Example sentences of "[conj] [be] not [adv] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well you 'll see that in that apology Milton appears to be conscious of the very point that I am trying to make , that is to say it might be considered out of place in this prose work to speak of myself in direct factual terms , although a poet — a poet intending to write of things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme — a poet soaring in the high region of his fancies , with his garland and singing robes about him , in other words where we ca n't or are n't really invited to make out his individual identity very clearly because it is his role as poet that concerns us , there he clearly feels it would be proper . |
| 2 | I find it difficult to understand how they are going to carry on experimental work at other depots that are n't really equipped to carry out experimental work , and so for that reason , I mean , there 's a great deal of concern that these cuts are n't rather more cosmetic that they 've been made out to be . |
| 3 | Observations are made that are not directly intended to benefit the patient . |
| 4 | Leaders must use sound judgment and , if necessary , part from those who were inclined to involve them in disputes that were not only calculated to bring defeat but to weaken and endanger the position held at the present time " . |
| 5 | Those that were n't instantly flattened proved to be the first genuinely air-worthy chickens I had ever seen . |
| 6 | Tourists and journalists , including , to their chagrin , the three American network , were detained in a hotel on the airport road and were not even allowed to watch the cars pass by . |
| 7 | Furthermore , evidence was described to support their contention that the events were of formative importance , and were not merely serving to trigger depression in a woman who would shortly have become depressed anyway . |
| 8 | The related business person 's turnover will be under the current registration threshold if ( broadly ) it is not over £36,600 in any of the last 12 calendar months and is not reasonably expected to exceed that amount in the next 30 days from any time ( VAT Act 1983 , Sch 1 , para 1(1) ) . |
| 9 | A statement from the new pressure group says clubs throughout the Foyle area feel that even with the continuing decline both in Irish stocks and water quality , the Commission has allowed over-fishing by netting to continue and is not adequately funded to deter or prevent poaching and the continued degradation of water quality throughout the system . |
| 10 | Sir Anthony is a disenchanted maverick of a wet and is not best placed to present a fair test of backbench opinion . |
| 11 | Sir Anthony is a disenchanted maverick of a wet and is not best placed to present a fair test of backbench opinion . |
| 12 | We tried to profit by our mistakes but were not always allowed to forget them by fellow crewmates . |
| 13 | Ultrastructural evidence of neuroendocrine differentiation may be shown but is not widely used to discriminate primary site of origin . |
| 14 | Despite its unhurried style and careful attention to detail , the firm achieved 170 placements with eleven consultants in 1979 ; now , with thirteen consultants , the firm annually completes far more , but is not necessarily seeking to maximise its volume , and certainly not at the expense of quality of service . |