Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [conj] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( d ) Party not to take advantage of his own wrong A lease will be construed so far as possible so as not to permit a party to it to take advantage of his own wrong . |
| 2 | We 've not , we 've been out since about eleven o'clock and not had a drink . |
| 3 | You must be careful altogether and not accept rides from old men with big cars . ’ |
| 4 | She tried to concentrate on this so as not to have to think about what Finn was saying . |
| 5 | Paula was not very clever with her needle but she soon learned to be careful so as not to incur the wrath of the seamstress . |
| 6 | ‘ It had to be light so as not to pull the fabric around but something like polystyrene would have fallen apart . ’ |
| 7 | I sneaked up the stairs to Flat 3 , tiptoeing by the door of No. 2 so as not to disturb Lisabeth and Fenella , the two dragons who inhabited that particular dungeon . |
| 8 | As small headphones are dreadfully inefficient at the bottom end , there is a built-in bass boost which helps the guitar sound in this situation — switch eight lets you turn this off when not working with headphones . |
| 9 | In moderate amounts , it is not troublesome , but for dyeing work it may be desirable to keep the concentration reasonably constant so as not to affect the rate of dyeing . |
| 10 | The civil year was divided into three conventional ‘ seasons ’ — called time of inundation , sowing time , and harvest time — and each of them was divided into four months , these being of course conventional too and not connected with the moon . |
| 11 | If all this leads the controlling group to scream for more money from the Government , and it will inevitably , I suggest they start using the money they have more sensibly and not waste it on their more extravagant schemes . |
| 12 | Not all small towns possessed governmental or administrative functions and even those which did more often than not combined them with others . |
| 13 | There is a clear emphasis upon promoting the choice of individuals in influencing the type of care they receive , providing care outside institutions if at all possible and limiting the amount of care available so as not to foster dependence . |
| 14 | So are you doing the one o'clock or not bothering ? |
| 15 | Evolved for hunting in Africa , the quiet nature of this breed was essential so as not to alert game to the presence of dogs and hunters nearby . |
| 16 | Zambia smiled warmly , lovingly , encouragingly , remaining utterly silent so as not to frighten him off . |