Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] not to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may choose not to report this , but you should have the honesty to report Labour 's policy accurately . |
| 2 | Governments may elect not to talk to governments but we scientists are an incurably gabby lot . |
| 3 | Remember , if you 'd prefer not to cut-up your magazine you can always photocopy the entry form — it will still be valid . |
| 4 | I have been anxious to show that the nuclear family may lead not to satisfaction but to frustration and disappointment . |
| 5 | The percentage condition of the exclusion clause would apply not to list votes cast in the whole of the United Kingdom , but to list votes cast in England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland as the case might be . |
| 6 | Even using the same terms on more than one occasion with the same customer would seem not to amount of itself to trading on standard terms . |
| 7 | I shall turn not to contempt committed out of court or to ‘ constructive ’ contempts as they are sometimes called . |