Example sentences of "but it be [adj] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you must , have a television in the room , but it is best not to watch it for too long , as the warmth of the set makes its plastic components give off fumes . |
| 2 | Vertically you can slip for four or six rows , but it is best not to do this in rectangular blocks . |
| 3 | By all means we may admire , but it is prudent not to judge by what we see at the shows . |
| 4 | The fact that Northern Ireland has weathered the recession better than any other region in the United Kingdom is due , to an extent , to the Government 's policies ; but it is due not least to the resourcefulness , intelligence and dedication of business people in Northern Ireland . |
| 5 | Another failure , but it is hard not to appreciate the subtlety of the thought behind it : if the cash paid as ransom disintegrates , there is no cash paid as ransom . |
| 6 | Admittedly there is a lot to be said for the species itself , but it is hard not to fall for I. aquifolium ‘ Bacciflava ’ because the berries are a cheerful shade of yellow . |
| 7 | There is no such ring in the Reeve 's Tale , but it is hard not to notice that the motif seems to have been displaced and taken over by Absolon as he approaches Alison 's window for the second time that night , in order to deceive her : A sure example of intertextual inference is found in John 's use of the cradle trick ; he envies Alayn 's success with Malyne , and decides he will " " arise and auntre [ chance ] it " " himself . |
| 8 | If a fragment is stuck badly , a solvent should be used to loosen it again , but it is advisable not to use force for this may result in fresh breaks . |
| 9 | Silver food colouring is used to great effect here , but it is advisable not to eat too much , even though a non-toxic brand is used , as the taste is not very pleasant . |
| 10 | I think Mr Wright realises he has produced a piece of special pleading that does not wholly stand up , but it is difficult not to feel sympathy with his assertion : The past can not be changed , but what we make of it certainly can . |
| 11 | The façade is squat and heavy — the architect deliberately lowered it to allow a frontal view of the octagonal tiborium that surmounts the cupola — but it is difficult not to admire the effort that must have gone into it . |
| 12 | Perhaps the sea never crashed vigorously here but it is difficult not to think some vital force has been sucked from it . |
| 13 | If you can improve on this , so be it , but it is vital not to allow correspondence to build up and arrears to accrue . |
| 14 | You do not have to give formal written notice that you are leaving , but it is important not to say or do anything which is inconsistent with pursuing a constructive dismissal claim . |
| 15 | But it is important not to rush into too neat or speedy a conclusion about another person 's main and natural form of mental functioning . |
| 16 | Advances were made in education , and the number of literates grew in the period 1910 to 1945 , but it is important not to overestimate this growth . |
| 17 | But it is important not to assume this connection a priori . |
| 18 | When using French technique the axe is held normally in the uphill hand for support and extra security , but it is important not to lean on it and into the hill ; your weight must be kept over the crampons . |
| 19 | Such continuity was valuable to Gloucester , but it is important not to exaggerate the extent to which he simply took over a ready-made connection . |
| 20 | There is no doubt an element of truth in such arguments , but it is important not be blind to the fact that temperamentally and ideologically Nizan was ideally suited for membership of the party . |
| 21 | It is a commonplace to see culture as man 's building , climbing and reaching — indeed , one whole school of anthropology sees it as his tool-making — but it is important not to forget that in man , as in the other primates , intelligent , adaptive behaviour — behaviour , in other words , mediated by the ego — is motivated by his instinctual drives . |
| 22 | Such continuity was valuable to Gloucester , but it is important not to exaggerate the extent to which he simply took over a ready-made connection . |
| 23 | But it is important not to become so mesmerized by them as to lose sight of the underlying social processes . |
| 24 | pesticides , but it 's better not to seal the wood . |
| 25 | I think on the whole it pays to try to use humour , but it 's better not to be too cruel if you can avoid it . |
| 26 | There 's no harm in using highly processed foods occasionally but it 's best not to make them a regular part of the family 's diet . |
| 27 | But it 's important not to say they 've only got two minutes for something , and then let them go on for ten . |
| 28 | But it 's important not to sweat if the clothes get wet it could cause problems . ’ |
| 29 | I 'm trying not to get too dependent on him but it 's hard not to . |
| 30 | Mrs Young did her best to soothe her , but it was impossible not to respect her fears . |