Example sentences of "not [verb] too " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did n't ask ; I told Gina where I was going but I 'd better not stay too long . ’ |
| 2 | I hope you will not think too harshly of me . |
| 3 | Ellen had once assured me that I was only happy because I did not think too deeply , and probably she was right , but it is still that shallow contentment which makes people bring me their troubles just as the senator was now bringing me his two children . |
| 4 | Starting each hymn on the right note was a great problem for most of us , but I found that if I did not think too deeply about this but started off almost instinctively I generally hit something like the right note , thanks to my years as a choir boy in Maidenhead . |
| 5 | But you must not think too much about her . ’ |
| 6 | I let in the clutch and gripped the wheel , taking it gently , not using too much power and just willing the tyres to maintain a grip on the rotten surface below the water . |
| 7 | And not using too much water . |
| 8 | In the first place , we should not paint too pessimistic a view of what was happening to the landed classes , since the experiences of this group varied considerably from region to region . |
| 9 | Do not eat too much meat , fish , or shellfish in very hot climates : you are safer eating vegetarian food during your stay . |
| 10 | I had them ? ’ asked Endill , trying not to sound too eager . |
| 11 | Jonadab dismounted and trying his best not to sound too impressed , said with a nod of his head , ‘ They 're even got their own farrier . ’ |
| 12 | Finch asked from bed after the first morning , trying not to sound too alert . |
| 13 | ‘ Which came first ? ’ he asked , exerting himself not to sound too eager for the answer . |
| 14 | Right-wing leaders were careful not to sound too victorious a note , fearing a possible demobilisation of their supporters next weekend through an excess of confidence and optimism . |
| 15 | He 's been very careful er not to sound too bellicose , er but to keep force in reserve . |
| 16 | The uneven nature of the tour , with hard games on the weekend and soft ones mid-week , does not make too many physical demands on players . |
| 17 | something which they may have saved for themselves or perhaps by doing an odd job here and there , and working a day or two a week , which will not make too great demands on their strength , but will just keep the household going . |
| 18 | Do not make too sharp a point which can bend and so become blunt more quickly , and use a hand-held file rather than a mechanical grinder , which can overheat the crampon and ruin the temper of the metal . |
| 19 | On the other hand , successful communication must work within the framework of the receiver 's existing knowledge ; it must not make too many demands . |
| 20 | A Roman coin came from under the tower at the restoration of 1855 , but one can not make too much of that . |
| 21 | A gentleman ‘ should not make too much use of tobacco ’ but ‘ should recognize the Fort in Agra as unequalled in the whole world [ and ] … must think of Isfahan as the best town in Persia ’ ; if he insists on travelling he should visit ‘ Egypt because it is worth seeing ’ . |
| 22 | The evidence indicated that , given the nature of continuous speech , a robust system would not make too early a decision , but would allow higher levels to inform the process of identification . |
| 23 | I should not want too many flowers . ’ |
| 24 | His main concern appeared to be that he did not want too many parents to be able to read it because they would find it attractive . |
| 25 | ‘ You — you must not refine too much upon — upon what transpired between us . |
| 26 | When not pressed too hard , the former prefer to disbelieve rather than believe and the latter to believe rather than disbelieve ; but both feel extremely uncomfortable if their tested . |
| 27 | I can not emphasize too strongly that I have not here attempted to provide a detailed exposition or erect a comprehensive critique of multiculturalist and antiracist assumptions and practices . |
| 28 | but I can not emphasize too strongly that you should only choose furniture and furnishings that make you feel comfortable . |
| 29 | Mr Delors should not lament too loudly . |
| 30 | ‘ Yer mammy said see an' not eat too much at the Exhibition . ’ |