Example sentences of "[adv] not [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He defended the Masai 's right not to go to school , and opposed their forcible recruitment into the King 's African Rifles during the First World War . |
| 2 | Ruth Grigg of the Family Planning Association , said : ‘ The temptation for women who have their Pills changed will be just not to bother with contraception at all or to use something that 's less effective . ’ |
| 3 | Local authorities are urged to provide guidance about suitable locations for small firms , and generally not to interfere with market forces . |
| 4 | The survival I had in mind was more huddling with a broken leg under a rock in the snow , trying hard not to die of exposure until some pals bring the Mountain Rescue team . |
| 5 | She had tried hard not to fall in love with him , preferring to play the field and maybe trap a man whose heart was fancy free . |
| 6 | He gave aid to the tribesmen and aimed primarily not to convert by teaching , ‘ but to live the Christian life , alone among the natives ’ . |