Example sentences of "[conj] not [adv] [adv] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Indeed , ’ he said flatly , ‘ we see one among them who does not serve you , Khan , or not so far as we are aware . |
| 2 | Not a trace of the search or the find remained — or not as far as he could see . |
| 3 | However , there do exist , and not so uncommonly that they can be safely ignored , minimal semantic constituents which consist of more than one word . |
| 4 | She was relieved the cut was small and not very deep although it was bleeding steadily . |
| 5 | The RoboCop is basically a ‘ man in a suit ’ ; but in the story he has been so reconstituted that even his skin , seen only at his face and not much there until he takes off his helmet , is supposed to be toughened like plastic . |
| 6 | The travelling , the exigencies of the business , the constant promotional activity , prolonged absences , his own mercurial nature , made life difficult for Susy if she stayed at home and not much better if she accompanied James on the circuit , something she never much liked to do . |
| 7 | tell you what it seems ages since I was in the first year , but not very long since I was in the second year |
| 8 | Jerome had done foully , but not so foully as he himself and all here believed . |
| 9 | The trick is to push a dispute just far enough to make your opponent cave in for fear of a court action , but not so far that it goes to court . |
| 10 | I wonder if you are using ( in lectures ) a statement I remember you making in talk , but not so far as I can recall , in print . |
| 11 | By now Dr Neil was in an agony of desire , the loved one in his arms , so near and yet so far — But not so far as he thought , for McAllister suddenly wanted more from him than he was giving . |
| 12 | A 45-minute session makes you feel relaxed and slightly dazed , but not so severely that you ca n't go shopping afterwards . |
| 13 | Melissa was on her way in a flash , but not so quickly that she missed the knowing look on Iris 's face . |
| 14 | It melted as it fell , but not as fast as it fell . |
| 15 | Now the reason why we 've come together and this has been a recent change and it 's been this year , erm is because there are overlaps without going into deep detail , there are overlaps in our work and we were working together as officer 's anyway , but not as well as we should , so what we decided to do was formally integrate the three teams under the same unit , and we do have regular er internal meetings , management team meetings consisting of John , Pete me and Carol and we so we more co-ordinate the work for all the teams much more systema systematically , that we know what everybody 's doing and that way we believe we can use best use of resources we 've got most effectively . |
| 16 | On a sudden impulse , she reached up to him ( but not as far as she might otherwise have had to do , because of the heels ) and slipped her hands behind his head . |
| 17 | Now , when I touch his cheek with my finger , he responds normally , but not as quickly as he responds when he is held to the breast . |
| 18 | Although they never spoke directly of Lachlan , each knew the other 's mind ; though not as well as she believed . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , I pay for the time , ’ the landlord defended himself , though not as intimidatingly as I could have hoped . |