Example sentences of "not [to-vb] about the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought you preferred not to know about the mechanics of miracles . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm not to know about the gates … |
| 3 | ‘ He said not to worry about the language problem , which was nice of him . |
| 4 | At Southampton a man in a pin-striped suit said he would prefer not to talk about the crash . |
| 5 | The team did not issue a statement and staff were told not to talk about the operation . |
| 6 | The Queen who gave it to Andy and Fergie as a wedding present has made it clear to her advisors that the Duchess should not be forced to leave , as long as the she adheres to her agreement not to talk about the marriage break up . |
| 7 | He told me not to talk about the matter outside as it might not be to his interests if the facts were made generally known . ’ |
| 8 | " I shall have to warn Harry not to talk about the leak either , " he said . |
| 9 | This morning the staff were ordered not to talk about the closure , but they were clearly shocked . |
| 10 | They were told by Jesus not to speculate about the time when God would bring in the kingdom in all its fullness , but , once they had received the Holy Spirit , they were to witness to Jesus in Jerusalem , Judaea , Samaria , and throughout the world ( Acts 1:8 ) . |
| 11 | So parents tend not to hear about the things that really go on a lot of the time in nearly all schools and they do hear a bit about the things that are a little bit different , so they can get quite a distorted picture of , of what 's going on . |
| 12 | My point is not to argue about the sex life of the marmoset . |
| 13 | She remembered her small earnest face warning her not to think about the dress from Dublin too much . |
| 14 | It was an apt time for the old dilemma of trying to forget where you were ( while being excited by the position ) and trying not to think about the uncertainties of the morrow ( while looking forward to them ) . |
| 15 | So I abandoned the ‘ jazzy white number ’ and tried hard not to think about the comments of the other athletes who had watched the race with Colin in Portugal . |
| 16 | He tried not to think about the time , six months ahead , when his grant would finish and he would need to find work . |
| 17 | Doctors can ask us all sorts of intimate questions and expect honest answers ; in return , we expect them to treat this knowledge confidentially and not to gossip about the state of our health . |