Example sentences of "not [verb] too much " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you must not think too much about her . ’ |
| 2 | I let in the clutch and gripped the wheel , taking it gently , not using too much power and just willing the tyres to maintain a grip on the rotten surface below the water . |
| 3 | And not using too much water . |
| 4 | Do not eat too much meat , fish , or shellfish in very hot climates : you are safer eating vegetarian food during your stay . |
| 5 | A Roman coin came from under the tower at the restoration of 1855 , but one can not make too much of that . |
| 6 | A gentleman ‘ should not make too much use of tobacco ’ but ‘ should recognize the Fort in Agra as unequalled in the whole world [ and ] … must think of Isfahan as the best town in Persia ’ ; if he insists on travelling he should visit ‘ Egypt because it is worth seeing ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ You — you must not refine too much upon — upon what transpired between us . |
| 8 | ‘ Yer mammy said see an' not eat too much at the Exhibition . ’ |
| 9 | They all acted in a way that was in the interests of the group overall , shall we say by not eating too much foods . |
| 10 | But we must not build too much , at this early stage in Gassendi 's thought , on these positive aspects of it . |
| 11 | It is important not to concentrate too much on ideology . |
| 12 | Do not tack too much in the early stages of the beat and do not let yourself be forced the wrong way . |
| 13 | It has been said that it is best not to know too much about salami and other sausages , in the same way that ignorance about haggis aids its enjoyment and easy digestion . |
| 14 | In this state it can seem as if there is a drive not to know too much about the other person . |
| 15 | Very quietly and not pressing too much on details at first , getting him talking . |
| 16 | The danger with this was that the longer it went on the more likely it became that both players and fans would get their priorities wrong , so that the feeling of ‘ we may as well concentrate on what we 're good at and not bother too much about Tests ’ would become steadily more predominant . |
| 17 | When they occur , your catalogue and reference list will point this out — you really can not know too much about each and every rose in your garden . |
| 18 | The Gnomes were very interested in this ; as Flaherty said , you could not know too much about these things , although it was a pig 's pity that such a jewel could n't be worn by the King of the day when he went about his reigning , because was n't that the purpose of crowns and jewels anyway ? |
| 19 | Moreover , he himself had loyalties of his own to preserve , and it was well for him that he should not know too much . |
| 20 | She might not know too much about men — her adult experiences had been confined to Hugh Forster — but she did know her own sex . |
| 21 | Perhaps Singapore wants to make Indonesia a counterweight against Malaysia so that Malaysia will not exert too much pressure on it . " |
| 22 | Although this area has not suffered too much in the past it was mentioned that now many farm buildings are being declared ‘ redundant ’ and given planning consent for residential development ( barn conversions etc ) while a short distance away there is an application for a farmhouse from someone wanting to start an agricultural holding . |
| 23 | No matter others called the place of safety by a different name ; the sober lapyx , who knew not to dare too much , drew on his family tradition to found the new city , Riba . |
| 24 | A lot of us are brought up not to talk too much about ourselves , not to interrupt , not to talk about certain subjects . |
| 25 | ‘ Try not to talk too much . ’ |
| 26 | Try not to talk too much . |
| 27 | And my answer always was that I could not expect too much when I expected nothing at all for I never thought that anyone whom I could love , would stoop to love ME . |
| 28 | It is certainly right to hold the inquiry but we should not expect too much from it . |
| 29 | Just as we should not expect too much from those West German areas that have simply erected speed restriction signs without reinforcing the message with physical infrastructure , so design changes alone , though better than legal changes alone , are still inadequate . |
| 30 | My mother soon began to drum into me the notion that I was different because of my eyesight , and therefore that I should not expect too much out of life . |