Example sentences of "so [subord] not [to-vb] too " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had left her curtains undrawn so as not to sleep too long in the morning . |
| 2 | The student should be advised to break up his study time into fairly short sections so as not to spend too long on any one particular area of study . |
| 3 | They 'll be easing me on as the new presenter so as not to put too much pressure on me . |
| 4 | Alice said , nonchalantly , so as not to make too much of it , though she was soft with gratitude and relief , " Thanks . |
| 5 | Partly this is so as not to contrast too blatantly with the speech patterns of your characters . |