Example sentences of "and [adv] [subord] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gay energy has been taken up with service provision and public education : little has been left for meaningful activism , and our anger , fear and grief has been kept strictly privatised , so as not to exacerbate the hostility we face in the outside world , and so as not to risk funding . |
| 2 | I must keep my class under control , both to permit individuals to work , and so as not to disturb other classes . |
| 3 | The terms of appointment and objectives of any such advisers , and the division of functions between them , should be clearly set out , in order to produce material of the greatest utility and so as not to duplicate work and inflate costs . |
| 4 | As prone as most journalists to leaving matters to the last minute , Tchaikovsky ‘ regarded this work as very light , insignificant , and so as not to overlook the deadline for each piece , he got his servant [ Alyosha ] to remind him each month of the date of delivery ’ . |
| 5 | And so as not to hurt anyone inadvertently uncle Eugenio waited until the apostle was some way from the rest of the crowd . |
| 6 | How are we free unless we fight for freedom and like as not break one or more of the Commandments ? ’ |
| 7 | Agnes duly went into labour about lunch-time one hot still day , pouring sweat and Omming to herself while my father boiled lots of water and things and Mrs Clamp dabbed Agnes 's brow and like as not told her of all the women she 'd known who had died in childbirth . |
| 8 | We have considerable success with all the teams in the past few years , and even when not winning , the boys enjoy their football . |
| 9 | By establishing pre-designed recovery protection mechanisms as a form of insurance policy , such as arrangements with trusted friends who will give open and honest feedback when asked — and sometimes when not asked — and help the sufferer to get to meetings and do whatever else pay be constructive . |