Example sentences of "not [to-vb] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also important not to remain tied to the investment made in an old system . |
| 2 | Remember the aim here is to get rid of the problems concerning x , not to get rid of the concept of polynomial itself ! |
| 3 | The company claims not to have defaulted on the NAB loan and criticised the bank for failing to take account of the ‘ extraordinary financial difficulties ’ being faced throughout the country 's business community because of high interest rates . |
| 4 | This appears not to have happened in the case of Samuel Pepys 's uncle ; writing in his diary for 6 July 1661 , he related the incident of ‘ My uncle 's corpse in a coffin standing upon joint stools in the chimney in the hall ; but it began to smell so I caused it to be set forth in the yard all night , and watched by my aunt . ’ |
| 5 | I am convinced that it would be foolish for the Government to formulate policy until we are clear , from the European Court , what that policy should avoid so as not to become entangled in the law . |
| 6 | They have enough inner strength not to feel threatened by the demand for child-like dependency implicit in tears ; they will recognize it for what it is , a temporary rather than a permanent threat to their autonomy . |
| 7 | It was impossible not to feel mollified by the explanation , although Folly did her best not to show it . |
| 8 | Waiting her turn , trying not to feel overwhelmed by the noise in the bustling concourse , Chesarynth watched how long it took each person ahead of her . |