Example sentences of "not [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mungo looked up and was relieved not to see a face at the window . |
| 2 | The family persuaded Ken not to attend the inquest at Hammersmith Coroner 's Court , in the hope that the name Charlie Williams would n't mean anything to the Press . |
| 3 | There were two reasons not to use the phone at home — the cost to a generous woman living on a widow 's pension , and the impossibility of talking in the open-plan downstairs without being overheard . |
| 4 | The draftsman should , therefore , insert in the lease a positive covenant to keep the demised property open for trading during normal hours ( rather than relying on a negative user covenant " not to use the property otherwise than as … " , which would permit the tenant not to use the property at all ) . |
| 5 | He was questioned about the decision not to build a lift at Watford but instead to renew the narrow locks . |
| 6 | Within hours of saying on BBC radio that his candidacy was ‘ almost certain , ’ Sir Anthony , MP for Clwyd North-west , was summoned by Mr Cranley Onslow , chairman of the backbenchers ' 1922 Committee , who told him not to damage the party at a difficult mid-term juncture . |
| 7 | Better to have a go and fail than not to have a go at all . ’ |
| 8 | A good illustration of this is provided by a recent study of surgery for otitis media with effusion , in which 34% of children operated on were found not to have the condition at the time of surgery . |
| 9 | Alternatively , the employer may have chosen not to exploit the invention at all since it would effectively reduce customer demand for an established and more expensive substitute already produced as part of his current range of activities . |
| 10 | But she appeared not to notice the likeness at all . |
| 11 | But as you are determined to live it up and have a good time , you must watch your health and try not to burn the candle at both ends . |
| 12 | While he is careful not to rock the boat at Juventus with any ill-timed criticism , there is clearly some frustration that he is not being used to maximum effect . |
| 13 | The intention was not to show the Alien at full length , if possible , and indeed he is scarcely seen more than fleetingly before the end , when he is ejected from the shuttle craft of the destroyed Nostromo by its last survivor , Ripley ( Sigourney Weaver ) . |
| 14 | She complained that British men must be homosexual not to make a pass at her or look at her legs . |