Example sentences of "careful [adv] to be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike earlier pop stars , they have been careful not to be ripped off — they have a hand in the business side , share production , invest their earnings wisely . |
| 2 | We 've been very careful not to be seen to be interfering or for anybody to think that we were going to tell groups how they would run their groups , because the groups are fairly autonomous and they pre-existed parish councils er , but a you know this is almost a direct invitation and we could actually respond to this in terms of an invitation and ask other groups if they would be interested in our respon in our going to , to visit them , rather than a surgery where maybe we 'd sit here and nobody would turn up . |
| 3 | Burmans , having been deceived by the promises of the Japanese about independence , would be very careful not to be deceived again . |
| 4 | And she was careful not to be found out ; her recklessness , she says was only apparent : she always thought of Anna . |
| 5 | And if , at first , she had had to remind herself to be careful not to be found out , deceit was becoming second nature to her . |
| 6 | The veteran Eire international is careful not to be drawn into a new slanging match with Ferguson — but one of those reasons must be to show the United manager that he is not a crippled has-been , better equipped propping up a bar than shoring up a defence at football 's highest level . |
| 7 | In doing so , the counsellor has to be careful not to be beguiled into believing the more comfortable initial reactions that many older people might present . |