Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] [not/n't] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was better not to anger it by sleeping on the bed . |
| 2 | It was better not to let him know that Chris woke regularly two or three times every night . |
| 3 | It was better not to see him again . |
| 4 | It was best not to annoy him now . |
| 5 | It was impossible not to compare him with her stepfather , so cold , reserved and cautious , and whose passions seemed solely aroused by his business and moneymaking skill . |
| 6 | Someone who was tall and black-haired , with milkmaid cheeks and deep , dark eyes ; eyes so deep and dark it was impossible not to notice them . |
| 7 | When pounded sufficiently fine it flushed out through sieves or perforated plates and thence to hoppers or heaps for further processing , it was important to keep the grills clear , and the stuff moving , for it was vital not to overstamp it into slime . |
| 8 | She had her faults — she needed to be push-started and she had lost gears the way old people lose teeth — but it was difficult not to love her . |
| 9 | When his freckled face screwed up with childish annoyance , it was hard not to notice him , or take notice of him . |
| 10 | Everything about this sullen youth annoyed him and it was hard not to show it . |
| 11 | Democracy was demanded , and admitted , on the ground that it was unfair not to have it in a competitive society . |