Example sentences of "[adj] [not/n't] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only in our passion did this not suggest itself to me as mean retention on his part . |
| 2 | Be careful not to create anyone with a phoney Chelsea ‘ Sloane ’ accent or anything outrageous . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh yes — but I 'm careful not to wear them on my sleeve ! ’ |
| 4 | She was careful not to push me in a direction I did n't want to go . |
| 5 | Macmillan — worried by the age gap between himself and the young president — was careful not to take anything for granted . |
| 6 | You must be careful not to overdo it on the beach however , because the nightlife in Malia is simply explosive . |
| 7 | Mexico had taken the initiative for this round of talks and had indicated that it would like to see an agreement signed within a year , although ministers were careful not to commit themselves to deadlines . |
| 8 | Making the bend in a bamboo stick is surprisingly easy over a candle flame or similar , but be careful not to burn it at this vital centre point of the kite ! |
| 9 | Before I try another trot down I remove the two old maggots from the hook and impale a single fresh one , being careful not to burst it with the size 18 hook which , although sharp , is rather thick in the wire for maggot fishing . |
| 10 | Let us strive for relationships that are mutual and be careful not to impose ourselves on people who do n't want or need us . |
| 11 | Be careful not to squash them with film wrapping . |
| 12 | I have naturally been very careful not to discover anything about it , but I have a feeling that she has commissioned little tributes from friends and childhood recollections from my sisters . |
| 13 | Makers Thames TV insisted : ‘ It would be unrealistic not to show them to be human on occasions . ’ |
| 14 | If charges are intended to raise money , it seems odd not to impose them for staying in hospital or visiting a GP . |
| 15 | In all we promise the publick to be as careful as possible not to lead them into mistakes , nor will we mention any particular tree , plant , flower or fruit which is not in our own garden … we do not propose to mention many different species of trees and plants that are either in the public Botanick Garden , nor that may be in the possession of some curious gentlemen , but only such as are actually in the nurseries of persons belonging to this Society and from where any Gentleman may be furnished with any of the particulars here treated of by directing their letters for the Society of Gardeners at Newhall 's Coffee House in Chelsea , Nr . |
| 16 | She was very careful after that not to take him for granted , even occasionally making excuses to refuse his sporadic invitations , although it tore her to shreds not to be with him at every opportunity . |
| 17 | It is crucial not to take everything in either a literal sense or in a humanistic , reinterpretative sense . |
| 18 | It is crucial not to repeat it for the surprise will be gone and all the children will be looking for is the method . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But nevertheless it is an application which is necessary , British Coal at the end of the day would have been delighted not to make it after all . |
| 21 | Democracy was demanded , and admitted , on the ground that it was unfair not to have it in a competitive society . |
| 22 | If they think of history , it may be hard not to see it in dressing-up terms from telly watching . |
| 23 | It was hard not to want everything at the vast open-air market . |
| 24 | It may be brilliant — so it would be selfish not to share it with others . |
| 25 | But it was better not to anger it by sleeping on the bed . |
| 26 | It seems better not to include it as a criterion of value , once it is clearly distinguished from probability . |
| 27 | As constant access is needed to the board , it is probably better not to put it in a box . |
| 28 | So , if you 've dreamed of a certain colour or pattern , you 'd be very unlucky not to find it in the Stoddard Templeton range . |
| 29 | Daft as it seems , we could have won it because the kick was produced too quick for Paul Simpson and we hit the ball later on , Mark Stein 's a little back header , very unlucky not to win it for us . |
| 30 | He gained his school colours for rugger and was unlucky not to get them for the Field Game and the Wall Game — another game confined to Eton . |