Example sentences of "[adv] not [vb infin] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Better not talk on the phone , had we ? ’ |
| 2 | You know , in the past … ’ she trailed off , she could sense that she 'd better not squat on the bidet to wash between her legs in front of Miss Goldilocks . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd rather not say on the telephone . ’ |
| 4 | So the practice itself becomes useful for two different purposes , diagnosis and collaboration , which will probably not happen on the same occasion . |
| 5 | However , even if the bureau has the typeface it may well not appear on the output due to the vagaries of Apple 's font numbering system . |
| 6 | For example the sludge recycling system described earlier will need major realignments between rate payers , water authorities , animal feed manufacturers and farmers ; the necessary re-arrangements may well not emerge on the basis of market forces . |
| 7 | ‘ Then why not knock on the damned door ? ’ |