Example sentences of "careful not [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | However , as with any grammatical category , a translator working from a language with a category of number into one without such a category must be careful not to overspecify this type of information in the target text . |
2 | He paused outside the doors , taking stock of his men , careful not to give any sign of his thoughts . |
3 | We must be careful not to confuse two issues here . |
4 | If you feel you have a gift for humour and have decided to combine it with crime , which is an excellent thing to do if you have the skill , then be careful not to let that humour run away with you . |
5 | Then let the solution cool down , being careful not to let any dust drop in . |
6 | I 'll be careful not to repeat that mistake in the future . ’ |
7 | Are you careful not to leave spare cash in the house ? |
8 | It reinforces the need for ex-employees to be very careful not to use non-literal elements from programs they have written for previous employers . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | Yet we must be careful not to use these observations as an excuse to disregard those features of the story which do not immediately appeal , or which immediately appal . |
11 | One should be careful not to misinterpret this point . |
12 | You must be careful not to borrow more money that you can afford to repay . |
13 | I lay my tackle down , being careful not to cause any vibrations , and creep down to the water 's edge some fifteen yards upstream of the tree . |
14 | Be very careful not to spill any water into the flour or it will soon become mouldy . |
15 | Stefan was very careful not to rehearse any numbers that she and Gesner had to perform together , but she still felt afraid . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | Be careful not to make one mistake when you advocate the American model of airline deregulation ( February 23rd ) . |
18 | I let him see I was being very careful not to make any mistake with the .38 . |
19 | I have been careful not to make any assumptions about you . |
20 | Because of the conditions , I tried to keep it simple and was extra careful not to make any mistakes . |
21 | When he arrived he was doing much the same thing since he was n't as naïve about the values of the secret world as she assumed : assuring himself there was nothing to suspect and being careful not to find any signs of it . |
22 | But this was outside the police remit , and meanwhile , they had to be careful not to jeopardise public tranquillity . |