Example sentences of "[adv] not [vb infin] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Better not talk on the phone , had we ? ’ |
| 2 | You know , in the past … ’ she trailed off , she could sense that she 'd better not squat on the bidet to wash between her legs in front of Miss Goldilocks . |
| 3 | ( Warning : your proof had better not apply to the H-numbers introduced above ( see exercise 15 below ) nor to some of the number systems introduced in Section 3.6 ( see exercise 3.6.12 ) where this assertion on gcds is false ! ) |
| 4 | I would rather not answer across the Floor of the House the serious point that the hon. Member has raised , but I will certainly look into it and come back to him . |
| 5 | I 'd rather not talk to the guests much beforehand simply because I find it works better just to say hello , and thanks for coming , and leave it at that . |
| 6 | Shamed Souness said : ‘ I 'd rather not talk about the goals we gave away and concentrate instead on the pluses . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd rather not say on the telephone . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ The NRA would just not respond to the access problems while we had the lease , ’ said Robin . |
| 9 | Presumably when you do land in a position like that even though as you say you 're getting near the end of the game for the blue ball , you would n't deliberately not go through the hoop , if you 'll put in that , if you put yourself in that position ? |
| 10 | Not only could I still not think of the name , I could n't determine the instrument . |
| 11 | Jenna could still not think of the place as partly hers . |
| 12 | One must still not talk to the pet in human language , however . |
| 13 | ‘ The Law Officers advise that , if the Amendment were carried , acts adopted under the Protocol would still not apply to the United Kingdom . |
| 14 | No I sha n't be getting my cheque book out on that basis because as far as I 'm concerned the thing would still not belong to the city . |
| 15 | yeah that 's right , I meant to ask you , do the tills ever not balance at the Co-Op ? |
| 16 | This step should not be left to the patient 's family , who will probably not know of the facility and may be inhibited by questions of expense . |
| 17 | Because she is doing what is clearly a test , the words she writes down in this list have no real context : she would probably not write in the course of a story " I heard a funny nose … " without recognising the error herself when she read it back . |
| 18 | The good news was he was expected to show up with a large coke consignment for processing , cutting and distributing ; the bad news was he would now not come near the place . |
| 19 | The count 's cold voice and his return to formality assured Maggie that he had seen this small action and now he sat beside her with a set look on his face that told her he might very well not speak for the whole of the journey . |
| 20 | However , even if the bureau has the typeface it may well not appear on the output due to the vagaries of Apple 's font numbering system . |
| 21 | For example the sludge recycling system described earlier will need major realignments between rate payers , water authorities , animal feed manufacturers and farmers ; the necessary re-arrangements may well not emerge on the basis of market forces . |
| 22 | But the vast majority of such sentences would either not fit into the story ( message ) meaningfully , or would alter the story to a greater or lesser degree . |
| 23 | ’ Why not go to the FedPol ? ’ |
| 24 | Why not go to the police ? ’ |
| 25 | Why not lay in the line of tempera , holding the brush against a straight edge , such as a ruler . |
| 26 | Why not join with the Dance Group for a series of four workshops starting Thursday 20 February 1992 . |
| 27 | They feel gloomy and weighed down so they think ‘ Why not escape to the country ’ ? ’ |
| 28 | Christmas is a time of magic and mysticism — so if you fancy a delicious healthy change from the traditional English fare , why not look to the mysteries of India for inspiration ? |
| 29 | If you want to serve something completely different this Christmas , why not look to the East for some delicious and healthy alternatives to roast turkey ? |
| 30 | Why not look at the situation rationally : it 's the British Mountaineering Council , and sports climbing and competitions have nothing in common with the ethos of mountaineering activities — so why not ignore them , excommunicate them ? |