Example sentences of "[coord] it [be] [adj] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You do n't know where she 's going , and it 's better not to ask . |
| 2 | We keep getting beaten by the odd goal and it 's disappointing not to get anything from these matches , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Like , it would be nonsensical to get Paul Weller to go play live on a kids ’ Saturday TV show , and it 's the same for all our artists : there 's a right environment for them and a wrong one , and it 's important not to force them . |
| 4 | No food should be eaten in very large quantities , and it is best not to give any one food every day . |
| 5 | However , the practice of conveyancing is a professional practice and it is important not to lose sight of good professional standards in one 's conduct . |
| 6 | Most children do grow out of their sensitivities gradually , and it is important not to keep them on a restricted diet any longer than necessary . |
| 7 | This is easeful music , and it is difficult not to like it . |
| 8 | Albania , however , definitely is a part of the developing world in the middle of Europe and it is difficult not to compare Albania with my previous experiences in Africa . |
| 9 | Occasional statistics sometimes throw light on the problem ; in 1875 Gladstone 's pamphlet on the Vatican Decrees sold 100,000 copies and it is difficult not to see in this a level of religious interest which later declined . |
| 10 | Its success will depend upon people believing that Mr Lamont knows what he was doing , and that his forecasts are reliable ; and it is difficult not to reflect that an alternative Chancellor would have had carried more conviction . |
| 11 | Hunt as the Surveyor to the Dean and Chapter of the Abbey must have been involved , and it is difficult not to assume that he had a conflict of loyalties in this transaction . |
| 12 | However , this " sun-washed " effect , which emulates the ageing process , is often achieved by chemical washing , and it is advisable not to take the term too literally . |
| 13 | And it is hard not to think of one 's own horror at some of the things that the Irgun and Stern Gang are doing in Palestine , for instance , ’ David said after a long silence . |
| 14 | It was important to believe , and it was important not to give up . |
| 15 | But there was no time to give this disturbing idea attention ; Tealtaoich was nearly at the Trees and the Trees were grouped together watching him and waiting for him in complete silence and it was important not to miss a single instant of any of it . |
| 16 | Everything about this sullen youth annoyed him and it was hard not to show it . |
| 17 | JR now had the initiative , and it was vital not to lose momentum . |
| 18 | Vertically you can slip for four or six rows , but it is best not to do this in rectangular blocks . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | By all means we may admire , but it is prudent not to judge by what we see at the shows . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Perhaps the sea never crashed vigorously here but it is difficult not to think some vital force has been sucked from it . |
| 29 | If you can improve on this , so be it , but it is vital not to allow correspondence to build up and arrears to accrue . |
| 30 | 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 . |