Example sentences of "careful not to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike earlier pop stars , they have been careful not to be ripped off — they have a hand in the business side , share production , invest their earnings wisely . |
| 2 | Some scholars have claimed that the fact that Ambrose did not give an exact site for the church — indeed , it seems he was actually careful not to — means that it was not a real church at all , merely a metaphor . |
| 3 | Ten minutes too long during a schooling session might mean a week 's set-back in a training programme , so be careful not to either work for too long or to expect too much too soon . |
| 4 | The corrugations of the track were half-filled with grit so that the wheel lost momentum in each hollow and at times I thought of myself as an engine-driver , pushing my train back to the station , always careful not to trip over the sleepers . |
| 5 | It was a somewhat strained discussion on both sides , the Right , as it were , being careful not to be pejoratively dismissive and to stress the importance of improving the morale of cancer patients and of discussion between sufferers and the world at large ; the Left being equally cautious not to exaggerate claims for holistic medicine . |
| 6 | I had n't met Filmer 's eyes all day ; had been careful not to ; and it seemed to me that his attention had been exclusively focused upon what he had now achieved , a visiting-terms acquaintanceship with Mercer Lorrimore . |
| 7 | The veteran Eire international is careful not to be drawn into a new slanging match with Ferguson — but one of those reasons must be to show the United manager that he is not a crippled has-been , better equipped propping up a bar than shoring up a defence at football 's highest level . |
| 8 | Burmans , having been deceived by the promises of the Japanese about independence , would be very careful not to be deceived again . |
| 9 | In doing so , the counsellor has to be careful not to be beguiled into believing the more comfortable initial reactions that many older people might present . |
| 10 | So , Knitmaster and Silver Reed owners , beware When you drop the ribber , do be careful not to also drop the pile levers into the ‘ closed ’ position or you will be knitting with too big a gap between the beds . |
| 11 | He thought , eating it , that he must be careful not to be too metaphorical in his instructions , since , in her anxiety to obey him to the letter , she might feed him a diet of unrelieved soup and rice pudding . |
| 12 | You must be careful not to unconsciously touch anything with even the gloves . |
| 13 | One or two of the excellent ones was spent , was spoiled by a little bit of er need to erm edit very carefully introdu introduction of concepts you must be careful not to , if you 've got a couple of hundred words only , but do n't introduce er concepts diversity of design must of been er a phrase picked up from the video itself because it appeared in two or three of them , but it 's no use talking about diversity and divine is it , de design as if , as if it 's a concept which everybody else is going to understand . |
| 14 | And she was careful not to be found out ; her recklessness , she says was only apparent : she always thought of Anna . |
| 15 | I was careful not to be as blatant with Émile . |
| 16 | She was ever watchful , and careful not to court publicity . |
| 17 | She placed the cheque in her bag , let herself out through the back way and , checking that Ryan had gone , because she did n't want him following her , she walked along the lane , careful not to trip on muddy ruts . |
| 18 | And if , at first , she had had to remind herself to be careful not to be found out , deceit was becoming second nature to her . |
| 19 | remember , be careful not to trip |
| 20 | We 've been very careful not to be seen to be interfering or for anybody to think that we were going to tell groups how they would run their groups , because the groups are fairly autonomous and they pre-existed parish councils er , but a you know this is almost a direct invitation and we could actually respond to this in terms of an invitation and ask other groups if they would be interested in our respon in our going to , to visit them , rather than a surgery where maybe we 'd sit here and nobody would turn up . |
| 21 | I do n't think the snake had fully wakened up when I caught it , and I was careful not to jar it as I ran back to where my brothers and Blyth were lying on the grass . |
| 22 | * If your essay works by comparing other people 's arguments be careful not to be too simplificatory , and clearly indicate the origin of each argument you present ( see p. 56 ) . |
| 23 | Hilton comments : All through Scale 2 Hilton implies that the pursuit of this inner calling is open to all : He is careful not to be over-precise in formulating rules of practice which might not be helpful to all temperaments and all needs . |
| 24 | Even Gesner was very careful not to be rude to the orchestra . |
| 25 | But he has to be careful not to be the black sheep of the family . |