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

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1 You must be careful not to borrow more money that you can afford to repay .
2 But the author ( and readers ) will want some written commentary to accompany the figures and here caution must be exercised not to claim more than the figures warrant .
3 Another rough guide is not to try more than approximately 4 or 6 different remedies without success before seeking more expert Homoeopathic advice .
4 The Departments of Environment and Transport could have agreed that in principle it was better not to encourage more cars onto the roads by building better motorways .
5 Some of the South Africans are were last night understood to be unhappy that only the English anthem is to be played , but it was felt better not to cause more controversy in the light of Thursday 's threat by the African National Congress to call a halt to future tours .
6 Members were asked to assist in these rules and not to play more than the stated fees !
7 That is because AT&T 's best bet for maintaining growth is to divide its manufacturing businesses from its telephone arm , not to buy more of them .
8 Dr Scott Although I know the temptation is great , try not to buy more food than can be safely stored .
9 The charge that the USA was abusing , rather than simply using , its position , only had weight to the extent that the United States was putting pressure on central banks abroad not to convert more of their dollars into gold .
10 Common threads in the commentaries were the losses at Do It All , which threaten to cost WHS £14m for the full year ; doubt over whether the group could fulfil its promise not to inject more cash into Do It All ; the downturn in the recorded music market ; the group 's comment that trading in June and November had been poor ; and chairman Sir Simon Hornby 's sombre prognostications over the end of the recession , not yet in sight .
11 Care must be taken not to read more than is said into reports from others , particularly since the Regulations exclude access to the original report but a teacher 's use of it may be on the record .
12 Composers are notoriously fickle when it comes to performing their own music , but with a few exceptions ( the first part of the Diptyque being the most obvious , where the innumerable pauses , rallentandos and general changes of speed , not to mention more than a few smudges and slips , have no basis in the printed score ) Messiaen not only fulfils his own written requirements , but does so with utter conviction and persuasiveness .
13 This was not the biggest success of the trip , although we did enjoy putting on our evening gear , not to mention more champagne at the interval .
14 It will mean added congestion on roads , which are barely adequate to cope with the present traffic , not to mention more people brought into what is now a pleasant rural area .
15 Indeed , in factories in San Salvador , as one woman trade unionist reported , the pill is available from vending machines and instructions for use merely state : " the pill should be taken once a day in order not to have more children " and conclude with the comforting advice " if you do n't feel well , there are other methods " .
16 Charlemagne 's managers were told to present a series of accounts each year in writing , and Charles the Bald 's were warned not to have more in their strongboxes than they should .
17 Not to say more and more expensive .
18 He opened pale , hurt eyes when Carrington told him not to take more drink excepting tea , and swore it had not entered his head .
19 Hydroelectric power will continue to make a substantial contribution , but any further development will serve primarily to store energy , and not to produce more electricity .
20 And not to want more than we 've got .
21 Well , I agreed not to speak more than half an hour , but I see that I have been speaking for a little longer than forty-five minutes .
22 ‘ If Mr Fairham will allow me to say one more thing , ’ he offered , the tone of his voice even , ‘ we also find overcrowding a problem here but the answer is n't to build more gaols .
23 So I think I ought n't to spend more than about twelve or thirteen pounds on him .
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