Example sentences of "be [adj] not [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His new civility did not last , but , as Daisy Yates remarked one day in the following week , it had been pleasant not to have such a right little God Almighty in Cas. , if only for a short time . |
| 2 | Division , the poetry , the clean musical argument : drama and tension are inherent not to mention the sheer exuberance of the dance . |
| 3 | I am sorry not to have replied to your fax sooner but I passed it on to the wrong person for answers to your questions on promo videos . |
| 4 | They had been careful not to let Rossmayne know just how delicate Virginia 's constitution was . |
| 5 | Although Joe had been careful not to criticise Chris to Maureen he felt indignant with him . |
| 6 | For a century or more both Parliament and the courts have been careful not to act so as to cause conflict between them . |
| 7 | And Mr Levin , who has fashioned a complex web of small joint ventures with companies such as Silicon Graphics , a computer manufacturer , has also been careful not to rule out deals with bigger partners . |
| 8 | Mr Balladur , aware that these accusations may have contributed to the suicide on May 1st of the former prime minister , Pierre Bérégovoy , has been careful not to repeat them . |
| 9 | He had been careful not to push the bulls too hard . |
| 10 | In striving to improve BP Nutrition 's profitability and capacity to generate cash , our managers have been careful not to undermine its longer-term prospects . |
| 11 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I have been careful not to lay down specific periods for the bids to come in , because , as I have said many times , it may take longer for some management-employee buy-outs to be lodged than others . |
| 12 | I know that my hon. Friend realises that many north-west and north-east Members have been careful not to intervene in the debate because we understand the strength of feeling in my hon. Friend 's constituency . |
| 13 | He had been careful not to tear her dress , but everything else seemed to be ruined irrevocably , not the least the inward psyche of Sally-Anne herself , which seemed to have been raped more than her body , if that were possible . |
| 14 | I have been careful not to make any assumptions about you . |
| 15 | But Olten , in common with so many small Swiss towns , has been careful not to buy prosperity at the expense of damage to its character . |
| 16 | Until now , the woman had been careful not to reveal how she had witnessed what passed between him and that lovely creature at the docks . |
| 17 | It is probably fair to say that some environmentalists have been careful not to over-identify with those involved in the animal welfare or animal rights movements . |
| 18 | He 'd been careful not to tell her anything , but she was n't altogether a fool . |
| 19 | Candidates from Labour 's Left still within the party have been careful not to rock the boat . |
| 20 | At home , while Ministers are careful not to use such words as ‘ green shoots ’ in public , they use them off the record all the time to political journalists , who dutifully pass the message on to the reading public . |
| 21 | The terms and conditions of their engagement ( and many organisations are careful not to use the word " employment " ) are set out in special handbooks , or in the contracts which casual workers are required to sign , and these seek to make the parties ' lack of mutual obligation clear . |
| 22 | While looking for food they are careful not to eat animals or human beings . |
| 23 | Banks in most countries , therefore , are careful not to make loans on one basis and to accept deposits on another . |
| 24 | What these studies also show however is that parties are careful not to make specific pledges on matters of central importance , such as the economy or unemployment . |
| 25 | Neighbours arrive to talk to officialdom ; they voice strong opposition but are careful not to provoke trouble . |
| 26 | are careful not to jump to conclusions too quickly |
| 27 | Up to last year it would have been justifiable not to show rugby until October . |
| 28 | Their customers are free not to buy . |
| 29 | I am careful not to leave even the smallest scrap of yarn lying around as mother birds pick up the pieces and use them for lining their nests . |
| 30 | A spokesman for Darlington police said both women had been fortunate not to have been more severely injured in the crash . |