Example sentences of "[adv] not [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Better not talk on the phone , had we ? ’ |
| 2 | You know , in the past … ’ she trailed off , she could sense that she 'd better not squat on the bidet to wash between her legs in front of Miss Goldilocks . |
| 3 | ( Warning : your proof had better not apply to the H-numbers introduced above ( see exercise 15 below ) nor to some of the number systems introduced in Section 3.6 ( see exercise 3.6.12 ) where this assertion on gcds is false ! ) |
| 4 | In deference to you , Mr. Speaker , perhaps I had better not respond to the last part of my hon. Friend 's question , but I entirely agree with the spirit of his comments . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'd better not get into a hassle with this guy , ’ Harvey interrupted . |
| 6 | ‘ Wearing a white beret in among Australians , New Zealanders and every type of nationality out there brought some great wolf whistles , which were naturally not received in the right manner . |
| 7 | So in the late 1890s , another attempt , this time apparently not vetoed by the membership , was made to organize a women 's union . |
| 8 | This principle is reflected in s7 of the Act which provides : Where one partner pledges the credit of the firm for a purpose apparently not connected with the firm 's ordinary course of business , the firm is not bound , unless he is in fact specially authorised by the other partners ; but this section does not affect any personal liability incurred by an individual partner . |
| 9 | I did hear of some people who had trouble getting tickets and that there was a delay in receiving them — some apparently not arriving until the week or even the day before the start but that is the sort of thing which can be learnt from and things will improve on future all-ticket matches . |
| 10 | The nutritional value of tussac was perhaps not recognised in the early days and much was destroyed by fire or overgrazing . |
| 11 | Which is perhaps not matched with the s quite the same stage by other districts across the county . |
| 12 | The first three instruments here are obviously not intended for the serious player but for the beginner , or to be strummed once in a while as a second or third instrument . |
| 13 | The 34-year-old American was obviously not troubled by the predictions , however , as she confidently dispatched Novotna 6-2 , 6-3 in little more than an hour . |
| 14 | This seems to contradict the NEC v Intel case although , being an American case , it is obviously not binding on the United Kingdom courts . |
| 15 | This swash bar may be pushed up above high tide level and is obviously not destroyed by a falling tide as would be a break point bar . |
| 16 | At this stage , Scott was obviously not pleading for the setting aside of the competition results , as has been suggested , but on the contrary , for the employment of the successful competitors , of whom there were four including Barry , with more right to the work than he had . |
| 17 | At these times Darren looked puzzled , and began to look away from her obviously not attending to the situation at all . |
| 18 | I mean he 's obviously not qualified as a doctor . |
| 19 | Fair enough not to decide on the phone on the basis of my say-so , but — ’ He did n't finish . |
| 20 | She did n't look old enough not to know of the riggers . |
| 21 | All other respects of the development remains unchanged , so not converting to a house , then . |
| 22 | I would rather not answer across the Floor of the House the serious point that the hon. Member has raised , but I will certainly look into it and come back to him . |
| 23 | I 'd rather not talk to the guests much beforehand simply because I find it works better just to say hello , and thanks for coming , and leave it at that . |
| 24 | Shamed Souness said : ‘ I 'd rather not talk about the goals we gave away and concentrate instead on the pluses . ’ |
| 25 | An example is ‘ Would you rather not live in a non-fluoridated water area ? ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'd rather not say on the telephone . ’ |
| 27 | Nevertheless , the intense interest in how many Scots will make the Lions ' party for New Zealand is assuredly not diluted by the fact that each of the thistle 's three Grand Slams has followed hard upon just such a British Isles venture . |
| 28 | Where the auction is expressly advertised subject to a reserve price , s57(6) expressly preserves the seller 's right not to sell below the reserve price . |
| 29 | It is thus not employed in the sense in which people speak of being more ‘ cultured ’ ( or ‘ cultivated ’ ) than others . |
| 30 | There are a number of reasons why crimes are not reported to the police and thus not recorded in the official criminal statistics . |