Example sentences of "not [to-vb] the [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're not to see the swan until the performance so that you will react to if spontaneously . |
| 2 | Afterwards he told her not to report the incident because he could have her ‘ nicked ’ for soliciting . |
| 3 | But ANC officials said that after a meeting with police , Mr Mandela had decided not to attend the funeral because of increased tension in the Table Mountain district , outside Pietermaritzburg . |
| 4 | It calls Detective Chief Superintendent Eynon 's decision not to treat the death as suspicious ’ premature and ill-advised ’ . |
| 5 | In its adjudication , it says : ‘ The CPS decided not to prosecute the woman as there were problems with the quality and admissibility of the evidence submitted by the Daily Mirror . |
| 6 | At an emergency meeting on Jan. 20 the SED-PDS party executive decided , despite pressure from the rank and file , not to disband the party since this would " lead to greater social tension , not less " . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , I considered most carefully what might be the most opportune occasion to bring the matter up with him ; for although I would not for one moment , as I say , suspect Mr Farraday of inconsistency , it nevertheless made sense not to broach the topic when he was preoccupied or distracted . |
| 8 | yeah because the person er who 's job it is to deal with the sulks for want of a better phrase there is not is preferring not to tackle the issue because as far as she 's concerned it 's not affecting the efficiency of the office , that 's what I 'm trying to say and it 's not , in fact it 's added to the efficiency of the office if anything . |
| 9 | Guillimont equalised midway through the first half from the penalty spot , while Manor were unlucky not to regain the lead when the referee blew for half-time just before a Lee Clutterbuck shot crossed the line . |
| 10 | He was sensible not to contest the leadership as he commands less support across the party than Smith . |
| 11 | And we decided not to record the meeting because we had objections which is fair enough . |
| 12 | ‘ Miss , it 's a bloke from down the street , ’ called Linda , determined not to leave the living-room while the fly Archie Cousins was still there . |
| 13 | On June 24 the Interior Minister Mohammed Abdel-Halim Moussa announced that he had instructed " security commanders in Asyut … not to leave the area until the sedition and the leaders involved in recent incidents in Sanabu and Dayrut have been uprooted " . |
| 14 | Honda immediately withdrew the two affected models — the HR-EL 171 and 172 and has contacted all its 4,500 owners warning them not to use the machine until a solution is found . |
| 15 | Told him not to do the garden until I 've finished . |
| 16 | It is in fact the duty of the disposal authority not to reject the application unless planning permission is still required for the use of the site , for the purpose of preventing pollution of water or danger to public health . |
| 17 | knows or has reasonable cause to believe that because of the insider 's connection and position it would be reasonable to expect the person in his position not to disclose the information except in the proper performance of his duties ; and |
| 18 | In essence this appeared to reverse the commitment not to maintain land , sea or air forces , but as the stress was placed on self-defence the SDK was said not to contradict the spirit as opposed to the letter of the constitution . |
| 19 | Any changes which are not disclosed may cause the court not to sanction the scheme if it decides that they would have influenced shareholders on how to vote . |
| 20 | He was careful not to argue the point as he followed Carver 's taxi through the tunnel . |
| 21 | It was unfair not to hold the meeting until he could be present . |
| 22 | Following further approaches from my hon. Friend , a direction was issued to South Glamorgan county council on 11 December requiring it not to approve the proposal until the Secretary of State had had more time to consider whether to call in the matter for his own determination . |
| 23 | And a player who was desperately unlucky on the day not to get the equalizer because he 's taken two players on he knows what he 's doing there he deliberately did that and was very unfortunately . |
| 24 | The work has been quite hard , actually little short of the 24 hours ' teaching a week which I originally feared we might have to teach , but it 's a pity not to offer the course as we prepared it in Peking , complete with extra lectures , as there seems to be a great demand for anything we teach , which is understandable considering that it 's a chance of a lifetime for some of the teachers ; in fact , some have never spoken to a foreigner in their lives before ! |
| 25 | Mr Smeddon , 35 , a driver , said he would continue not to pay the tax because it was unfair and he could not afford it . |
| 26 | Again , it 's vital not to overheat the liquid because it will curdle as well as lose its taste . |
| 27 | Take care not to move the plant when in flower , as the buds will drop . |
| 28 | The prince appeared not to notice the confusion as he chatted to the veterans and stopped to greet well-wishers . |
| 29 | The problem can also arise where Y takes goods from X under a sale of goods contract which contains a retention of title clause , i.e. a clause stating that Y is not to become the owner unless and until he has paid for them and that if Y re-sells them before paying for them , X 's ownership is to transfer from the goods to the proceeds of the re-sale received by Y. Suppose Y sells the goods to Z before he has paid X for them . |
| 30 | As many as 800 Irish supporters are expected in the Albanian capital Tirana for the match , despite advice from the Football Association of Ireland not to make the trip because of lack of facilities there . |