Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [adv] [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this does not exist then both the government and its control of the timetable collapse but while the one lasts , the other is intact . |
| 2 | It would be a mistake , however , to think that we do not cover extensively all the ground and territory that is available within those limits . |
| 3 | The 166 husbands whose occupations are recorded do not cover quite such a range of trades as the fathers — 64 as opposed to 76 — but that is hardly surprising since they are much more concentrated in a number of particular trades . |
| 4 | In the first place , we should not paint too pessimistic a view of what was happening to the landed classes , since the experiences of this group varied considerably from region to region . |
| 5 | George cried , who did not want so marvellous an evening to end . |
| 6 | It would not need too keen an eye ( nor a cynical disposition ) to spot a coincidence between one of the editors of the volumes and the present author of this piece and think … |
| 7 | One may argue that ( although one should not expect too sympathetic a hearing in the courts ) : 1 . |
| 8 | By definition , you can not do well all the time , you can only try to — your attitude is that you could be a hell of a lot worse off in life than getting out for 30 as opposed to 75 . |
| 9 | For most people alcohol does not present too great a problem provided it is taken in moderation . |
| 10 | The idea that there was a golden age of family obligations in the past was born out of a desire to ensure that increasing numbers of elderly people ( and other dependent groups ) in the population did not become too heavy a burden financially upon the wealthier classes ; hence the anxieties about whether working-class people had an adequate sense of ‘ filial affection ’ , which can be documented from at least the nineteenth century . |
| 11 | My father told me that when Darwin 's Beagle appeared in their island channels , the Tierra del Fuegans did not even notice it because their imaginations could not grasp so vast a ship . |
| 12 | A part , of course , assumed that certain favours would be forthcoming , especially as her reputation , in the newspapers , was in tatters ; Mr Poole did not use so graphic a word , but his hands continued to make free of Dinah 's body , and soon she rose and shook out her skirts . |
| 13 | Now for some of our members choice is is not something that they are fortunate enough to have because they are very needy and they do not have perhaps all the education that some of the tory party perhaps have , that they have been less fortunate in many , many ways . |
| 14 | Today 's four withdrawals , coming on top of earlier drop-outs by Sheffield Wednesday 's Paul Warhurst and Arsenal 's Alan Smith , leave Taylor short of cover but will not have too drastic an effect on his team strategy for the Group Two game . |
| 15 | HIV 2 may not have as great a potential to cause illness as HIV 1 . |
| 16 | It is astonishing to find that ‘ unemployment ’ finds no mention in the book and difficult to believe that this ‘ megatrend ’ will not have as great an influence on the United States in the 1980s as the 10 trends which he discusses . |
| 17 | Well according to Mr Argyle , money plays a small part but does not have as big an effect as people might think . |
| 18 | My father , certainly , did not have so pleasant an odour as my mother . |
| 19 | Firms are divided over proposals requiring audit partners to be rotated every seven years to ensure that they do not develop too cosy a relationship with their clients . |
| 20 | Conversion of a Nardus upland grassland to a rye grass ley would not produce as drastic an increase because it could anyway support a livestock grazing level significantly above that of wet moorland . |
| 21 | In 1964 the traffic similarly did not pose quite such a problem as in 1988 , the car parking round the district proving quite adequate , especially as the expected crowds did not turn up on the day . |
| 22 | If this is your motive it is important to recognize it , and to make sure that does not impose too great a burden on the person cared for as well as on yourself . |
| 23 | Increasingly local Law Societies are either undertaking training or can be persuaded to do so , and bringing down an experienced personal injury practitioner or trainer from London may not seem too horrendous an idea if the local Law Society is funding and arranging it . |
| 24 | He found first , that the chief executives did not play as strong a leadership role as Bains recommended ; second , that professionalism and departmentalism had prevented the development of a corporate management team ; and third , that the policy committees were frequently not supported by the full range of subcommittees suggested by Bains . |
| 25 | But even here the Designer had carefully thought out its use in subsequent stories when , perhaps , the ship would not play so vital a role . |
| 26 | To clear up any doubt , therefore , Notaries Public in Scotland are advised that while they may take and duly sign a solemn declaration of good repute , etc , they can not issue as such a certificate of good repute and of no previous bankruptcy . |
| 27 | And if reason and experience could not settle so basic a question as this , how much less could they be relied upon to arbitrate on matters of faith ? |
| 28 | It will be appreciated that these insubstantial structures can not form as satisfactory a basis for conversion into dwellings as can the traditional masonry-built flail-threshing barn . |
| 29 | They do not form as dense a fog as measured by the Fog Index , but when you use cloudy phrases a mist gathers . |
| 30 | If an earn out is to be used , it is recommended that it does not form too significant a part of the purchase price as this will distort priorities . |