Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [not/n't] so [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have done , Leith realised , for Rosemary was still taking the greatest pains that not so much as a whiff of the fact that she might care for someone else got out . |
| 2 | A ring should feel comfortable , not so loose that it slips down your finger but not so tight that it is difficult to remove . |
| 3 | It seems as though the period of separation has been long enough for genetic differences to appear within populations but not so long that reproductive barriers have developed . |
| 4 | The high regard with which the instructor force was held was best summed up by the comment that , ‘ Instructors are good professionals but not so sophisticated as to bemuse the trainees ’ . |
| 5 | Traditional Keynesian analysis required government to intervene in the economy to affect the total level of demand for goods and services , and to ensure that this level was high enough to be consistent with full employment and not so high that inflation was generated or a balance of payments crisis precipitated . |
| 6 | It is like that at Aquileia but not so extensive or of such quality ( 202 and 203 ) . |
| 7 | It is , however , generally known that many trade unions choose the winter months for strikes because they can exert more pressure on employers than during other periods of the year and not so much because their members can claim tax rebates . |
| 8 | Although rougher and hairier in texture than wool and man-made carpet and not so soft or luxurious , they come in good colours — the natural shades are particularly attractive — and are tough enough to withstand the most active family on its feet . |