Example sentences of "[adj] [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does this not silence them ? |
| 2 | Wo n't you feel funny not cooking it ? |
| 3 | The young seem disposed not to like it ; older people , among them Classical scholars , think better of it , feeling perhaps a greater reverence for the name and nature of Alfred Edward Housman . |
| 4 | He held the door open for her and she was very careful not to touch him as she passed . |
| 5 | For a long time he held the photograph , fingering it gently , careful not to mark it , and then he pinned it to the cork-board on the wall . |
| 6 | He closed the door and went across , pulling the sheet back slowly , careful not to wake her , exposing the fullness of her rump , the elegance of her back . |
| 7 | But they 're careful not to hit him where the bruises will shew . |
| 8 | Thus when Mu Sagittarii has been definitely located , it is not hard to move on to M25 , M17 , M21 , M20 and M8 , though the beginner will have to be careful not to confuse them . |
| 9 | Only in the evenings did I spend some time with Mr Rochester , and I was careful not to allow him to hold me in his arms or kiss me . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh yes — but I 'm careful not to wear them on my sleeve ! ’ |
| 11 | Cornelius had heard tell of bastards and how , if you ever met any , you should be careful not to let them grind you down . |
| 12 | Be careful not to let it bubble . |
| 13 | She was careful not to push me in a direction I did n't want to go . |
| 14 | Mr Balladur , aware that these accusations may have contributed to the suicide on May 1st of the former prime minister , Pierre Bérégovoy , has been careful not to repeat them . |
| 15 | If necessary , use a padsaw to free the disc , but be careful not to lose it down the stack . |
| 16 | ‘ Now be careful not to lose it . |
| 17 | " We must be very careful not to jeopardize them . " |
| 18 | They were careful not to disturb him . |
| 19 | If I were you Dusty I 'd be careful not to annoy him today . ’ |
| 20 | I had the feeling they were " not quite right " , steeled myself to go on , careful not to annoy them . |
| 21 | If you treat me like an ox to be bargained for , I should be the more careful not to annoy you . |
| 22 | And given the power he now wields , he says he 's being careful not to blow it . |
| 23 | You must be careful not to overdo it on the beach however , because the nightlife in Malia is simply explosive . |
| 24 | Never take up a new sport when you are pregnant , and be careful not to overdo it , especially around the dates then your first few periods would have been due . |
| 25 | She had never even asked if there was a photograph of her father , and she supposed they had been so careful not to upset her that they had never offered one . |
| 26 | He 'd been careful not to tell her anything , but she was n't altogether a fool . |
| 27 | I myself have been very careful not to tell you where they live , and I am not about to tell you now . |
| 28 | Making the bend in a bamboo stick is surprisingly easy over a candle flame or similar , but be careful not to burn it at this vital centre point of the kite ! |
| 29 | Tips are an obvious source of additional income , although porters must be careful not to solicit them . |
| 30 | Before I try another trot down I remove the two old maggots from the hook and impale a single fresh one , being careful not to burst it with the size 18 hook which , although sharp , is rather thick in the wire for maggot fishing . |