Example sentences of "not [to-vb] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case , then , to write about reality is not to relate word to thing , but text to text . |
| 2 | Tell Kate not to give way to despondency , perhaps she should drop it for a while and come back to it fresh with new ideas and enthusiasm . |
| 3 | An MP has called on the Government and charities not to send aid to refugees in the former Yugoslavian state of Bosnia . |
| 4 | Of course the length of the various stages may vary from person to person ( not to mention country to country ) and some people 's general education may go on well into their higher education , whereas for others it ends early in secondary school . |
| 5 | The NUJ instructed its members employed by Dimbleby newspapers not to supply copy to Dimbleby newspapers and argued that , because of their effective identity , TBF ( Printers ) Ltd , as well as T. Bailey Forman Ltd , was an ‘ employer who is party to the dispute ’ between the NUJ and T. Bailey Forman Ltd , within the meaning of that phrase in section 17(3) of the Act of 1980 . |
| 6 | When justices are advised not to have regard to statements of evidence and to medical reports on that ground they are being deprived of potentially valuable material in these difficult cases and I wish to make it clear that hearsay evidence is available to assist the court in all these cases although its weight will always be a matter for the judgment of the court . |
| 7 | It is possible that Childebert and his mother , Brunhild , had some sympathy for Gundovald , who was careful not to lay claim to Childebert 's territory ; indeed he took oaths on Childebert 's behalf . |