Example sentences of "not [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Unless one of the steps in the review machinery is the service of a counternotice by the person upon whom the review notice is served , it is better not to stipulate for a particular form of notice because the fewer the requirements that have to be complied with the less scope there is for litigation . |
| 32 | If someone tells you not to think of a white bear , what happens ? |
| 33 | In the towns a rich and influential group of merchants , retailers , professional men and the like led their chapels in all the important decisions such as whether or not to move to a Unitarian position . |
| 34 | It was clear that the lines were drawn and that the two countries would have to compromise or find allies if the conference was not to degenerate into a complete fiasco . |
| 35 | No rule of law or the profession , therefore , prevents him from entering into a contract by which he undertakes not to act for a specified class of person . |
| 36 | Gans tried not to act like a formal researcher : |
| 37 | It can be extremely helpful if the therapist tells the patient that he is concerned about him , although caution must be exercised not to step outside a professional relationship nor to encourage over-dependency . |
| 38 | The golden rule is to begin gently and not to plunge into a sudden regime of vigorous exercise . |