Example sentences of "[noun sg] to be careful " in BNC.

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1 Try to avoid telling your child to be careful every time it goes to play with a friend .
2 Operators who have their tachograph charts analysed by an outside agency need to be careful about exactly what it is they are buying and whether it meets their requirements in protecting them from breaches of the law by their employees and agents .
3 There 's no need to be careful with the small hoard of wood any more .
4 Curtis had ended his call by suggesting that a Triad involvement would explain the apparent fanaticism and brutality displayed by the sect heavies , and warning his old friend to be careful .
5 Mr Singleton advised Sergeant Joe at the beginning to be careful about envelopes .
6 I could not believe that such an outburst of violence could happen in Fontanellato , where everybody , including those who belonged to the party , seemed to be more or less on good terms with one another , but when I arrived home I begged my father to be careful and to avoid discussions with anybody except the doctor .
7 This at least forced the Commission to be careful in future .
8 In the case of a Japanese company wishing to invest in this country , whereas hitherto the attractions of the United Kingdom economy , along with the English language , which is important in Japanese investment , have been significant , for the future we are issuing a warning to the Japanese investor to be careful ; he may not be able to price across Europe in the future , he may experience high interest rates in this country and he may find it much harder to trade into the Community , because if we are not participating in the single currency we may not get all the benefits of the single market either .
9 As long as you can show that they owed you a legal duty to be careful and have been negligent , damages could come your way .
10 I ask the House to be careful when it has one of its own Members in its charge .
11 Most of the signals are only noted subconsciously but , with a little effort , it is quite easy to become more aware of them so that , should a warning bell ring at the back of your head , you will know it is time to be careful .
12 ‘ We have n't got time to be careful . ’
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