Example sentences of "[adv] [not/n't] [vb infin] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | In deference to you , Mr. Speaker , perhaps I had better not respond to the last part of my hon. Friend 's question , but I entirely agree with the spirit of his comments . |
2 | So the practice itself becomes useful for two different purposes , diagnosis and collaboration , which will probably not happen on the same occasion . |
3 | In any case , at that moment his father 's circumstances would probably not allow for the added burden of a son 's university education . |
4 | Bill Clinton , writhing amid the dilemma that most of his election campaign has been an attempt to persuade the white middle class that he does most emphatically not speak for the poor or the coloured , announced , after much shilly-shallying , that ‘ We have refused to confront our differences … and for this neglect , we have all paid . ’ |
5 | If you want a half-hearted approach I may as well not start in the first place . ’ |
6 | The point that my hon. Friend is about to come to is that the advertising directed at young people creates a climate of social acceptability in which children will then not complain about the awful smell of smoke from the other side of a physical barrier — |
7 | If the parents do not know what has happened they should either not interfere in the upset or equally attribute blame knowing that a row can not happen without two parties being involved . |
8 | ‘ Then why not knock on the damned door ? ’ |
9 | Why not talk about the wonderful coastline , the lovely villages and the many excellent restaurants in the region ? |
10 | " Well , why not go to the local bingo round here , " somebody suggests . |
11 | If you want Tennis World to drop on your doormat each month , ( and do n't forget that we 're now publishing every month — twelve issues a year ) , then why not join at the reduced joint membership subscription rate shown on the form opposite — and claim your free adidas T Shirt ? |
12 | If you fancy a more energetic excursion , why not join in the day-long bicycle tour of the local beauty spots in the Ziller Valley , including a visit to a local woodcarver , and the chance to savour a typical Tyrolean lunch before your return . |
13 | Over the Christmas period , why not enter into the festive spirit by pouring yourself a glass of light and fruity Le Piat d'Or blanc . |
14 | To complete your evening , why not adjourn to the oak-panelled luxury of the STUDY . |
15 | For a honeymoon with an unhurried pace why not chug through the serene Victorian waterways of England on a 60′ canal barge ? |
16 | The parfum of ice-cream would certainly not fit into the English category . |
17 | A dress like that would certainly not appeal to the average feminist . |
18 | Notwithstanding such criticisms , Tan seems to make it abundantly clear that if any change in the law 's attitude to transsexuals is to be forthcoming , it will certainly not come from the English courts . |
19 | They would certainly not approve of the various purges devised by Jan . |