Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] not to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We must try not to be short with each other . ’ |
| 2 | Dr Neil put his head on one side and said gravely , ‘ You must learn not to be impudent to the Master , McAllister — it really will not do , ’ but she knew by his manner that he was not serious , and she thought again what a pity it was that the ugly scar so spoiled and distorted his face . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll try not to be long . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ T know you must have a full load so I 'll try not to be greedy . |
| 5 | I 'll try not to be angry . ’ |
| 6 | By the second half of the fourteenth century , few in France could claim not to be involved in it in one way or another . |
| 7 | Er I I would prefer not to be involved in elaborate discussion of the theology of involved . |
| 8 | It would appear not to be necessary to provide a range of shafts for iron clubs and possibly not for woods either . |
| 9 | This latter consideration seems to be especially important , since fluctuations in headhunting usage by clients would appear not to be constant but to rise and fall with internal and external changes in demand for staff , as one would expect . |
| 10 | Here there exists a political will pressing for the development of competitive markets ; this would seem not to be present to the same extent among the other Member States of the EEC . |