Example sentences of "[conj] [not/n't] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The XII Tables — whether or not modelled on Greek legislation — provided Rome with a written constitution of the Greek type . |
| 2 | Locke , although not opposed to corporal punishment as a final sanction , nor indeed for very young children of an age too tender to be reasoned with , in order to instil the necessary fear and awe that a child should have for an adult , strongly disapproved of beating once formal education had begun , just as he was equally opposed to bribing the child to work through material rewards . |
| 3 | The strikes and kicks , although not delivered with maximum power , as speed is more important , do land on the body with a certain amount of force . |
| 4 | For Gandhi , particular religions are necessary to convey what it might mean to speak of the one , true and perfect Religion which is beyond predication and not realized within finite existence . |
| 5 | A wooden disc box from Supplier Action : not a greenhouse gas producer and not made from tropical hardwood . |
| 6 | effective , permanent , and not beset by secondary effluent problems , a drawback of wet scrubbing and condensation techniques ; but there are disadvantages . |
| 7 | My uncle was already old , and not given to rash spending , indeed he carried his carefulness too far , and was something of a miser . |
| 8 | Bettinson is a man of considerable dignity , diplomatic and not given to emotional language . |
| 9 | Bettinson is a man of considerable dignity , diplomatic and not given to emotional language . |
| 10 | some sedatives ( to be used with caution and not recommended for regular use ) . |
| 11 | Conservationists believe the section of river has a particular geomorphological importance and want it to be allowed to meander naturally and not controlled by artificial flood defences . |
| 12 | Interestingly , they use the same term for aggression as the Buid , but give it precisely the opposite moral evaluation : ‘ A maisug person is combative and not deterred by physical danger and risk , one who has strong feelings and is not afraid to express them … |
| 13 | If it is thought that the exclusive jurisdiction of the visitor has outlived its usefulness , which I beg to doubt , then I think that it should be swept away by Parliament and not undermined by judicial review . |
| 14 | Ideally this water should be wrung out into another container and not mixed with fresh rinse water . |
| 15 | Heterotopia is less common than gastric metaplasia and not associated with duodenal inflammation or ulceration . |
| 16 | If not appeased with sufficient food , the Ogres attack the adventurers if they think that they can beat them . |
| 17 | The S S Bodegraven was an elderly steam freighter , serviceable for short hauls but not built for military action . |
| 18 | An expression used in common speech , but not used in formal language . |
| 19 | Above them loomed densely clad peaks of mountains , often as not shrouded by swift-moving cloud . |
| 20 | MacLauchlan never married , lodging in the Lambeth and Clapham areas of London when not engaged on archaeological work . |