Example sentences of "[adv] as [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this in the most magnificent scenery , a national park where the natural forest has n't been logged for years and grazing sheep is prohibited so as not to upset the natural balance . |
| 2 | Some local parents were complaining that teachers correct some wrong spellings , while leaving the majority untouched , so as not to upset the child . |
| 3 | The terms of appointment and objectives of any such advisers , and the division of functions between them , should be clearly set out , in order to produce material of the greatest utility and so as not to duplicate work and inflate costs . |
| 4 | Carefully structured so as not to antagonize the central Soviet authorities , however , the package also included humanitarian aid to cancer victims of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster . |
| 5 | And she began to walk home the long way round so as not to bump into anybody . |
| 6 | Er can I hang this up and no , so as not to take it into the church ? |
| 7 | Lower each slab on to the sand so as not to disturb it . |
| 8 | Lay it to a depth of at least 25mm ( 1in ) ; rake smooth , then lay each slab in place , lowering it so as not to disturb the mortar bed . |
| 9 | One went on tiptoe so as not to disturb the hush . |
| 10 | The boy placed the bowl on the ground ever so gently , so as not to disturb the wild animals — then slipped back into the house . |
| 11 | During the week I 'd get home late and sleep in the spare room — ‘ so as not to disturb her ’ . |
| 12 | In 1799 he wrote , ‘ With a pair of tweezers I placed an ant upon the middle of the leaf of Drosera rotundifolia but so as not to disturb the plant . |
| 13 | We were to go on foot so as not to disturb the tranquillity . |
| 14 | I was grateful for the radio he had borrowed from the farmer , although I had to play it almost inaudibly , so as not to disturb him . |
| 15 | In the spot-light of an Anglepoise lamp which crouched on a chair like a big , black praying mantis , Finn worked quietly so as not to disturb Francie . |
| 16 | The intensity of Comfort 's concentration was almost palpable and Julia lay as still as she could and breathed as carefully as her sodden lungs would allow so as not to disturb her . |
| 17 | There is no deck chair for me so I sit on the lawn at Ma 's feet and draw some barley water up the straw , gently so as not to disturb Pa who is reading . |
| 18 | They were both speaking very quietly , so as not to disturb Dyson , who was still on the phone . |
| 19 | The set is heard to best effect played from start to finish , so leave yourself a spare five hours , play it real loud ( on headphones so as not to disturb the neighbours , of course ) and it 'll form crop circles in your hair . |
| 20 | Walking gingerly , so as not to disturb the maps , she trod across the City , as her make-believe monster had done earlier . |
| 21 | I must keep my class under control , both to permit individuals to work , and so as not to disturb other classes . |
| 22 | Then she said to me , quietly so as not to disturb the talk , ‘ We shall eat mutton tonight — or Lord Byron and Polidori will , for Percy and I avoid meat . |
| 23 | She lay down carefully so as not to disturb him . |
| 24 | I sneaked up the stairs to Flat 3 , tiptoeing by the door of No. 2 so as not to disturb Lisabeth and Fenella , the two dragons who inhabited that particular dungeon . |
| 25 | The set is heard to best effect played from start to finish , so leave yourself a spare five hours , play it real loud ( on headphones so as not to disturb the neighbours , of course ) and it 'll form crop circles in your hair . |
| 26 | It could have been Jamie , padding softly around his flat so as not to disturb the neighbours . |
| 27 | Her mother had taken her downstairs so as not to disturb the rest of the family . |
| 28 | Why ca n't you put it right immediately so as not to stop something that is going well ? |
| 29 | You work lightly so as not to draw in the knitting or make it lumpy and you could also undo lightly worked stitches more easily . |
| 30 | Stephen tied it up but the string broke and he had to drive the car into Hilderbridge very slowly and carefully so as not to overheat the engine . |