Example sentences of "[conj] this [verb] [not/n't] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plato , after all , might never have thought of Atlantis ; and similarly Homer might never have thought of Achilles ; although this does not necessarily mean that if they did exist , they pre-existed thought in an absolute sense . |
| 2 | The contract of supply must be a complete agreement ( see Scammell and Nephew Ltd v Ouston [ 1941 ] AC 251 ) , although this does not necessarily mean that every part of the contract has been worked out in meticulous detail . |
| 3 | As long as there is an abundant supply of water high temperatures tend to be associated with high rates of weathering , although this does not necessarily result in deep weathering profiles for , as we have already noted , where slope gradients are steep the products of weathering may be removed almost as soon as they are created . |
| 4 | Although this does not actually prohibit the possession of weapons whose use is illegal , it is clearly moving in that direction . |
| 5 | Where the relationship between theory and practice is more dialectical than applied it allows a fruitful interaction between the two , although this does not always happen . |
| 6 | NME , for instance , has always included substantial coverage of black popular forms — soul , reggae , hip-hop — although this has not always met with their readers ' approval . |
| 7 | Although this did not always turn out to be quite what was expected , it was at least memorable . |
| 8 | The HQ at Mape was bombed , although this did not seriously disrupt the defence plan as four columns of Japanese , some 2,500 troops in all , drove inland ( see map p. 77 ) . |
| 9 | Social services were more closely involved through their provision of home care services , although this did not necessarily mean that a social worker was appointed . |
| 10 | But you know , the tragedy is that this does n't just happen when we 're non Christian , it ha can happen when we 're Christians as well . |
| 11 | I 'm uncomfortably aware that this does n't actually tell anybody exactly what they should do next . |
| 12 | It is made clear that this does not simply mean that each school must offer such a curriculum ; each individual pupil must take it up . |
| 13 | Although this is 250 squares high , remember that this does not necessarily represent 250 rows of knitting ) . |
| 14 | ( vi ) If the date for the first review is fixed 17 years after sentence , the prisoner is told that this does not necessarily mean that the period for retribution and deterrence has been set at 20 years . |
| 15 | Professor Chapman points out that this does not necessarily lead to a drop in standards of physical care , but stresses the apparent risk that patients may occasionally be made to feel ‘ merely an appendage to a machine ’ . |
| 16 | The Hawthorne researchers argued that this does not necessarily follow . |
| 17 | Police acknowledgement that this had n't actually happened was delayed until after the press coverage . |
| 18 | He conceded there was less reading of ‘ non-purposeful ’ material , such as comics , but added that this did not necessarily mean there was less literacy . |
| 19 | The fact that this has not yet led to a fundamental delegitimisation of the state 's role has led some Marxists to develop a more sophisticated awareness of the divergent forces operating upon the growth of government . |
| 20 | I fear that this has not necessarily taken place in every case . |
| 21 | And most readers of such documents understand the code so this does not much matter . |
| 22 | The travellers ' response to this place was positive and warm , and this does not simply derive from the contrast with the pompous inhospitality they found at Armadale , where they were perhaps disgruntled at staying only in an estate official 's house ( the mansion had been burnt down ) , even if the laird and his lady stayed with them . |
| 23 | In production , learners need to choose the words which most suitably realize their intention , and this does not always entail the most closely related form ; in reception of language , given the human penchant for indirection , they also need to be able to move from the form to the function . |
| 24 | In de Manian parlance , to generalise is to conflate and to totalise , and this means not only crossing but negating the boundaries between language and metalanguage , literature and criticism , and literature and non-literature . |
| 25 | And this do n't even have a Gold Star Valet Service . |
| 26 | These include aids intended to overcome regional deprivations , aid to promote projects of common European interest or to remedy serious disturbances within an economy , and assistance to promote economic development , provided this does not adversely affect trade . |
| 27 | Even if this does not strictly fit into the history framework , teachers will want to build on such events , or , alternatively , they might perhaps form the basis of a " once only " local unit . |
| 28 | It is often said that opposites attract , but this does n't usually work with horses ; most people are happier with an animal whose temperament is similar to their own . |
| 29 | It is so weak as not really to provide a genuine sense of ‘ conclusive ’ , but this does n't really matter . |
| 30 | War boars are evil minded creatures that will take every opportunity to maim , bite , and kick their Orc masters but this does n't really bother the Orcs who are on the whole sensible enough to keep out of the way . |