Example sentences of "not [to-vb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fished the cubes out and put them into an ashtray and found it all he could do not to weep at the mess they made with the ash . |
| 2 | Trying so hard not to weep at the demise of the old Post Office now replaced by a kit construction for other uses , I walked robotically to the cathedral like all the other tourists . |
| 3 | Much of the social life evolves around the poolside , where decisions are taken about where to eat for supper , and whether or not to meet at the terrace bar in the village afterwards . |
| 4 | Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain . |
| 5 | Determined not to look at the brute of a man opposite , Fabia was in the act of deciding that she would ask him nothing in future — not even for a ride back to Mariánské Láznë , she 'd take a taxi sooner — when she was suddenly brought to an abrupt halt . |
| 6 | When she pulled herself out of bed and went to the bathroom , instructing me not to look at the sketch , I got the chance to examine it . |
| 7 | Emily asked the Princess not to look at the work in progress , ‘ and she was very good about it . |
| 8 | All the time she was resolving not to raise her eyes , not to look at the bear . |
| 9 | He resolved not to look at the ground again until he felt his 'chute open . |
| 10 | She tried not to look at the glass on the pink marble top of the wash-stand , empty , a sticky red stain at the bottom . |
| 11 | Athelstan blessed the man , holding his hand , reassuring his good wife that all would be well whilst trying not to look at the blood . |
| 12 | She tried not to smile at the wording , and then she handed it back . |
| 13 | Convention establishes certain procedures so that when clear rules are adopted according to these procedures , people can rely on state intervention in their behalf ; they can also rely on the state not to intervene at the behest of other citizens except as these rules stipulate and can plan and coordinate their affairs accordingly . |
| 14 | When with a group , is it better to laugh or not to laugh at the joke you do n't hear ? |
| 15 | John himself was warned by the local Police Inspector not to speak at the square again or he would be arrested for speaking against the national interest . |
| 16 | JOKES NOT TO TELL AT THE ZOO |
| 17 | JOKES NOT TO TELL AT THE DOCTOR 'S |
| 18 | JOKES NOT TO TELL AT THE TABLE |