Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , CAFFE could not react intelligently to a user 's needs . |
| 2 | Yes erm it was obvious because if he 's already told the man he 's going to move forward , to handcuff him erm he will not move forward to a person with his gun er in his hand . |
| 3 | Firstly , Allied troops , after years of war , would not take well to a renewal of fighting , against forces whom they had been repeatedly told were our brave allies . |
| 4 | The whips , however , would not take kindly to a woman set among them . |
| 5 | You will probably be less able to cope with the pressures of life ; the ability to cope and be relaxed does not come easily to a body that indulges in too little physical activity and is unhealthy . |
| 6 | In other words , managers should not cling blindly to a plan when unfolding events indicate the desirability of actions which were not originally authorized . |