Example sentences of "[adv] so as not [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Treading carefully so as not to walk in the flower beds that were almost directly beneath the window , Patrick pressed two fingers against the glass , just over the lock and pushed … and the window opened . |
| 2 | Garbage was piled high in corners , and Maggie watched Sarah stepping carefully so as not to tread in the filth . |
| 3 | Not until much later were these immense spaces lined with buildings , and even then the houses and shops were kept well back so as not to interfere with the immemorial rights of the stall-holders . |
| 4 | And she began to walk home the long way round so as not to bump into anybody . |
| 5 | You work lightly so as not to draw in the knitting or make it lumpy and you could also undo lightly worked stitches more easily . |
| 6 | Any trimming should be done in mid-spring , very lightly so as not to cut into growth older than that produced the previous year . |