Example sentences of "[conj] [not/n't] so [adj] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ride followed by Marian and Allen , although not so broad as the main Highway , was lighter because the trees that flanked it , being for the most part giant oaks , had quelled the subordinate vegetation and left airy vistas between their trunks . |
| 2 | The 15th was the longest hole at 580 yards , although not so formidable as the 8th where ‘ fences are utilised as hazards , and there are several trees stumps ’ . |
| 3 | Straps on harnesses should be long enough to give good adjustment , but not so long that the ends dangle ! |
| 4 | It is , obviously , deeper than the light trance , but not so deep that the patient will not be aware of what is going on around him . |
| 5 | But not so much as the readers and staff of Gandalf 's Garden . |
| 6 | Amis hopes that it 's cloudy , but not so cloudy that the owner should come back and start breathing over his shoulder again . |
| 7 | European race feldeggii looks smaller and slenderer than Peregrine and differs also in its browner ( but not so brown as the Saker ) upperparts , pinkish underparts , rufous or buff crown and nape and much narrower moustachial stripe ; also has longer tail and blunter wings . |
| 8 | The reason for this might be that it feels more possible to grieve the death of someone or something that is perhaps significant , but not so important as the death of the spouse . |
| 9 | While not so attractive as the male it still shows the red stripes down the side and a hint of the red spots in the caudal peduncle . |