it 's inevitable . |
| 4 | If for any reason you prefer not to discuss birth control with your own GP , you are entitled to go to another GP for this service . |
| 5 | If for any reason you prefer not to discuss birth control with your own family doctor , you are entitled to go to another family doctor for this service . |
| 6 | If for any reason you prefer not to discuss birth control with your own GP , you are entitled to go to another GP for this service . |
| 7 | Until ATBC is known to be not only " microwave friendly " but also " user-friendly " , consumers are warned not to use cling film for wrapping food or lining dishes when cooking in a microwave oven . |
| 8 | SHOPPERS have been warned not to buy rabbit meat in Latvian markets after 42 animals infected with lethal bugs were stolen from a research centre . |