Example sentences of "not [vb infin] too [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I can not emphasize too strongly that I have not here attempted to provide a detailed exposition or erect a comprehensive critique of multiculturalist and antiracist assumptions and practices . |
| 2 | but I can not emphasize too strongly that you should only choose furniture and furnishings that make you feel comfortable . |
| 3 | I can not stress too strongly that it is vital to know what you are treating , and that unless the problem is obviously pathogenic ( eg White Spot ) or organic ( visible tumour ) then you should ALWAYS suspect an environmental problem , and usually the culprit is poor water quality . |
| 4 | Yet the Nazis knew that they could not behave too outrageously because there was always the threat that the League of Nations might call in the Poles to annex the city and suppress the NSDAP in the name of European peace . |
| 5 | It is important to be aware that trade unions are organisations in their own right , and we must not assume too hastily or too readily that the goals of a trade union organisation are the same as those of its members or full-time officials . |
| 6 | But if Sartre anticipates such later thinkers we should not assume too quickly that they have simply taken his insights further . |
| 7 | To those who are new to this absorbing — and highly addictive — branch of the model hobby , I can not repeat too often that the two essential ingredients for success are dogged persistence and experienced help . |
| 8 | Yet he should not weep too long because old stone face himself , Ivan Lendl , made five attempts to land a major title . |
| 9 | Do not knit too quickly or you will find that you are racking as you knit , which will break or damage the needles . |
| 10 | At the beginning of a relationship sex is often taken for granted as a possibility , but girls have to take care that it does not happen too easily or too often . |
| 11 | On the one hand towards a more realist approach which is essential but can not go too far because if pursued at other than a meso-scale level is in danger of leading towards natural and biological sciences . |
| 12 | But he would not press too vehemently or he would lose the support of the Prince . |
| 13 | Do not bandage too tightly but arrange it so that you can move your ankle sufficiently to use foot techniques . |
| 14 | The easterners could not complain too bitterly while their exports to Western Europe were growing by double-digit amounts . |
| 15 | We have a situation where the landowner is going to have to sell land relatively cheaply , in order that the land then , the land prices do not reflect too horrendously when it comes through to the price that has to be paid by the person who 's going to occupy the property ; either in terms of a letting figure or of something which is going to be an , effectively a mortgage figure . |
| 16 | Once we have this model , we will not worry too much whether what we 're into is presence , power , proclamation or whatever kind of evangelism . |
| 17 | At this stage we need not worry too much whether the material is glassy or crystalline and all we really need to know about the solid is the Young 's modulus and the surface energy . |
| 18 | Yet loyal Yorkshire fans in and around Teesside need not worry too much because I am confident Acklam Park will continue to stay on the White Rose map . |
| 19 | You must not worry too much if she seems a bit depressed during the first few months , instead of being a ‘ sweet and grateful granny ’ . |
| 20 | John Aldridge was around during Rush 's exile in Italy — but did n't stay too long when the great man came back . |
| 21 | It did n't show too badly when he finished the race with several layers of clothing on to try and retain some body heat in the cold driving rain . |
| 22 | Actually if you 've a complete number of repeats , it does n't matter too much whether it a full repeat or a half repeat at the edges , as both can be mattress stitched to give a continuous unbroken pattern effect . |
| 23 | Do n't speak too quickly but do not ‘ overmouth ’ words by speaking in an exaggeratedly slow manner . |
| 24 | I had a record company screaming for final mixes , not even sure that they wanted this album because ‘ Space Oddity ’ did n't do too well and as far as they were concerned this was going to be the last they had to do with David Bowie , and I was n't delivering the goods . |
| 25 | In the end , though , this idea did n't work too successfully and the sockets were returned to their original configuration . |
| 26 | I 'm aware that you ca n't move too fast because of your audience . |
| 27 | Equally important , the bodies of the actors conceal their own shadows on the screen , provided they do n't move too fast and the camera stands still , or at least does not move sideways This restriction can be irksome at times in which case rear projection — otherwise largely superseded — comes into play . |
| 28 | ‘ We need to check what he was doing those days , anyway — I did n't try too hard when we were last there , because I hoped the autopsy might give us something . |
| 29 | Naturally , she wo n't respond too well if I 'm involved . |
| 30 | Steamer sometimes anchored off and sometimes it did n't anchor there was too much wind I guess the anchor did n't hold too well when it was a rough day . |