Example sentences of "[conj] not [adv] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although not quite running the place now , was in good spirits and still looking very smart in a collar and tie . |
| 2 | Looking back , it should have sounded strange , after waiting all that time in the gynae clinic , and not even seeing a doctor . |
| 3 | Perhaps it stems from a sensation that I am in some way making a prediction of awful catastrophe , and not just telling a story . |
| 4 | ’ He was infallible , kindly and not above having a go at the medicinal whisky . |
| 5 | But , even if not properly speaking a science , it is still worthy of systematic pursuit . |
| 6 | In London historians and critics are solicited for opinions by the auction houses , sometimes but not always accepting a fee ; commissions for articles are independent decisions by editors . |
| 7 | Some arranged for consultants to hold clinics on the practice premises , thus improving access for their patients but not necessarily achieving a cost saving . |
| 8 | Still there , but not necessarily making a profit . |
| 9 | Hibs , while not exactly setting the place alight , have at least the comfort of knowing that a win would lift them above St Johnstone and back into the top half of the table . |
| 10 | Both the defendants and the Bank of England , while not expressly acknowledging the link , invite the court to proceed for present purposes on the assumption that without the defendants ' breach the Bank of England would not have issued the section 39 notice in its present form . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , while not officially sanctioning the use of force against Iraq , China 's curry-favouring bolstered its future bid for ‘ Third World ’ leadership . |
| 12 | The most amusing commentary on the limitations which are inherent in this type of research , however , is perhaps that enshrined in the Indonesian concept of a ‘ statistical Muslim ’ ( or Islam statistique ) , a person who , while not actively practising the faith , so records his identity for census and other purposes . |
| 13 | The proposal does not refer to sponsorship as such , but it does state , in convoluted Euro-language , that ‘ a ban should therefore be imposed on such indirect forms of advertising which while not actually mentioning the tobacco product , use trade marks , emblems , symbols or other distinctive elements associated with tobacco products … |
| 14 | While not necessarily accepting the fatalism of this argument , it would be wrong to assume that the balance of power between the sexes can be changed simply by persuading more girls to take ‘ boys ’ subjects ' : the issue is clearly too complex to justify simplistic remedies . |
| 15 | Gas should increase its penetration of domestic markets though not quite achieving the level of consumption enjoyed in 1979 . |
| 16 | Objectivists , though not necessarily denying the importance of subjective mental states in the attribution of responsibility , refuse to give the mens rea principle exhaustive sway and look also to ‘ harmful consequences liability ’ as a basis for conviction . |