Example sentences of "[not/n't] [to-vb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Do n't be frightened , " he said , trying not to sound on the edge of panic himself . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She accepted the coffee with a grunt and told Maxie not to sit on the bed , because he had cement on his jeans . |
| 5 | We warned her not to sit on the chair , but she said she did n't mind . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Carl 's decision not to go on the ranking devalues the No.1 position of Alan Cooke , ’ Douglas said . |
| 8 | Thomas Linehan of the IDA stated in court that a fencing contractor had been warned by pickets at the dump , one carrying a sign reading ‘ We want justice not asbestos ’ , not to go on the site or there would be trouble . |
| 9 | Try not to go on the defensive . |
| 10 | The fellow shrugged and Athelstan tried not to concentrate on the great yellowing ulcer on the right side of his face , the pus now suppurating , bubbling out , staining his -cheek . |
| 11 | ‘ We tell him not to write on the wall , then he gets them to sign it , ’ she said . |
| 12 | The AOC 's personal assistant was an airman like myself and he warned me not to stand on the mat in front of his desk . |
| 13 | He had opposed it along with the rest of the General Advisory Committee but it was no clear-cut moral stand : ‘ I never urged anyone not to work on the hydrogen bomb project , ’ he told the inquiry . |
| 14 | Protestors fighting plans to open a clinic for sex offenders have persuaded contractors not to work on the building . |
| 15 | Carver was careful not to comment on the thought . |
| 16 | Staff at the Abingdon branch of the TSB in Stert Street , where Mr Reenan used to work , have been instructed not to comment on the affair , but with speculation that further revelations are likely to be published tomorrow there 'll be more pressure on Mr Reenan to speak . |
| 17 | Lock , 29 , said his lawyers had advised him not to comment on the case . |
| 18 | Coun. John Williams , Labour leader , chose not to comment on the matter . |
| 19 | Care must be taken not to over-commit on the information which will be provided . |
| 20 | Care must be taken not to over-commit on the information which will be provided . |
| 21 | The one redress any of the members of this group have is to try not to appear on the poll tax register . |
| 22 | It was extraordinary , he said , given the bill 's political sensitivity , ‘ that Mr MacGregor has decided not to serve on the committee . |
| 23 | Marketing dogma of old had it that car buyers do n't want to hear about car safety , preferring not to dwell on the possibility of being killed or injured on the road . |
| 24 | It was best , she decided , not to dwell on the thought that this evening was one she was not meant to see . |
| 25 | We are taught not to focus on the more difficult aspects of what we know about other people . |
| 26 | They took great care and were concentrating on a small area , trying hard not to tread on the bones . |
| 27 | Central bodies were not to negotiate on the transfer of facilities to Lithuanian jurisdiction ( on March 13 the Lithuanian Supreme Council had passed a bill establishing the principle of Lithuanian jurisdiction over all economic facilities in the republic currently held solely by the USSR central authorities or jointly with Lithuania ) . |
| 28 | Last week , parliament finally decided not to vote on the bill , effectively putting off the decision until after parliamentary elections in the autumn — and perhaps forever . |
| 29 | And I promise not to put on the Hörst Wessel . ’ |
| 30 | the whole point about it is not to put on the act . |