Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun sg] [not/n't] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If approval for septic tanks can not be obtained , the only alternative will be sealed cesspools of a capacity not less than 4000 gallons . |
| 2 | Another variant is the shorthold tenancy , created by the Housing Act 1980 , whereby the lessor and lessee agree to a fixed-term letting of a period not less than one and not more than five years certain , carrying with it automatic security of tenure for the period agreed . |
| 3 | Customs state , in their official publication , Single Market Report ( Special Edition , Christmas 1992 ) , that amendments to the draft regulations make it clear that the register refers only to temporary movements , ie for a period not longer than two years . |
| 4 | Moving slowly and cautiously so as not to rip any of the rubber components of their diving suits , they passed in file into a compartment not more than four feet in height but almost twenty feet in length , extending from the nose cone , under the flight deck and then several feet beyond . |
| 5 | Give particulars of holders ( other than directors ) who have a substantial interest ( more than 3% ) in share capital of the company at a date not more than one month before notice of AGM . |