Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] is [adj] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , it has been argued that whenever two or more people are together it is impossible not to communicate . |
| 2 | He is a spy , he is a traitor , perhaps he is fortunate not to have faced the extreme penalty provided for in the Criminal Code . ‘ |
| 3 | So it is better not to ask why . |
| 4 | So it is important not to drift into caring or be hustled into it but to think through personal motives tor taking it on . |
| 5 | For thirdly he is careful not to reveal how much he dislikes losing an argument . |
| 6 | I know how you feel , Daddy , but maybe it is better not to take too strong a stand . |
| 7 | The conclusion reached by the Americans is that , if it is not necessary to kill , then it is necessary not to kill . |
| 8 | If one intends to exclude both direct and consequential economic loss , such as in relation to loss of profit , then it is important not to fall into the trap of drafting the clause to exclude consequential loss only , although exclusion of consequential loss is obviously an important element . |
| 9 | Firstly it is important not to be overawed by the situation . |
| 10 | The early efforts are not meant to be marked on promise alone ; yet it is hard not to do that . |
| 11 | Yet it is important not to underestimate the difficulties for politicians wishing to make such an appeal . |
| 12 | Yet it is important not to confuse attentiveness with the kind of frowning application traditional academic work has often encouraged . |
| 13 | Why it is important not to delay |
| 14 | Therefore it is better not to legislate . ’ |