Example sentences of "[conj] not [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the arguments soon broke out again , because the Aube wines , although not officially included as Champagne wines , were not officially excluded either . |
| 2 | Secondly , the techniques , although not widely developed to date , may culminate in the creation of more productive plant and animal crops that could help alleviate food scarcity problems in developing countries by increasing the viability of traditionally based agroecosystems , thus obviating the need for the cultivation of new lands . |
| 3 | Although not specifically related to sport , Robert Malina 's work begins with the observation : ‘ populations differ in a variety of biological and cultural characteristics and motor performance and strength are no exception ’ ( 1973 , p.333 ) . |
| 4 | She maintained that the reproductive organs were formed in girls at birth and not newly created in adolescence as Maudsley claimed , and while agreeing that women stored nutrient in reserve for childbearing , argued that it was not in finite supply and could safely be drawn upon in adolescence . |
| 5 | It means only that ideas both given and new will be subjected to scrutiny and not simply accepted on trust . |
| 6 | The disadvantage is that it was very expensive , low in fibre , and not well balanced for use in the long term . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not saying you should n't have hit him , ’ said Polly patiently , who was , after all , the daughter of a trained killer ( Squadron Leader , RAF , Ret. ) and not unduly given to pacifism . |
| 8 | He pointed to the necessity of a reciprocal relationship , one that had ultimately to be beneficial to all participants , and not merely based upon value money exchanges but one that entailed an exchange of real use-values . |
| 9 | Woven panels become brittle if not regularly treated with preservative . |
| 10 | In many instances , pellet formation is stimulated by the availability of the next meal ( Chitty , 1938 ) , with the previous meal being regurgitated even if not fully digested in order to leave room for the next and in this case it seems likely that the initial level of pH would be higher than normal . |
| 11 | More recently , social policy in this country has been informed by political economy — that tradition , primarily but not exclusively derived from Marxism , which identifies the ideological character of disciplinary boundaries and looks for explanations of the nature of social structure and social process in terms of the character of the dominant mode of production ( see Gough , 1979 ) . |
| 12 | Cheques credited in the cash book but not yet presented for payment to the bank . |
| 13 | Cheques drawn but not yet presented for payment £131.00 ; standing orders shown as paid on the bank statement but not entered in cash book £82.00 ; cheques entered in cash book but not yet paid into the bank £64.00 . |
| 14 | The perfect simulation which has been suggested but not yet implemented in process control , power generation and air traffic control would be to have two identical control rooms and two crews coming on duty . |
| 15 | The open-ended commitment to a vastly expensive discretionary scheme for criminal injuries compensation , sanctioned by statute in 1988 but not yet brought into force at the time of writing , was a particular Treasury bête noire , leading to pressure to cut back on other things if Ministers maintained that it was politically unacceptable to curtail the cost . |
| 16 | In past centuries , when few statutes were enacted , common law constituted the main body of English law ; today , it has been largely but not wholly displaced by statute law . |
| 17 | The maternity grant and the death grant , two benefits initiated in the Beveridge era but not properly updated in line with inflation , were abolished , to be replaced by means test-related benefits for the very poor . |
| 18 | The idea now under consideration , that we take effects to be probable events , is announced or expounded but not much supported by argument . |
| 19 | Plenty of questions are obviously relevant , though not necessarily answered without pain : do other people make you nervous ? |
| 20 | Other Directives , 72/159 on the modernisation of farms ; 72/160 concerning measures to encourage farmer retirement and reallocation of agricultural land for structural improvement ; and 72/161 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance , are all relevant ( though not specifically aimed at mountain and upland areas ) to the structural sector of the CAP . |
| 21 | The wooden box to which all these fittings were fixed probably contained the gaming pieces , which were as likely as not also made of ivory . |