Example sentences of "[verb] not [to-vb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she came to the kitchen when summoned to help , and she tried not to grumble at the repetitive nature of the work and the talk . |
| 2 | Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain . |
| 3 | She tried not to smile at the wording , and then she handed it back . |
| 4 | He tried not to look at the screens . |
| 5 | She tried not to look at the easy , mutual affection of Finn , Francie and the dumb woman . |
| 6 | Melanie had not been down to the work-room since her very first morning ; she tried not to look at the partially assembled puppets , hanged and dismembered , on the walls . |
| 7 | She tried not to look at the glass on the pink marble top of the wash-stand , empty , a sticky red stain at the bottom . |
| 8 | ‘ That depends , ’ Marianne purred silkily , and Shae was hard pressed not to shudder at the malicious pleasure in the other woman 's green eyes . |
| 9 | He fished the cubes out and put them into an ashtray and found it all he could do not to weep at the mess they made with the ash . |
| 10 | He resolved not to look at the ground again until he felt his 'chute open . |
| 11 | ‘ Do we need some help with our washing ? ’ , all the while desperately trying not to look at the forbidden sight of father naked in the bath . |
| 12 | And then it was over , and they were coming out into the grey , windy day , the mothers trying not to look at the white-capped sea beyond the point , the boys suddenly gruff and silent now that the moment of parting was come . |
| 13 | Athelstan blessed the man , holding his hand , reassuring his good wife that all would be well whilst trying not to look at the blood . |
| 14 | Determined not to look at the brute of a man opposite , Fabia was in the act of deciding that she would ask him nothing in future — not even for a ride back to Mariánské Láznë , she 'd take a taxi sooner — when she was suddenly brought to an abrupt halt . |