Example sentences of "[vb base] not [verb] or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , I use dampened white toilet tissue to get rid of any hard lines that may have occurred in my sky , and most importantly I try not to overwork or rework the sky once I am satisfied , just because I see another effect . |
| 2 | When you cut the lupins down try not to shake or knock them too much , because this will spread the mildew spores . |
| 3 | So , as soon as the misbehaviour begins , turn away or walk away from your child ; pretend not to see or hear what is going on ; say nothing and try not to show any expression at all ; resist getting into any debate , argument or discussion with your child while he or she is misbehaving . |
| 4 | ( Catatonics typically do not speak or appear to listen or take necessary initiatives ; they cut themselves off from human contact . ) |
| 5 | We do not speak or smile . |
| 6 | Do not smoke or eat while clearing up the mess . |
| 7 | We did a figure eight around two bulbous tanks marked HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE — DO NOT SMOKE OR DISCHARGE FIREARMS . |
| 8 | It seems that the legal and economic objective of the merger regulation is not to foster the creation of European champions , but to ensure that mergers within the Community do not create or strengthen dominant market positions in the Common Market . |
| 9 | lines of type that do not start or end at the same position . |
| 10 | Also make sure that cisterns are well insulated with a proper insulating jacket ( or one constructed from loft insulation blanket ) , but do not insulate or put loft insulation under the cistern , so that some heat can pass through the ceiling to the water inside . |
| 11 | DO NOT drink or eat anything at all . |
| 12 | They argue that it is misguided to pretend that these proscribed organisations ( like Sinn Fein ) either do not exist or do not carry massive popular support . |
| 13 | Speak naturally but at reasonable speed ( do not gabble or mumble ! ) and not too fast ! |
| 14 | Unlike babies , we do not eat or drink just because we are hungry or thirsty . |
| 15 | Preparation , do not eat or drink four hours before your appointment . |
| 16 | They do not strike or write to the papers , and they have no votes . ’ |
| 17 | When comparing the symptoms of the case and the remedy you should also note that the most important symptoms do not clash or contradict . |
| 18 | Writing or speaking tasks which do not clearly specify the receiver make even native-speaking students tongue-tied , and not surprisingly , for we simply do not talk or write into vacuums . |
| 19 | You are old , you are bed-ridden , the work falls to me , you do not think or care , lying here day after day , waited upon and given in to , without worries or anxiety . |
| 20 | Patients are so grateful to get treated they do not complain or get taken seriously . |
| 21 | Do not dress or interfere with severe burns until expert help is available but do treat the shock . |
| 22 | The British and US governments , which have both signed but not yet ratified these Protocols , were the only signatories to make the explicit reservation ‘ that the new rules introduced by the Protocol are not intended to have any effect on and do not regulate or prohibit the use of nuclear weapons ’ . |
| 23 | When signing the protocol on 12 December 1977 , both the UK and the USA declared that they did so on the understanding that the rules in the protocol were ‘ not intended to have any effect on and do not regulate or prohibit the use of nuclear weapons ’ . |
| 24 | Do not scold or dispute on the way to , or during time-out . |
| 25 | The pragmatist may say : judges decide on pragmatic grounds all the time , and the people do not revolt or call for impeachment . |
| 26 | On the other hand , do not dramatise or exaggerate it . |
| 27 | But do not hurt or humiliate . |
| 28 | Those views she had been taught in the twenties while a young girl , that men do not love or respect , still less marry , women who have ‘ given themselves ’ to them , she had been obliged to revise . |
| 29 | As I do not suggest or recommend that we reduce our intake to such a very low level , we need not concern ourselves that we will eat insufficient quantities to endanger our health . |
| 30 | There is no barrier that |