Example sentences of "not [verb] [adv] [det] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you know that a dessert is likely to be particularly rich but it is something you relish , then do not eat so much of the main course ; you will then be hungry enough to enjoy the dessert without feeling sick or bloated . |
| 2 | ‘ Yer mammy said see an' not eat too much at the Exhibition . ’ |
| 3 | But that would not explain why some of the sermons that have had the greatest impact on us have not necessarily been high on the performance scale . |
| 4 | Do not tack too much in the early stages of the beat and do not let yourself be forced the wrong way . |
| 5 | In this state it can seem as if there is a drive not to know too much about the other person . |
| 6 | Ah yes but it 's not tipped correctly most of the time . |
| 7 | It has something to do with the extent of a pupil 's knowledge ; for example , anyone giving 50 feet as the height of a door can not know very much about the size of a foot . |
| 8 | She did not know very much about the Dark Ireland ; she thought no one knew very much . |
| 9 | There is little point in trying to transmit a professional 's " feel " for something to a parent who is anxious about his or her child 's education but does not know very much about the intricacies of teaching and learning . |
| 10 | Mr Hull made it clear that he did not know very much about the paintings and that he was not an expert in them . |
| 11 | Although about 20% of the women were taken into hospital at the time of their illness , we do not know how many of the episodes were confirmed radiologically or at operation . |
| 12 | Without greater honesty , we shall not combat effectively some of the extreme and ugly negativism which is widespread and which is epitomised by the derogatory phrases which Isaacs ( 1981 ) describes as ‘ defamatory ’ like ‘ old Crumble ’ . |
| 13 | Although this area has not suffered too much in the past it was mentioned that now many farm buildings are being declared ‘ redundant ’ and given planning consent for residential development ( barn conversions etc ) while a short distance away there is an application for a farmhouse from someone wanting to start an agricultural holding . |
| 14 | Do not expect too much from the new states ; expect compassion fatigue from the rest of the world . |
| 15 | As this is one of the main characteristics of the late medieval rural economy , one must not expect too much from the evidence of excavations . |
| 16 | Do not expect too much in the early stages , even if your dog has become a model pupil at home . |
| 17 | In other words , the delay in initial diagnosis of a few months may not matter that much to the urological management of most such patients in Britain . |
| 18 | This does not matter too much for the younger pupils , since they draw readily and without inhibition , but it does become an issue with slightly older children . |
| 19 | As one who has listened to nothing as often as BM 's solo albums these last two years ( OK , you 've established your credentials , now come to the point — IM ) I can not speak highly enough of the man ( try a step-ladder — IM ) . |
| 20 | The form of order used in M. 's case does not appear as such in The Supreme Court Practice 1991 , but is a standard modernised version of Form No. 85 headed ‘ Order of Committal ( Contemnor Present ) ’ and there is no doubt that it complied with the rules . |
| 21 | Cathbad did not contribute very much to the meetings , and so Lugh did not pay him very much attention . |
| 22 | I can not give over any of the powers that I , as a Member of Parliament , elected by the citizens of Aldridge-Brownhills — and each of us elected by our respective constituents — was given when I came to this Parliament . |
| 23 | I think erm I think is quite fair maybe if concessions could be raised to one fifty or two pounds but overall I think that people who can afford it spend such a lot of money on the raffle and we therefore give raffle tickets to those who can afford it could jealousy and on the raffle generally about a hundred pounds is made and if there , if there was more charge for tickets , people might not give so much for the raffles and also if you give but if you charge them a nominal sum and then shove other things at them on their options they might be more willing to give to optional choices like a raffle . |
| 24 | Yet many small and medium companies can not give very much in the way of resources and may be in need of a great deal for themselves . |
| 25 | It seems , however , that your leitmotiv is that no doctor could be expected to carry out the multifacetted role that doctors ‘ helping the police with their enquiries ’ have to perform , that they can not do so with their usual amount of skill , and that they can not carry out some of the more sensitive tasks without bias or being influenced by their paymasters — the police . |
| 26 | Secondly , the analogy does not provide very much by the way of explanation . |
| 27 | He found himself struggling on his back with the stifling presence of the flag wrapped round him like a shroud ; the strange thing was that as he weakly continued to struggle ( for the staff lay across his legs , pinning him down , and the lanyards had somehow trussed his elbows to his sides ) , he recognized the sensation immediately : this was a nightmare he had had on the night they had taken refuge in the Residency , and repeatedly since then throughout the siege ; when the Collector , cursing , had at last fought his way out of the flag , it was such a relief to escape from his nightmare that he felt he did not mind so much about the sepoys . |
| 28 | ‘ They said they wanted money but fortunately we do not keep very much in the house . |
| 29 | And , following the reconstruction of the new health authorities , some distance was created between those structures and local authorities , and so in the early seventies , there was a tendency to move apart , and not to expect very much from the joint collaborative structures . |
| 30 | Yes , that 's one of the blessing of people not parking so much down the road now , they do n't empty out their ashtrays and their junk from time to time . |