Example sentences of "[verb] not to " in BNC.
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| 1 | His travellers appeared on the whole disappointed not to be cooked by cannibals . |
| 2 | No , ’ he confirmed gently when she just stared at him in shock , ‘ you need n't answer , not if you promised not to . |
| 3 | I realized that I was having to struggle not to be nice to him . |
| 4 | But appear not to be . |
| 5 | ‘ They have a very complex structure and at first sight they appear not to be connected in any way , ’ said Professor Mann . |
| 6 | A detailed examination of the linen , the small pillow with its corner tassels and broderie anglaise hem and the wrap-over sheet with similar trimmings , appear not to be bedclothes but an exceptionally superior coffin suite . |
| 7 | Margery 's ‘ visions ’ appear not to be typical of those of more orthodox mystics . |
| 8 | My point , in this rough-and-ready example , is to isolate certain basic impulses which appear not to be dependent upon others . |
| 9 | Further , firms ' employment policies may be discriminatory even when they appear not to be . |
| 10 | ‘ As you probably know , Major Maxim is attached to Number 10 for duties that appear not to be precisely defined but touch on security matters . |
| 11 | The Opposition understand — Conservative Members appear not to — that there can be no freedom without equality , and equality is underpinned by rights . |
| 12 | For vendors who have had no previous contact with KPMG and who appear not to be totally committed to the proposed transaction , consideration should be given to requesting an up front commitment to cover set up costs of the job ( preliminary buyer research etc ) and as contribution to the costs of preparing any documentation . |
| 13 | This is not very surprising when we consider that most joint ventures appear not to be entirely voluntary . |
| 14 | Psychological research on human thinking suggests two alternative views of the machinery of the mind ; one is that the mental representations and cognitive processes are abstract , language-like forms manipulated by rules , and an alternative is that they are mental models whose structure corresponds not to language but to states of affairs in the world . |
| 15 | The gorge walls , over 50 feet in places , came so close they nearly touched and , below , a river straight out of a canoeist 's toybox , not large by any standards but clean , powerful , unspoilt and appearing not to be reliant on heavy rainfall . |
| 16 | People do not like to see land set aside , with someone appearing not to be doing very much with the land set aside and getting paid for it . |
| 17 | The best policy is to try not to be placed in a position where you risk serious criticism on account of your behaviour . |
| 18 | Although the Commissioners are committed not to be swayed by the national interests of their own countries , it is clear that Sir Leon Brittan , the Competition Commissioner , has come up against stiff opposition from his colleagues when he has investigated anti-competitive behaviour in some of their countries , most recently over his veto of the Franco-Italian takeover of De Havilland in October 1991 . |
| 19 | Any backlash problem which there might be seemed to relate not to the nature of our oppression , but to problems of management and presentation by these left-wing councils . |
| 20 | And it is significant that the stories she refers to relate not to her unhappy marriage but directly to the Queen . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , many hoteliers are still puzzling over the more confusing clauses , vowing not to be the first to test them through the courts . |
| 22 | Parents may generally feel irritable with the child and expect not to be obeyed . |
| 23 | ‘ I just expect not to be leered at and not to have my correspondence read . |
| 24 | We are fortunate in that the rabbit population has not to date found us , although in 1983 we had to provide rabbit guards to comply with grant conditions , which were hideous white twists of plastic . |
| 25 | The stopped chamfer template has not to my knowledge been marketed , readers who want one will just have to make their own . |
| 26 | It is quite possible clearly that that number could be reduced , during the consultation process on the on the local plan , I think that 's an important point because of the issue of windfall that was mentioned by Mr Davis , and was raised yesterday , reference to historic trends in the city of York do show that erm we have exceeded structure plan targets by substantial amounts , I think the figure is is forty percent or or more , er the County Council could confirm that , slightly difficult calculation to do because I 'm sure you 'll be aware that to our eternal shame , the City Council has not to date adopted a formal local plan , with reference erm to your question on day one er as to whether or not we might calculate contribution of windfalls in the past , we have looked at the nineteen eighty seven residential land availability er study , which was agreed with the house builders , adjacent districts , and of course the County , and in the five year period of that study , by comparison with the sites that we agreed in the study , an additional four hundred and thirty dwellings came forward and were completed on sites that had not been identified in the study , now I 'd I would say very clearly that that level of windfalls erm would not continue in the future and it could not be a reliable basis for erm looking at windfall contributions in the city in the future , clearly the supply of development land in the city is a is a finite resource , er given given the constraints that are current holding , and although some additional windfalls to the two hundred I 'd suggested in my H One may come forward , on the other hand I suspect some of the sites suggested in the draft local plan could fall out of the equation . |
| 27 | The profession has not to date , unlike the world of venture capital , perceived any practical advantages to be obtained from their use . |
| 28 | ‘ And that 's assuming the machine is programmed not to double back along the same path . |
| 29 | Significantly , Leslie Howard , in the famous film of 1938 , misunderstood this phrase , which he uttered as if it referred not to sex but to Eliza herself . |
| 30 | I referred not to this one but to the principle . |