Example sentences of "[adv] not to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Better not to . |
| 2 | Better not to . |
| 3 | Successful , when they would have done better not to be so successful . |
| 4 | Worst of all , seamen rapidly came to the conclusion that the service and suffering to which the union had committed them in the name of Britain and the Empire did not extend to the shipowners , and especially not to those who were fortunate enough to escape requisitioning of their vessels by the government . |
| 5 | And especially not to my aunt . ’ |
| 6 | But he found himself unable to say it , especially not to this so very obvious gentlewoman . |
| 7 | The 1980s have not been kind to Bolivia — and especially not to its devastated tin-mining communities . |
| 8 | After all that had happened she was still unable to betray Peter — in fact , it was because of all that had happened that she felt she could n't be the one to give away the details of his difficulties , especially not to Marc , now that she knew how things stood between them both . |
| 9 | It made her very aware that he did n't want to give up any information about himself … and especially not to her . |
| 10 | It 's not fair not to , is it ? ’ |
| 11 | It was n't fair not to . |
| 12 | It is perhaps not to be wondered that when the clouds of war then appeared , those in high places turned a speculative eye on this , the greatest privately-owned railway organisation in the world , with facilities and space , equipped in a wide range , from precision tools to mighty hammers , forges , foundries , and a tradition of skilled craftsmanship grafted to modern organisational and administrative ability , for a possible source of production of the sinews of war . |
| 13 | So much that was to come would have not happened on Liamuiga and Oualie , or would have happened later , perhaps not to him , and with a difference , if Dulé had followed another code . |
| 14 | You lie low for a while , and you disperse a handful of coins , singly , perhaps not to the best advantage , but still it 's all clear profit . |
| 15 | perhaps not to a very violent er extent but it 's , it 's , it 's moving . |
| 16 | Don Carlos ( Verdi ) Rosalind Plowright as Queen Elisabeth of Spain , Gwynne Howell as Philip II and Jonathan Summers as the defiant Posa , all not to be missed in David Pountney 's rather severe , economical production of Verdi 's masterpiece , superbly conducted by Mark Elder . |
| 17 | Individuals who wish to travel alone or in small groups may refer to Saga 's latest brochures , whick contain details of holidays to all of these countries , though obviously not to the specific locations . |
| 18 | As for the questions of how far responsibility is to be allocated between us and our tempters , how much temptation human beings can ‘ reasonably ’ be expected to stand — these are obviously not to be answered by mere mortals . |
| 19 | There is otherwise a risk that the dog may become somewhat fearful of your hands , which is obviously not to be recommended . |
| 20 | Well it 's self-evident to me but it 's obviously not to , not to other people . |
| 21 | ‘ But it is certainly important enough not to be ignored . ’ |
| 22 | But she knew Boardwalk well enough not to be fooled . |
| 23 | Today 's Himalayan climbers must have immense strength and vitality , must acclimatise very carefully , should be fully skilled and experienced , must be alert to danger yet hardened enough not to be critically frightened ( and mountains are very frightening places ) by any unexpected trauma ; be patient during storms , determined in attack and wise in retreat ; be a skilful diplomat and a team player ; be compassionate but sometimes have a touch of selfishness . |
| 24 | Yes , as soon as the surface has hardened enough not to be marked , it should be covered with a polythene sheet to prevent it from drying out too quickly . |
| 25 | Yet the illustrations are nearly all of women who are pencil-thin enough not to be out of place on the catwalk in a Paris fashion show . |
| 26 | Well we 're all young enough not to be bothered by it . |
| 27 | She 'd been in the business long enough not to be surprised by anything the intelligence services got up to . |
| 28 | I was lucky enough not to be on his list , but it was widely believed that there were more arrests to come . |
| 29 | Her best coat would perhaps have been better because it would make her look as though she had n't let herself go , but on the other hand her frightful old lumber jacket would have suggested , what was true enough , that she was worried enough not to care . |
| 30 | I was lucky enough not to be court martialled , quite apart from getting away with it the first night . |