Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reasons for failure in these projects tend not to lie in the technical side , though the technology is complex , nor in the economic side , though the cost of these systems is very high . |
| 2 | For this reason hourly based fee structures tend not to include within the cost estimate any MAS involvement at the completion stage . |
| 3 | So parents tend not to hear about the things that really go on a lot of the time in nearly all schools and they do hear a bit about the things that are a little bit different , so they can get quite a distorted picture of , of what 's going on . |
| 4 | Such fans tend not to travel on the regular ‘ soccer special ’ bus coaches and trains , preferring to use scheduled public transport . |
| 5 | I now turn to traits which seem not to contribute to the fitness of the individual even in their present form . |
| 6 | If you decide not to continue with the claim or if it is unsuccessful , you will still have to pay our bill . |
| 7 | Organise your affairs so as to get to the patient quickly , or decide not to go to the patient and use routinely the 999 service , but do have a practice policy . |
| 8 | If the Shareholders decide not to proceed with the proposed sale for any reason , the fees of KPMG and [ name ] will be calculated according to time spent and will not exceed £ [ x ] in the case of KPMG and £ [ y ] in the case of [ lawyer ] and all such fees will be payable by the Company . |
| 9 | Try not to go on the defensive . |
| 10 | Do n't be too long , and try not to dawdle on the way there and back . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I try not to stay with the same methods . |
| 12 | If we choose not to attend to the higher-level activity during cycling we simply do not notice our surroundings and may take an incorrect route . |
| 13 | I rang a sample of local authorities , but , because I prefer not to err on the side of scaremongering , I gave a figure of 20 to 25 per cent . |
| 14 | But those who trap themselves inside nationalist thinking , which includes most political journalists and politicians in the UK , prefer not to reckon with the historical fact that most of recorded human history managed fairly well , indeed probably much better , without nationalism . |
| 15 | The President shows members which hand not to use during the George Wood Cup competition . |
| 16 | While the band plays incidental music the recruits struggle not to sway to the tones of the well-known tunes . |
| 17 | Susan was downstairs now , with her arm in a sling , and before leaving the house Breeze made her promise not to go near the fire . |
| 18 | And I promise not to put on the Hörst Wessel . ’ |