Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] not [vb infin] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , the constant incursion and retreat of the sea creates and maintains vast zones that are neither wholly marine , nor wholly freshwater , nor wholly land-based ; intertidal zones that vary in width , between spring tides and neap , and which could not persist , or would not exist at all , were it not for the tides . |
| 2 | Already there are sawmills that can not operate at full capacity because of wood shortages . |
| 3 | The presumption probably only operates where the conveyancing history of the land is unknown , and may not operate at all where the land in question is part of a building estate ( Giles v County Building Constructors ( Hertford ) Ltd ( 1971 ) 22 P & CR 978 ) . |
| 4 | Afterwards he became very ill and had difficulty breathing and could not walk at all . |
| 5 | " CAO expressed disappointment that we did not seem to agree with him on this point , but added that he was faced with a grave administrative problem with hundreds of thousands of German PoWs on his hands and could not bother at this time about who might or who might not be handed over to the Russians or Partisans to be shot . " |
| 6 | CAO expressed disappointment that we did not seem to agree with him on this point but added that he was faced with a grave administrative problem with hundreds of thousands of German PoWs on his hands and could not bother at this time about who might or might not be turned over to the Russians and Partisans to be shot . |
| 7 | This is a problem for plants because they already have fewer daylight hours in which to manufacture their food , and can not grow at all if the temperature falls below 6 degrees Celsius . |