Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] not [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kenneth Branagh may or may not make a convincing Hamlet , or Henry V , but his interpretation is unlikely to be dissected by an audience of Scandinavian princelings or British monarchs : when it comes to imagining how such exotic beasts behave , the performer has a head start on his audience . |
| 2 | This interaction may or may not achieve a successful conclusion for both sides depending on their level of skill . |
| 3 | Individual observers may or may not accept a particular observation statement . |
| 4 | Global warming or any of the thousand other worries that come under the environmental heading may or may not have a sound scientific basis , but subjective judgement is still required to determine what priority to give them , and what rules , actions and expenditure are justified to relieve them . |
| 5 | Jones further argues that if central government believes it can not or should not perform a particular public function , ‘ it would be better if it decentralised not to technocratic quangos but to directly elected local governments ’ . |
| 6 | It was rather like working out the details of one of her plots : circumstances capable of more than one interpretation ; actions which might or might not be innocent ; individuals who might or might not have a genuine motive , the means and opportunity to commit the crime . |
| 7 | Occasionally , Mr Landor would accuse her of stealing from him when he had mislaid a silver spoon or could not find a precious paperknife , but she had always treated these accusations with the contempt they deserved . |
| 8 | The form includes a declaration to be completed according to whether a survivor of the buyers can or can not give a valid receipt for purchase monies . |
| 9 | A WARNING against making telephone bookings for ‘ bargain ’ cruises with companies that may not to have a single seaworthy vessel was issued to charge card customers yesterday . |
| 10 | A WARNING against making telephone bookings for ‘ bargain ’ cruises with companies that may not to have a single seaworthy vessel was issued to charge card customers yesterday . |
| 11 | Small schools that might not need a full-time officer may be able to share one . |
| 12 | Highland Region 's track record over planning standards gives cause for concern that , despite objections , the council may end up passing a proposal or design that would n't get a second glance in a national park or a city . |
| 13 | Or it 's only class four occupation that ca n't have a four week |
| 14 | This may already have happened in those species that will not tolerate a strange egg in the nest . |
| 15 | This is employed by animals such as frogs and grasshoppers that can not sustain a prolonged bout of fleeing . |
| 16 | And let's not forget a few failed attempts at making it in the movies along the way . |
| 17 | The problem of consistency of measurement techniques over a long period of time will have to be faced and may not have a satisfactory solution . |
| 18 | If these are present you will need a blood test from your doctor and should not start a special diet without checking with him or her first . |
| 19 | They had only about one hundred and fifty yards to gather speed and could not achieve a full gallop in the time . |
| 20 | He disliked the exploitation , and could not suppress a colonialist guilt . |
| 21 | Your name ? ’ so fast that Creggan had to circle to keep him in sight , and could not keep a clear eye on the other one approaching from above . |
| 22 | At breakfast I completely wrecked my egg while clumsily trying to open it — egg all over , nice and sticky — and could not cut a single soldier without upsetting the plate . |
| 23 | The SDP did not and could not have a good war . |
| 24 | Built in 1540 , these lovely red-brick stables have been loaned to the Horse Rangers by grace and favour since 1964 , and could not have a better tenant than this exclusive voluntary organisation — exclusive that is to children who do not have their own horses and ponies . |
| 25 | ‘ This JCR notes that there are already enough ‘ women ’ who look like men at Somerville , and could n't give a flying toss if they get any more . ’ |
| 26 | We began at Bakewell , the central town of the Peaks , where we visited the 14th Century church to see its celebrated collection of mediaeval monuments , did some souvenir shopping and could n't resist a genuine Bakewell Pudding before going to nearby Chatsworth , the ‘ Palace of the Peak ’ . |
| 27 | We began at Bakewell , the central town of the Peaks , where we visited the 14th Century church to see its celebrated collection of mediaeval monuments , did some souvenir shopping and could n't resist a genuine Bakewell Pudding before going on to nearby Chatsworth , the ‘ Palace of the Peak ’ . |
| 28 | I was only telling you that I 'm going to be busy , and would n't make a good companion for you . ’ |
| 29 | Turkey was not in a state of war and would not open a second front against Iraq unless its own territory was attacked . |
| 30 | The Ministry of Agriculture said it believed hemp , which can grow as high as 15ft , would be a minority crop and would not become a common feature of Britain 's rural landscape . |