Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] too [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did n't ask ; I told Gina where I was going but I 'd better not stay too long . ’ |
| 2 | I hope you will not think too harshly of me . |
| 3 | Ellen had once assured me that I was only happy because I did not think too deeply , and probably she was right , but it is still that shallow contentment which makes people bring me their troubles just as the senator was now bringing me his two children . |
| 4 | Starting each hymn on the right note was a great problem for most of us , but I found that if I did not think too deeply about this but started off almost instinctively I generally hit something like the right note , thanks to my years as a choir boy in Maidenhead . |
| 5 | Do not make too sharp a point which can bend and so become blunt more quickly , and use a hand-held file rather than a mechanical grinder , which can overheat the crampon and ruin the temper of the metal . |
| 6 | The evidence indicated that , given the nature of continuous speech , a robust system would not make too early a decision , but would allow higher levels to inform the process of identification . |
| 7 | I can not emphasize too strongly that I have not here attempted to provide a detailed exposition or erect a comprehensive critique of multiculturalist and antiracist assumptions and practices . |
| 8 | but I can not emphasize too strongly that you should only choose furniture and furnishings that make you feel comfortable . |
| 9 | Mr Delors should not lament too loudly . |
| 10 | I shall be dealing more fully with the use of the library in the next chapter , but I can not stress too strongly how important it is for all researchers to be knowledgeable about bibliographical sources and , sadly , how few social science undergraduates are actually taught the necessary skills . |
| 11 | I can not stress too strongly that it is vital to know what you are treating , and that unless the problem is obviously pathogenic ( eg White Spot ) or organic ( visible tumour ) then you should ALWAYS suspect an environmental problem , and usually the culprit is poor water quality . |
| 12 | A matter I 'm obliged to keep in the strictest confidence , but It is , I can not stress too strongly , of the profoundest importance . ’ |
| 13 | Finally , I can not stress too strongly the importance which should be attached to the Bank of England having , within the limits laid down by the Act and the general law , unfettered and unimpeded scope for the exercise of their most important public duties of regulation under the Act in the interests of the public , who are surely entitled to rely on the Bank of England to exercise those powers with integrity . |
| 14 | Very often , finding an unusual frame can spark off an idea for an equally unusual picture , and I can not stress too highly the need for a beautifully made frame to give a professional finish to your work , as a cheap or shoddy frame does absolutely nothing to enhance the picture whatsoever . |
| 15 | The film , which starred Huw Garmon in the title role , does not concentrate too heavily on the Black Chair episode , but rather on the character of the man who became a legend throughout Wales in the months after his death . |
| 16 | We will make the ( questionable ? ) assumption that in most other areas prices do not deviate too far from marginal cost , in which case marginal cost in this sector is a relevant ideal . |
| 17 | Provided the landlord ensured that his serfs ' poll-tax did not fall too far into arrears , he was left to his own devices . |
| 18 | Several ITV companies who may have overbid are showing signs of strain and indeed may not survive too long . |
| 19 | Yet the Nazis knew that they could not behave too outrageously because there was always the threat that the League of Nations might call in the Poles to annex the city and suppress the NSDAP in the name of European peace . |
| 20 | As feared , she did not behave too well , staring at the visitors beneath a furrowed brow . |
| 21 | The company should not act too hastily , however , and should make clear the consequences of continued intransigence . |
| 22 | Just wait until I get the time and I 'll show them who 's boss … but I 'd better not wait too long ! |
| 23 | The bankers , however , should not wait too long before their next move . |
| 24 | ‘ Let's not jump too far ahead , ’ she said in a voice that was not quite steady . |
| 25 | As far as the male is concerned , this might not matter too much were it not for the fact that some of these cases of NSU or ‘ pus cells in the urethra ’ may very well not be manifestations of infection . |
| 26 | The regional tourist boards should now be strongly supporting the need for the national framework , for guidance and assistance that can only come from a central body — yet they dare not speak too loudly for fear that their reduced funding will be cut even further if DoNH reallocates it to the national level . |
| 27 | ‘ One can not speak too highly of Dorset social services . |
| 28 | He said : ‘ I can not speak too highly of Andy 's courage . |
| 29 | I can not speak too highly of all the British people who have been in the northern part of Somalia seeking to give help and to assist . |
| 30 | I had a hernia operation last year in Darlington Memorial Hospital and can not speak too highly of the staff and my treatment . |