Example sentences of "not [to-vb] the [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children can appear not to like the taste of food and be not motivated to eat . |
| 2 | In moderate amounts , it is not troublesome , but for dyeing work it may be desirable to keep the concentration reasonably constant so as not to affect the rate of dyeing . |
| 3 | She would have had to be blind not to see the mixture of desire and destruction in the getsure . |
| 4 | She pretended not to see the look of dismay on Martin 's face and continued with her explanation . |
| 5 | Harriet Hunt practises against adults , who would probably prefer not to risk the shame of defeat in public . |
| 6 | Do n't open the packet with your teeth and be careful not to snag the rubber with rings or finger-nails . |
| 7 | An initial scheme not to include the College of Art in the Polytechnic was turned down by the DES . |
| 8 | The family persuaded Ken not to attend the inquest at Hammersmith Coroner 's Court , in the hope that the name Charlie Williams would n't mean anything to the Press . |
| 9 | His sister Elizabeth had preferred not to attend the ceremony for fear of appearing to condone his alliance with one of her housemaids , and the Bradfords ' staff had been equally disapproving of one of their number presuming to move up into such illustrious circles . |
| 10 | He is careful not to promote the theme of reunification , but talks of discovering ‘ a new way ’ , setting up structures of co-operation in the North between the two Northern Communities , with the support of the Southern government . |
| 11 | Thus to claim that Atlantis actually existed , or that Achilles actually existed , is not to ascribe the property of existence to Atlantis or Achilles qua objects of thought , but simply to claim that the world contained Atlantis or Achilles . |
| 12 | The IWC meeting took place against a background of growing acrimony , with the pro-whaling nations arguing that those opposed to commercial hunting on ethical grounds were : i ) interfering unacceptably with the economic livelihoods of whaling communities ; and ii ) misinterpreting the charter of the IWC , which was set up to regulate catches , not to debate the morality of whaling as such . |
| 13 | General Strawson emphasises that ‘ absolute secrecy was not merely necessary in order not to compromise the success of operations . |
| 14 | These are both highly controversial instances : Winterbotham 's pioneering account , Lewin 's detailed study , and Calvocoressi 's memoir disagree as to whether Coventry was sacrificed in order not to compromise the source of intelligence . |
| 15 | Abby Knight , a health and beauty writer and expert in skin and hair care , replied : ‘ Yes , there are exercises that tauten facial muscles but the most important thing to remember is not to pull the face into contortions that are not natural to you . |
| 16 | The equivalent level of ignorance in another subject might be not to know the name of Shakespeare or anything at all about evolution or to have any skills of basic measuring or to know that Asia is a continent . |
| 17 | They may be above the age of criminal responsibility but children aged between ten and 14 are presumed not to know the difference between right and wrong , therefore incapable of committing an offence . |
| 18 | As with any other policy the insurers will commonly require exclusions against the following : ( 1 ) The adequacy of insurance arrangements The view of the insurers is that it should be for the purchaser to determine whether existing insurance cover for the business is adequate and if it is not to increase the level of cover with effect from completion . |
| 19 | In any event , the distinction between looking at reports to identify the mischief aimed at but not to find the intention of Parliament in enacting the legislation is highly artificial . |
| 20 | Not to overdo the argument against objectivity , we should mention that there are fairly reliable statements to be made about the statistical properties- of language particularly about categories of great frequency . |
| 21 | Take care not to scratch the surface on plastic baths . |
| 22 | ITV 's Chart Show decided not to screen the video of George 's charity disc Too Funky while Kiss FM DJ Steve Jackson refused to play it on his show because he did n't like it . |
| 23 | Furthermore , the same biochemistry might be adapted not to eliminate the chance of pregnancy , but to increase it . |
| 24 | Eventually Connor told her about the intruders and they had agreed not to discuss the burglary in front of Danny . |
| 25 | Judge Lawrence Verney , the Recorder of London , who had earlier issued a routine warning to jurors not to discuss the case with outsiders , discharged the eight men and four women . |
| 26 | His award was also set aside , Leggatt J remarking that the arbitrator 's function was not to play the part of Perry Mason where he felt that the submissions or evidence of the parties might usefully be supplemented . |
| 27 | Clarke virtually admitted that he did not believe that these important issues should be discussed in public when he defended the government 's decision not to publish the advice on science funding which it had received from the Advisory Board for the Research Councils . |
| 28 | It is important not to despise the use of defences . |
| 29 | There were two reasons not to use the phone at home — the cost to a generous woman living on a widow 's pension , and the impossibility of talking in the open-plan downstairs without being overheard . |
| 30 | Peter knew that Julian gambled , but he had n't expected him to gamble to that level , and certainly not to use the shop as security . |