Example sentences of "not to [noun sg] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are only three solutions : the owners can decide that the pleasure of having a cat in the home is greater than the distress of living with scratched furniture , or some kind of covering that cats hate to scratch has to be put over the sides of the furniture , or the cats have to be trained not to strop the furniture with their claws . |
| 2 | The main flambeaux along the deck all died out suddenly so as not to backlight the fighting machines . |
| 3 | Try not to arch the back during this exercise . |
| 4 | ‘ When the government decided not to ringfence the money , the future was still uncertain during the period of the judicial review . |
| 5 | Ben had warned her not to baby the boy , especially not in front of anyone . |