Example sentences of "not [to-vb] [adv prt] to the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 John had asked her not to go up to the loft .
2 She decided not to go back to the bank , because they would have had to create a special job for her .
3 This is a time to go forward with conviction and confidence , not to go back to the failure and bitter controversies of the past .
4 He agreed not to go back to the house and got a friend to collect some of his belongings .
5 very often find knowing that they 've left voluntarily to have babies and have decided not to go back to the job although the job 's been kept open for them .
6 The decision whether or not to come on to the Tour is not an easy one for a young black pro to take .
7 There were visits of this kind at which institutions were told flatly not to come back to the CNAA for validation , for a variety of reasons .
8 Even President George Bush told his team not to come back to the USA if they failed to win back the Cup while one British tabloid quoted our own Peter Alliss on how the matches have moved away from the original concept of GB v USA and goodwill through golf .
9 Mr Wilson said last night that they had talked to a lot of the villagers and were determined not to give in to the vandals .
10 No other man had ever managed even to light a spark within her , yet he had set her body aflame , and it had taken every ounce of will-power she possessed not to give in to the longing he 'd unleashed .
11 As the carriage rolled down the driveway , Emily looked straight ahead , holding herself erect , determined not to give in to the tears that threatened to overflow .
12 And you 've got ta be careful as well at night not to hang on to the tail lights of the thing in from of you
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