Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [vb infin] [pron] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not altogether share her regret at the loss of such places . |
| 2 | It does not fundamentally change our view of him : his character was already vivid enough , his achievements large and firmly based . |
| 3 | For example , where a manufacturer sells goods in sealed containers to a distributor who re-sells them , that distributor does not thereby lose his right of rejection . |
| 4 | Although I did not entirely enjoy my time as a ‘ check knitter ’ , I learned one valuable lesson . |
| 5 | This ambiguity does not greatly alter our conclusions regarding airburst altitude : once an object has spread to , say , twice its initial radius , its further spreading happens so quickly that an ‘ explosion altitude ’ is defined to within a few kilometres , regardless of whether the explosion is taken to occur then or when the object has spread to 5–10 times its initial radius . |
| 6 | For many — perhaps most — children , their schooling does not greatly increase their understanding of religion . |
| 7 | Remember that it is not a race , so do not suddenly ask your horse for maximum speed . |
| 8 | Customs and beliefs deriving from a pagan past may have been frowned upon , but they did not necessarily exclude their adherents from the community of Christians . |
| 9 | That civilised human beings can be responsible for acts of enormous wickedness does not necessarily invalidate our arguments for placing the study of literature at the centre of the National Curriculum . |
| 10 | All the new year 's resolutions in the world will not necessarily curb your cravings for sweet food . |
| 11 | My best friend just now will not necessarily stay my friend for ever , although it is possible . |
| 12 | These clubs did not necessarily take their sport in the spirit of fair play . |
| 13 | She did not much like his way of kissing , for it was hot and suffocating , and she was glad when he stopped , and released her , and reverted to his grip upon her knee . |
| 14 | It must not only drop its concern for style and ethos but also for parish boundaries . |
| 15 | They do not only make their way through stuffed and clamoring doorways , but emerge from the unseen bowels of the pub , as though they have held themselves privately for days in the cellar , waiting with bated breath , presenting themselves only as the hour grows ripe . |
| 16 | Preventing dental and gum disease will not only make your visits to the dentist more pleasant , but will mean that your mouth feels fresher and you can have a bright smile . |
| 17 | If he is consistently having to refer back for support this will not only weaken his standing with the contractor , but it will cause uncertainty and delay to the contract . |
| 18 | These aspects of sphincter physiology can be assessed both in vitro and in vivo , and will not only improve our understanding of normal internal anal sphincter function , but will also shed new light on the pathophysiology of conditions such of Hirschsprung 's disease . |
| 19 | He would not only keep his side of the bargain , but enable Israel to keep hers , by putting his Spirit within her people . |
| 20 | In my view every survivor of that gallant band who kept the wartime lifelines open should not only get his medal by right , but a cash grant too , and he should be honoured by an invitation to take part in a special parade through the City of Liverpool during the commemoration in May . |
| 21 | As you will see in the following chapters , a British Open-winning caddie will not only have his yardages at his fingertips , but will also have gone out at the crack of dawn measuring up again before each round after studying where all the pin positions are . |
| 22 | She could not merely flush her body like a toilet bowl . |
| 23 | The Ninety gearbox will not easily fit your LR without major modification . |
| 24 | Severed from the rest of the world by sea and sky , an atoll-dweller , unlike a continental people , can not easily resolve his differences with neighbours by simply fighting or moving on if he loses . |
| 25 | The critical problem with these perspectives is that elite theorists can not easily justify their specification of what is in the interests of the powerless . |
| 26 | The Irish League can not just wash their hands of the matter , as Morton McKnight seems to have done . |
| 27 | Totem and Taboo does not just help our understanding of totemism . |
| 28 | These reflected a growing interest in church growth and a desire to find a way to grow the church which did not just find its expression in building bigger buildings . |
| 29 | Abraham does not just risk his life in this campaign . |
| 30 | Owners of domestic dogs do not normally expect their pets to be out hunting prey , bringing it down and killing it , in the same fashion as their wild cousins — the wolf on the Arctic Tundra or the Cape hunting dog of the African Serengeti . |