Example sentences of "not [verb] [adv] [adj] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you must not think too much about her . ’ |
| 2 | It has been said that it is best not to know too much about salami and other sausages , in the same way that ignorance about haggis aids its enjoyment and easy digestion . |
| 3 | In this state it can seem as if there is a drive not to know too much about the other person . |
| 4 | The danger with this was that the longer it went on the more likely it became that both players and fans would get their priorities wrong , so that the feeling of ‘ we may as well concentrate on what we 're good at and not bother too much about Tests ’ would become steadily more predominant . |
| 5 | When Diana became patron of the Welsh National Opera , one of the original five patronages she took on when she became Princess of Wales , she confessed that she did not know very much about opera — and that her principal love was ballet . |
| 6 | It has something to do with the extent of a pupil 's knowledge ; for example , anyone giving 50 feet as the height of a door can not know very much about the size of a foot . |
| 7 | She did not know very much about the Dark Ireland ; she thought no one knew very much . |
| 8 | There is little point in trying to transmit a professional 's " feel " for something to a parent who is anxious about his or her child 's education but does not know very much about the intricacies of teaching and learning . |
| 9 | Mr Hull made it clear that he did not know very much about the paintings and that he was not an expert in them . |
| 10 | When they occur , your catalogue and reference list will point this out — you really can not know too much about each and every rose in your garden . |
| 11 | The Gnomes were very interested in this ; as Flaherty said , you could not know too much about these things , although it was a pig 's pity that such a jewel could n't be worn by the King of the day when he went about his reigning , because was n't that the purpose of crowns and jewels anyway ? |
| 12 | She might not know too much about men — her adult experiences had been confined to Hugh Forster — but she did know her own sex . |
| 13 | A lot of us are brought up not to talk too much about ourselves , not to interrupt , not to talk about certain subjects . |
| 14 | Yes , yes , I mean we 've , we 've sort of talked about it but not done very much about it , Communicado of course is based on the Lyceum which is something which is worth knowing , erm |
| 15 | Nurses working for agencies may often be telephoned and asked to undertake an assignment that they do not feel very confident about . |
| 16 | He found himself struggling on his back with the stifling presence of the flag wrapped round him like a shroud ; the strange thing was that as he weakly continued to struggle ( for the staff lay across his legs , pinning him down , and the lanyards had somehow trussed his elbows to his sides ) , he recognized the sensation immediately : this was a nightmare he had had on the night they had taken refuge in the Residency , and repeatedly since then throughout the siege ; when the Collector , cursing , had at last fought his way out of the flag , it was such a relief to escape from his nightmare that he felt he did not mind so much about the sepoys . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm not a thief , ’ said Peter , but he did not sound very sure about it . |
| 18 | He did not look very happy about the arrival of his fiancée . ’ |
| 19 | The next two days were pretty average mental and physical hell — thank God I can not remember very much about them . |
| 20 | It is hardly surprising that Jacky Lee does not remember too much about the finer points of the 1958 Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes , because one horrible moment — actually quite a few seconds — has almost brought about amnesia ! |
| 21 | It is very important for chemical-sensitive patients to keep their problem in perspective , and not get unduly paranoid about the world around them . |
| 22 | Lord Willis , who put several amendments to try and defeat the Clause , said in one of his speeches that ‘ It is curious that we do not hear too much about the heterosexuals and the way they flaunt themselves . |
| 23 | This means that newcomers to the union would have confidence about using it , and not feel so anxious about it as a new and untried form of credit as they might if it was instead an advertised credit institution . |
| 24 | The idea that you you you look at people and you try to calculate the way in which they work , and and and how their behaviour and how their relationships affect other people I think we display a degree of not knowing very much about that , do n't we ? |
| 25 | Erm , I do n't have any idea , not knowing very much about this , why that was done . |
| 26 | One of the advantages of not knowing too much about things is that you can keep sacred cows in the without noticing . |
| 27 | Even if you normally do not bother too much about checking the wiring before trying out a new project , always at least double-check the mains wiring on any mains powered projects . |
| 28 | Tony takes the hint and decides not to wax equally lyrical about the Svalbard storm that kept everyone in the tent for seventy-two hours , unable to go out for anything . |
| 29 | Now , I try not to think too much about those days . |
| 30 | They do not reveal as much about the value of the relief received , or the degree of willingness with which it was paid . |