Example sentences of "[not/n't] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 They have ignored signs telling them not to swim in the lake in the hot weather .
2 In 1970 Worcester decided not to continue with the CNAA application because Birmingham was reviewing its BEd and the new arrangements would probably be acceptable to the College .
3 If you decide not to continue with the claim or if it is unsuccessful , you will still have to pay our bill .
4 This tendency not to see beyond the individual and his or her legal specialism that has been used before , to the other service available in the firm , is an old-established one — ‘ although , ’ said , ‘ I had hoped we were starting to get past that ’ .
5 I chose this frame especially for its plain qualities , so as not to detract from the shape of the design , but there is a small gold line on the inside of the frame to highlight the picture .
6 In many areas the Social Services departments have created the posts of interpreters to ‘ enhance service delivery , not to detract from the ongoing objective of attracting more staff with language skills .
7 " Do n't be frightened , " he said , trying not to sound on the edge of panic himself .
8 For this reason hourly based fee structures tend not to include within the cost estimate any MAS involvement at the completion stage .
9 If we choose not to attend to the higher-level activity during cycling we simply do not notice our surroundings and may take an incorrect route .
10 She snaked her head forward and bit hard into his nose , biting down with all her strength , ignoring his shrieks of pain , trying not to gag on the blood that filled her mouth .
11 A SIGN taped to the wall above the lavatories in the Ministry of Constitutional Development in Kampala politely asks visitors not to expectorate in the sinks .
12 Howard gets up and walks about the room with his coffee , smiling , and taking care not to fall over the furniture .
13 Robson is anxious not to fall into the trap which ensnared Alf Ramsey in 1973 , when England sought a draw in Poland with a team packed with defenders and lost 2-0 , but sensible precautions will be taken .
14 ‘ I told him to be sure not to fall into the wastepaper basket on his way out , ’ said Felicity , attempting to bury her parti-coloured face in her hands .
15 The anthropologist who goes about things in this hard way ought not to fall into the error of supposing that kinship is " a thing in itself " .
16 It was ironic to realise she 'd once come close to despising her mother for that frailty , when she was battling hard now not to fall into the same trap herself .
17 It is difficult not to fall into the cliche trap when writing about 1992 and the Single European Market ( SEM ) .
18 If one intends to exclude both direct and consequential economic loss , such as in relation to loss of profit , then it is important not to fall into the trap of drafting the clause to exclude consequential loss only , although exclusion of consequential loss is obviously an important element .
19 It is possible to miss this important point about pragmatism , however , and we should be careful not to fall into the trap .
20 Mozart wrote often to his wife , admonishing her not to fall in the baths , not to go out walking alone , and not to gamble in the casino .
21 The tax was not to fall upon the very poor : only those with incomes of £2 per annum or goods of £3. 6s. 8d. were to be approached .
22 Whereas Wertheim has Seurat charcoals and an oil ‘ Study for La Grande Jatte ’ , Paley has important oils by Derain , as well as Cubist pictures by Picasso , Gris , and Braque that were sufficiently abstract not to appeal to the more traditional Wertheim .
23 Widnes , meanwhile , have decided not to appeal against the eight-match suspension imposed on Mike O'Neill .
24 The Foreign Office says he 's decided not to appeal against the sentence in the hope that he 'll get home more quickly .
25 The teacher accompanying the children had asked them not to sit along the back seat .
26 What you quickly learned was not to sit on the end of the row , because the usherettes would pass the trays down the row and as soon as everybody was served they 'd give the nod to the projectionist , the lights would go down again , and on the film would go .
27 She accepted the coffee with a grunt and told Maxie not to sit on the bed , because he had cement on his jeans .
28 We warned her not to sit on the chair , but she said she did n't mind .
29 Micky Yornutta is not so sure , so he asked Brian what exactly he expects from his side and Brian , as ever , decided not to sit on the fence , but the main concern being for his side to pass the ball as opposed to kicking it , but first Brian says that long ball to John Durnin is all wrong .
30 All of the grooms , except one who was asleep on some hay bales , had chosen not to sit in the car with their charges , and I imagined it was because of Leslie Brown 's daunting presence : racing lads on the whole felt a companionable devotion to their horses , and I would have expected more of them to be sitting on the hay bales during the day .
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