Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] not [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | APART FROM ‘ Heaven Knows I 'm Miserable Now ’ , this was the only Smiths or Morrissey newie or reissue not to receive an NME review . |
| 2 | If for some reason you can not or choose not to attend a course , then you will have to find some means of charting your progress with the limited help made available by colleagues . |
| 3 | He blushed , raised his cap and pretended not to hear the compliment , as he dashed off to the baker 's shop . |
| 4 | He called for constructive co-operation between all parties in the transition to a market economy , and proposed not to implement a state of emergency . |
| 5 | Sally held her breath as Louise fastened the multitude of little hooks and eyes and tried not to notice the little roll of fat that squeezed out above and below it . |
| 6 | ‘ Good , ’ said Caspar , meaning it , and Fenella , still curled into her uncomfortable corner , crossed her fingers and tried not to disturb the shining folds of the Robes all about her . |
| 7 | Mr and Mrs Is-the-Mitsubishi-Scratched-Yet smiled and nodded at people who passed them and tried not to flinch every time anyone went within ten yards of the Mitsubishi . |
| 8 | She took a deep , steadying breath and tried not to picture the way he had looked , hear the scathing tone of his voice . |
| 9 | Thousands of school children , all of them well over sixteen , were crammed there into a large tall gilt room , and told not to insult the French , not to talk to Arabs , and not to go to Montmartre : then an English lady stood up and said that Paris had always been for her a source inépuisable de something , and everyone clapped , and then they were all turned out again , rather quickly , for the room was clearly needed for something else . |
| 10 | Reception was in many places extremely poor , but the new audience was enthusiastic and seemed not to mind the difficulty involved in tuning to Dar es Salaam . |
| 11 | Around A.D. 44 , Peter , then John , then all the others were arrested , flogged and ordered not to speak the name of Jesus . |
| 12 | Ordinary speech is therefore usually a very imperfect representation of the underlying rules of grammar and appears not to provide a sound database for the derivation of these rules . |
| 13 | He says that she told her husband , they discussed it and decided not to tell the police . |
| 14 | Sam sighed , and decided not to pursue the matter . |
| 15 | If you have to use deodorant , use the unscented , roll-on variety and try not to breathe the fumes . |
| 16 | erm and try not to reinvent the wheel |
| 17 | But as you are determined to live it up and have a good time , you must watch your health and try not to burn the candle at both ends . |
| 18 | Better just to praise success and pretend not to notice the setbacks . |
| 19 | When I was 16 I gained GSE grade one English and chose not to accept the only job suggested , packing boxes ; instead I tried further education . |
| 20 | To all intents and purposes , however , they ignored the implications of their demand to enter the public sphere for the role of women in the private sphere of home and family , and chose not to confront the emphasis doctors and scientists placed on the latter . |
| 21 | But he was hanging up her coat and appeared not to notice the edge on her voice . |
| 22 | But one junior official revealed : ‘ She was badly shaken by what happened and determined not to let the matter drop . |
| 23 | To qualify you 'll likely have to show experience , solvency and added-value , sign up for training and promise not to disgrace the family . |
| 24 | Firstly , the efficacy of BCG varies considerably from region to region ; secondly , it is effective in preventing serious forms of primary tuberculosis but seems not to prevent the infected person from developing postprimary , often infectious , disease . |
| 25 | He made coffee for Susan , but decided not to risk a cup himself . |
| 26 | During the war he sold his interest in his galleries and went off to war ; following this six-year closure he reopened the Hans Road gallery but decided not to reopen the American galleries ; it was hard enough to get the good material for one shop . |