Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] not [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Family equivalents to the more recently established Anonymous Fellowships may not yet exist in this country or certainly be very rare outside major cities even if , as in anorexia , the primary problem may be life-threatening . |
| 2 | However , the new versions do not support the de facto OSF/Motif graphical user interface standard — though the Sun version does support OpenLook — and Motif support may not even feature by the time the RS/6000 version is delivered , though ICL says it is working on it . |
| 3 | Quite apart from statute , as a matter of professional conduct solicitors must not so discriminate in their professional dealings with their clients , fellow solicitors , employees , barristers or others . |
| 4 | POU family proteins may not only function as transcription factors . |
| 5 | This 4-tuple I' of coordinates in the TV images may not actually correspond to any real point in the 3-dimensional space of possible positions for the torch , but that does not matter . |
| 6 | As the entries may not necessarily fit on one physical line , they may be continued by following any closing square bracket with a minus sign ( as shown in the example ) . |
| 7 | As the entries may not necessarily fit on one physical line , they may be continued by following any closing square bracket with a minus sign ( as shown in the example ) . |
| 8 | The United States could not properly insist on " a blank check " . |
| 9 | He turned and said something that Elisa could not quite catch to a young girl , unnoticed before , who had stationed herself by the door . |
| 10 | The new President , the Premier , the two Deputy Premiers and the Defence Minister all held seats in the People 's Great Hural which they were required to give up , as it was stipulated that Cabinet post-holders could not concurrently serve as deputies to the assembly . |
| 11 | The results of delegation of power from LEA to schools need not necessarily lead to the sorts of negative effects for teachers outlined above . |
| 12 | They work incredibly long hours with no day of rest for a monthly income which in the United States would not even amount to a basic daily wage . |
| 13 | Matthews feels that X-rays could do the job more cheaply and safely — the shells would not even need to be opened up . |
| 14 | It was also necessary formally to sever its links with the Odiham Agricultural Society so , on 19 April 1791 , a letter was sent to the Society , saying that the College would not now persist in the Odiham plan of sending youths to France to be trained . |
| 15 | Since the mere association of words will not unambiguously point to meaning , the words need to be set down in a particular arrangement . |
| 16 | It appears that highly productive authors will not necessarily publish in those journals which have the highest circulation , and which hence are presumed to be those used for those papers which an author wishes to reach the largest possible readership . |
| 17 | Will the Secretary of State explain how he was able to commission a review of teaching methods in a matter of a few weeks , although his minimum standards — first laid down in 1981 — were not met in the 10 years that the Government allowed themselves , and the current review will not now report until the autumn ? |
| 18 | The scope of a pro-active search will not normally extend to a fully detailed analysis of a specific company , competitors , forecasts etc . |
| 19 | The scope of a pro-active search will not normally extend to a fully detailed analysis of a specific company , competitors , forecasts etc . |
| 20 | We have already observed that it is more difficult to speechread unless there is enough space between you and the speaker — eyes can not possibly focus on the whole face if it is only six inches away . |
| 21 | The animals can not always break through this , and they struggle away , pawing and moving in frustration , pawing and moving again . |
| 22 | States can not entirely depend on such measures , however , and must make provision for their own defence . |
| 23 | The concepts expressed in the plan may not yet exist in the organisation . |
| 24 | The idea for the tongs may not even exist as a sketch ; simply as a concept in the smith 's mind . |
| 25 | In time there is no reason why some areas might not even aspire to the status of nature reserve . |
| 26 | The Liberal Democrat spokesman , Mr Charles Kennedy , quoted a letter from the Department of Health which admitted patients were in a weak position to make meaningful comparisons or to shop around , so the NHS could not always rely on competition to make sure that its internal and external markets worked effectively . |
| 27 | A generation ago in the South , blacks could not even go to white lavatories or be buried in white cemeteries — let alone compete for good jobs or live in white suburbs . |
| 28 | Nicholson could not now appear in the film because he was too old for the original role which had been designated for him , and anyway he wanted to give it his fullest attention as director . |
| 29 | Tempo 30 zones need not therefore consist of anything more complex than a set of signs , an arrangement which pays lip-service to safety improvement yet costs little money . |
| 30 | If a patient dismisses his doctor , the criminal law would not lightly regard as manslaughter the act of a doctor who respected the wishes of a dying or aged patient . |