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The phrase "as not to keep" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an attempt to express a purpose or intention, but it is awkwardly constructed.
Example: "He left early as not to keep anyone waiting."
Alternatives: "in order not to" or "so as not to".
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Just a quick message about your test results, so as not to keep you waiting.
She is grateful the machines are located away from the bedrooms, so as not to keep sleepers awake.
After the fall, you'll have to get up again, hopefully fairly speedily, so as not to keep your friends waiting.
I've kept my list mostly obscure (to intrigue you), and the descriptions as vague as I can, so as not to keep the plots of these worthwhile reads surprising. 1.
But she said she brought her children to school Wednesday so as not to keep "feeding my fear" at home and fully backed the closure.
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Aesthetes still enjoyed lead crystal, as long as they remembered not to keep wine in it.
And it puts off that much heat as well, so try not to keep it somewhere too hot.
"There's no reason for him not to keep trying, as long as he doesn't have to come back.
-- They knew you were going to threaten her not to keep Frank Carter as her attorney?
If those things aren't true, then there's no reason not to keep music as a passionate hobby while your career takes another direction.
It warned residents of Asian countries where the disease exists not to keep ducks as pets, let them into houses or drink from ponds they use.
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