Example sentences of "not [adv] [vb infin] [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The haulier will not necessarily know from week to week what products are to be transported — if any — but must have a range of vehicles available to cover all eventualities . |
| 2 | Although the feet do not stretch and point in the way we still care about in the West , the dancers do not just move from position to position ; they dance in a long poem of fluently musical movement that is classical ballet 's chief claim to fame . |
| 3 | For his coronation he did not just go to Aachen to be ‘ elected ’ king of the Franks in the old way , but dressed up in Frankish costume for the occasion . |
| 4 | The new President , the Premier , the two Deputy Premiers and the Defence Minister all held seats in the People 's Great Hural which they were required to give up , as it was stipulated that Cabinet post-holders could not concurrently serve as deputies to the assembly . |
| 5 | Animals this heavy can not safely leap from tree to tree as smaller animals can . |
| 6 | ‘ I mean , we ca n't simply go from table to table asking , can we ? ’ |