Example sentences of "not [to-vb] [noun sg] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evolved for hunting in Africa , the quiet nature of this breed was essential so as not to alert game to the presence of dogs and hunters nearby . |
| 2 | The entry clearance officer ( ECO ) said he was not satisfied that the primary purpose of Mr Hussain 's intended marriage was not to obtain admittance to the UK . |
| 3 | Her duty is like the duty not to set fire to the forest which entails the duty to put out any fire one started . |
| 4 | The purpose , he says , ‘ was not to give succour to the victims of harassment , but to polarise the ethnic minorities and the police . ’ |
| 5 | The execution … of the Saviour 's plan required the prudent application of wise and well-judged measures so as not to injure private property , not to disturb civil order , not to expose Christianity to the scandal of sedition , not to obscure the glory of a Kingdom not of this world . |