Example sentences of "not [to-vb] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stresses that the reader should not focus on the behaviour of the mother in the novel to the exclusion of all else ; ‘ It 's very important not to see a novel as summing up the entire state of women — yes there are weak women but there are also very strong women . |
| 2 | If the duty is framed in subjective terms , as we have seen , the practical effect is not to impose a duty but to confer a discretion and hence a management which is not disposed to sacrifice profits ( or otherwise depart from its chosen course ) in order to advance other interests will not be compelled to alter its behaviour . |
| 3 | Vogue assured its readers that ‘ everyone goes cruising and the trouble is not to find a cruise but to choose from the numberless , almost equally alluring cruises that are most suited to one 's particular fancy ’ . |
| 4 | Pending a new appointment , its secretary is Francesc Vergès , his former bank manager , who advised the ageing ‘ Senor Dali ’ ‘ to spend his money but not to sell a painting unless he had to ’ . |
| 5 | By contrast , the time limit for actions in private law is at least three years , and for judicial review applications made outside Ord. 53 there is no fixed time limit : delay in applying is just a factor to be taken into account when the court exercises its discretion whether or not to award a declaration or injunction . |
| 6 | It is important not to confuse a collar and a ‘ choke chain ’ . |
| 7 | But she had steeled herself not to believe a word that he said . |
| 8 | Clarke had also seemed fortunate not to concede a penalty when he wrapped his legs round Wallace 's as the Leeds striker broke clear through the middle on to Strachan 's clever return pass after only 16 minutes . |
| 9 | ‘ Prompt , Miss , ’ he said and seemed gone at once , leaving her only halfway up the steps , with the great door still to negotiate , not to mention a butler and a huge hall beyond and all the alarming noise made by people who know each other very well . |
| 10 | ‘ What with your fantastic chestnut hair , beautiful eyes and skin , not to mention a figure that curves in all the right places , it was a foregone conclusion that some egotistical snake would chance his arm before too long . ’ |
| 11 | Cremonese dominated the first half and were unlucky not to get a penalty when winger Massika Lombardini was brought down by a joint tackle from Osman and Gerry Harrison . |
| 12 | It can be very difficult for people infected or at risk of HIV infection to decide whether or not to have a child because in some cases the HIV virus can be passed on . |
| 13 | It 's their intention to leave the boat station there , but as a boat hiring station only , and to let rent that to somebody , not to have boat building enterprises , not to have a car park , not to have a chandlery and so on which was put there by the person whose who used to own it , and we will recoup all of that money from renting that boat station so it can be run as a boat hiring station again , and from three or four of the moorings that are will have been there for a long time , with proper permission . |
| 14 | Sarah Hare , the youngest daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Elizabeth Hare of Stow Bardolph , Norfolk , was very specific regarding the simplicity of her grave-clothes and coffin , making her wishes abundantly clear in her will of 1743 : ‘ … my coffin to be made of the best Elm lin 'd with a thinn lead with a flap of lead sawder 'd down over me , not to have a nail or any ornament that is not absolutely necessary , except a plate with my coat of arms and with this inscription : They that humble themselves shall be Exalted . ’ |
| 15 | The worst of it in fact , er , as I say , Friday evening I did n't have a lot to drink I was determined not to have a lot because I , I find the reaction |
| 16 | You can open and close a file several times within one program , but it is generally considered " better form " not to close a file until you have finally finished with it . |
| 17 | For example , the purchaser may agree to ignore all claims of less than £5,000 and not to bring a claim until the aggregate value of all claims over £5,000 exceeds £30,000 . |
| 18 | A testator who had a son and daughter made a will and provided for his daughter as follows : ‘ I instruct you not to make a will until you have children . ’ |
| 19 | Watkins LJ gave the principal judgment in the Divisional Court and upheld the application on the ground that the Minister had not given his reasons for the decision not to make a reference and that this was ‘ irrational ’ . |
| 20 | The court must then go on to apply the fundamental principles in s1 of the Act before deciding whether or not to make a care or supervision order . |
| 21 | In general , under the classical law , a person may choose whether or not to enter a contract and may select the terms which constitute the substantive obligations of the transaction . |