Example sentences of "[not/n't] [to-vb] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He fished the cubes out and put them into an ashtray and found it all he could do not to weep at the mess they made with the ash .
2 Trying so hard not to weep at the demise of the old Post Office now replaced by a kit construction for other uses , I walked robotically to the cathedral like all the other tourists .
3 Much of the social life evolves around the poolside , where decisions are taken about where to eat for supper , and whether or not to meet at the terrace bar in the village afterwards .
4 Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain .
5 In 1972 , a strike picket held a placard in front of a vehicle on a highway , urging the driver not to work at a site nearby and preventing him from proceeding along the highway .
6 Their bauble was this striking singer-guitarist with exquisite cheekbones and girl 's eyelashes , who was being asked to model clothes for magazines but not to play at the Albert Hall .
7 Determined not to look at the brute of a man opposite , Fabia was in the act of deciding that she would ask him nothing in future — not even for a ride back to Mariánské Láznë , she 'd take a taxi sooner — when she was suddenly brought to an abrupt halt .
8 When she pulled herself out of bed and went to the bathroom , instructing me not to look at the sketch , I got the chance to examine it .
9 He tried not to look at the screens .
10 Emily asked the Princess not to look at the work in progress , ‘ and she was very good about it .
11 All the time she was resolving not to raise her eyes , not to look at the bear .
12 He resolved not to look at the ground again until he felt his 'chute open .
13 She tried not to look at the glass on the pink marble top of the wash-stand , empty , a sticky red stain at the bottom .
14 Athelstan blessed the man , holding his hand , reassuring his good wife that all would be well whilst trying not to look at the blood .
15 She tried not to smile at the wording , and then she handed it back .
16 Convention establishes certain procedures so that when clear rules are adopted according to these procedures , people can rely on state intervention in their behalf ; they can also rely on the state not to intervene at the behest of other citizens except as these rules stipulate and can plan and coordinate their affairs accordingly .
17 When with a group , is it better to laugh or not to laugh at the joke you do n't hear ?
18 With a cool look , and willing herself not to glance at the greetings card , Lisa reminded him , ‘ But that 's no loss to either of us .
19 Martha , who had decided to stop thinking about the inconvenience they were causing , asked Woodie not to stop at the boats ; they would like to go on to the New King 's Road .
20 John himself was warned by the local Police Inspector not to speak at the square again or he would be arrested for speaking against the national interest .
21 JOKES NOT TO TELL AT THE ZOO
22 JOKES NOT TO TELL AT THE DOCTOR 'S
23 JOKES NOT TO TELL AT THE TABLE
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