Example sentences of "not [verb] your [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It does not cover your car for damage in an accident , therefore it is usually the sort of policy taken out by people with old cars .
2 Ending the agreement , whether by you or the Bank [ see Conditions 9 and 13 ] will not affect your responsibility for withdrawals made before the agreement is ended .
3 Do not regard your record of baseline behaviour , your seven to ten-day preparation phase , with an overly pessimistic , critical eye .
4 The main reason for using a Statutory Demand is not to drive your debtor into insolvency , which helps no one , but rather to bring pressure to bear on having accounts paid and having them paid quickly .
5 It 's important not to lose your security of tenure in council accommodation — which is so hard to come by in the first place — by making yourself " voluntarily homeless ' .
6 It 's like you not painting your house for years and waiting for the glass to fall out of the windows before you start … it 's not the way to do things
7 ‘ Does it not tie your stomach in knots to look at it ? ’
8 When Jesus says to his disciples , ‘ You are not to set your mind on food or drink ; you are not to worry ’ ( Luke 12:29 — the only New Testament use of the word ) , he is saying that God 's care for us as Father means that food and drink are not to be a hang-up , an occasion for doubt and anxiety which constantly keeps us up in the air .
9 Since you 're more than a little accident prone at this time , exercise caution and be careful not to lead your owner into trouble .
10 ‘ You can not keep your eye on children every minute of the day , although people might make sure they do it now , ’ said the butcher .
11 What I did not realise when I bought the house was that in the winter , and sometimes in the summer , the fog rolls thickly in and you can not see your hand in front of your face .
12 ‘ By God , he goes a degree beyond even what I had thought , ’ said Iago , roused and vindicated , ‘ to warn you not to put your trust in princes and councillors .
13 ‘ We can be certain that the designer of Class AA ( an undergraduate student ) did not read your article in Wireless World unless it was translated into Japanese ; he can not , read , write or speak English .
14 I do not share your enthusiasm for trickle filters .
15 We now have the West Yorkshire authorities saying , Hang about , you 're loading too much onto us , by not taking your share of migration out of West Yorkshire .
16 ‘ You can not live your life in fear that someone is going to attack you .
17 Just as you should not overload your argument with cases , you should not load it with too many separate points of law .
18 These fallbacks are essential to ensure that you are not putting your home at risk if your money-saving plans go awry .
19 You must not lose your grip on reality , but you must think creatively .
20 or telephone when vehicles moving except in emergencies , you should only stick your fix or clip on microphone where it will not distract your attention from road , do not stop on a hard shoul shoulder of a motorway to answer or make a call however urgent .
21 Do not exceed your level of competence on risk issues or ask others to do so ; seek expert assistance where necessary .
22 Why not extend your stay in Corfu for a week or two in any of our Cruise ‘ n ’ Stay studios , hotels or apartments ?
23 Not forgetting your reunion in Sydney . ’
24 While adjusting a spotlight to illuminate the perineal area take care not to throw your face into shadow , or lip-reading will become impossible .
25 But this alone will not purify your water of waste products that are invisible to the eye .
26 You should n't expose your lack of curves to the world .
27 And I hated having to give her my letters to you , but I could n't think how else to get in touch because I did n't know your address in Australia . ’
28 Do n't show your face around Gere
29 You ca n't harass your debtor with demands which , because of their frequency or manner , will cause him or his family alarm , distress or humiliation .
30 It was quite a new idea over here , you did n't do your washing at home but brought it out to these machines , and the courteous manager greeted you and put in the soap powder for you , and had the clothes all ready for you when you came back , but was n't alas , as it turned out , much of a hand at doing the accounts .
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