Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [be] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I shall not only be deeply wounded if you spurn my offerings , I sha n't know what to do with the things . |
| 2 | Most members of the ruling élite , though , were becoming increasingly aware that Western contacts were inevitable , and should not merely be passively endured but exploited to Japan 's advantage . |
| 3 | About 1884 he sold his share and turned his attention to devising an improved process for manufacturing aluminium , a metal whose unique properties could not then be adequately utilized because of its high cost . |
| 4 | Of course , there are often political reasons why this vision can not yet be fully realised but that is all the more reason why an understanding should be pursued . |
| 5 | The nature-nurture debate can not therefore be readily resolved and gender identity is heavily influenced by parental treatment and socialisation , but also is influenced by the genetic make-up of a person . |