Example sentences of "careful [adv] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They glide silently towards him , careful not to alert the others . |
| 2 | Zuwaya men , for instance were extremely careful not to touch the marriageable daughters of their kin , friends and neighbours . |
| 3 | He was also careful not to touch the wall . |
| 4 | With a longer dissertation , be careful not to overload the first part , especially if it is a biographical summary , a description of historical context , or a literature review — all of which are potentially interminable . |
| 5 | Be careful not to miss the opportunity to compromise . |
| 6 | As a starting point the role can create highly dramatic moments , but be careful not to choose a role which then limits you . |
| 7 | When Hullmandel published his treatise The Art of Drawing on Stone in 1824 , the possibilities of lithography were better advertised ( although Hullmandel was careful not to describe the actual printing process , so that artists would have to come to him for that service ) , and Lear was one of the very first to be attracted to the technique . |
| 8 | Be careful not to install a mirror in such a position that it looks like a door , which people might then try to walk through ! |
| 9 | While he was careful not to give the impression to the Beavis family that his work was anything out of the ordinary , he nevertheless made sure it was not open to even the most casual glance . |
| 10 | However , the therapist must be careful not to give the client an entirely free choice if it is believed that one , or a combination , of the client 's difficulties are central in maintaining the others . |
| 11 | Another used sweet saffron leaves , baked to dry and fed in the same way : ‘ Only you had to be some careful not to give the horse too much of the powder or else the sweat would bring it out and you could smell the herb on his coat . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Be careful not to wake the crowd that has to go to school in the morning . ’ |
| 13 | Careful not to wake the others , he made his way for the third time to the lavatory . |
| 14 | Gently , careful not to wake the sleeping child , she took Ch'iang Hsin from Haavikko 's lap , then turned , facing her husband , the child cradled against her . |
| 15 | Gently but firmly , careful not to wake the child , Jake took Kirsty from her as she stepped out into the corridor . |
| 16 | He had to be careful not to hit the sheep . |
| 17 | The whole house was quiet and she told herself that she must be careful not to awaken the two other sleeping inhabitants . |
| 18 | In seeking to be innovative and adventurous , church musicians will need to be careful not to abandon the traditional repertoire or to relegate it to second place . |
| 19 | Erm , so you ca n't , you must be careful not to draw the wrong conclusions from the , the figures that erm , we were given . |
| 20 | I have also argued that feminists should be careful not to confuse the linguistic and the metalinguistic , even if the boundary between them is often fuzzy . |
| 21 | It was a question often put to her ; she was careful not to let the answer sound too glib . |
| 22 | The legend must go — but at the same time we must be careful not to let the queen out with the asses ' milk . |
| 23 | He had been careful not to push the bulls too hard . |
| 24 | Be careful not to push the unit in too far or it will crash down onto the floor of the casing . |
| 25 | Do n't open the packet with your teeth and be careful not to snag the rubber with rings or finger-nails . |
| 26 | Although Reagan was a right-wing candidate , he was careful not to repeat the mistake of Goldwater in 1964 of allowing himself to appear an extremist . |
| 27 | In this context it becomes obvious that we must be careful not to oversimplify the ideology of distant cultures , either in time or space , simply for our own ease of comprehension . |
| 28 | At the same time , however , Larder will be careful not to suppress the volatile youngster too much . |
| 29 | Again , however , we must be careful not to reach a too hasty conclusion . |
| 30 | ‘ Be careful not to use the toilet and the hair-drier at the same time , ’ Ken joined in the laughter . |