Example sentences of "take [noun] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IT TAKES courage not to succumb to peer pressure . |
| 2 | Margaret takes care not to offend religious mourners . |
| 3 | He takes care not to differentiate himself from his team in any way by status . |
| 4 | The horses should learn to accept the contact and the rider teaches the horse to accept the rein aid by adjusting the feel in the rein with the forward riding of his seat and leg aids , the hands control the impulsion created by the seat and leg aids but must also take care not to restrict the forward movement . |
| 5 | In dealing with the ulema of the earlier period , then , one must first take care not to allow to influence one 's thinking unduly the relatively rigid structure of the hierarchy of the later period and the values and attitudes which this helped to foster . |
| 6 | For example , the director must take care not to withhold from the company 's shareholders information that would , if provided to them , enable them to negotiate a fairer price for the company . |
| 7 | Notice by the way , that you should take care not to touch the knitting , cast-on comb or weights while you are taking the lace carriage across , to avoid dropping stitches . |
| 8 | However , you should take care not to risk overloading the electrical wiring in the process , and you should certainly not attempt to use photoflood bulbs in ordinary domestic fittings as they not only draw a lot of current but they also run very hot and could possibly cause a fire . |
| 9 | In this way they assured that those among us who were anally lax or maladroit in the use of the hard , crunchy loo paper we used , would take care not to dirty their underpants . |
| 10 | We must take care not to harm the one that Pool wants . ’ |
| 11 | It can be a comfort , although you should take care not to let it be a thoughtless source of comfort , it can be a creative outlet ( I love creating special dishes ) , it can be a source of pride , and it can be a pleasure . |
| 12 | I would even take care not to wipe my boots on Roper 's pillow . |
| 13 | Negatively , the New Testament says that believers should take care not to offend one another ( Gal. |
| 14 | And I must take care not to sully it , is that it ? |
| 15 | While the portrayal of disability issues in the arts arena should be viewed with the same critical eye as the presentation of issues in the political arena , we should also take care not to underestimate the role of the arts in assisting the processes of change . |
| 16 | Even if Neil had returned while I had been asleep , he would take care not to show a light . |
| 17 | If he has sports coaching or attends exercise classes where the instructor is not aware of the particular problems of spasticity , he should take care not to try any movement he is not capable of . |
| 18 | In the Single European Act of 1986 there is a proviso that ‘ the institutions of the Community shall take care not to prejudice the internal or external financial stability of the member states ’ . |
| 19 | We shall , however , take care not to prejudice the great asset that native speakers have a tendency to focus more on message and less on medium than non-native foreign-language teachers do . |
| 20 | But it took pains not to criticise Whitehall . |
| 21 | The primary bevels were ground back and feathered away on the grindstone , taking care not to overheat and destroy the temper . |
| 22 | Taking care not to swing the basket , she got off outside the gate of St Michael-in-the-Moor and walked across the green . |
| 23 | Vic shakes the last drops from his penis , taking care not to sprinkle the shaggy pink nylon fitted carpet , and flushes the toilet . |
| 24 | Taking care not to scratch his hands on the holding spikes , he rummaged through the weed feeling for that spasm of movement which would indicate a dying fish . |
| 25 | Carve out a larger , shallower , window at the front for the driver , taking care not to weaken the cake too much or to make the edges too thin . |
| 26 | Taking care not to wake her sons , who were curled up together on their sleeping mats , she dressed and combed her hair then slipped out of the hut without looking at her husband . |
| 27 | Scrape out all the membrane and pith with a small spoon taking care not to penetrate the skin and put the orange shells on a baking sheet . |
| 28 | Melt 5 oz chocolate on top of double boiler , taking care not to let the water boil , so it does n't get too warm . |
| 29 | Reheat very carefully , taking care not to let the soup boil or it will curdle . |
| 30 | This will include newspaper cuttings and the references referred to above , although taking care not to breach copyright laws . |