Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [adj] not [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's better not to use a flannel , but if you must , keep a separate one . |
| 2 | on this side , erm , they have them so you can work out the reverse bearings , but it 's it 's better not to use those , just , stick with the out |
| 3 | I ca n't see it as clearly as that — and perhaps it 's better not to see clearly — ’ |
| 4 | pesticides , but it 's better not to seal the wood . |
| 5 | " It 's better not to shoot smaller animals until you have the bigger prizes you seek . |
| 6 | You do n't know where she 's going , and it 's better not to ask . |
| 7 | Some things it 's better not to ask too many questions about . ’ |
| 8 | There are some things best left alone — some things it 's better not to know . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps it 's better not to have any in the first place , ’ Merrill remarked idly , braking at a crossroads . |
| 10 | It 's better not to have a master plan so you can decide what to do as you go along . |
| 11 | It 's better not to have to have pensions than not to have pensions , surely not . |
| 12 | It 's sad not to have a restaurant that size in the playhouse so that people come to the theatre . |
| 13 | In our opinion , the driveline is the best BMW has yet made and , despite the change of dynamic emphasis , it 's impossible not to derive great pleasure from this alone . |
| 14 | There is now peat underfoot , and in places on this stretch of track you can find butterwort pinguicula vulgaris — it 's impossible not to tread on it , especially around the green-topped post marked No 1 . |
| 15 | But it 's so strict that it 's impossible not to think about it sometimes . |
| 16 | After a few more days of subtle hints — ‘ If you 're a smoker , with young children , over a certain age , in a high-stress job , it 's lethal not to have a medical ’ — ‘ Oh all right ! |
| 17 | It 's safer not to have spaces between the function name and the opening bracket . |
| 18 | It 's safer not to have spaces between the procedure name and the opening bracket . |
| 19 | We keep getting beaten by the odd goal and it 's disappointing not to get anything from these matches , ’ he said . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's good not to work on serious projects all the time . |
| 21 | So it 's best not to say , ‘ Allo , Alex here ! ’ , |
| 22 | It 's best not to notice it . |
| 23 | What 's more , it 's best not to purchase a great wine , with another 10 or more years to wait before consumption , from a shop that has displayed it under bright light lights and in changing temperatures . |
| 24 | In some cases , I 'm told , pieces of the womb break free and invade other parts of the body , including the lungs , so it 's best not to ignore any symptoms . |
| 25 | It 's best not to put white in that colour . |
| 26 | But if airway going to make a gesture , it 's best not to do it while airway white-hot . |
| 27 | It 's best not to use avalanches and other such drastic ‘ random ’ events here , since you do n't want to ruin the real tension of adventuring in the Castle by killing off adventurers before they get there ! |
| 28 | That 's why it 's best not to tell people that you 're doing it you see because then they they 're careful what they say . |
| 29 | It 's best not to fuck around with these . |
| 30 | And you say , oh about sixty thousand so it 's best not to look . |