Example sentences of "[adv] [not/n't] [verb] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps he 's right not to attach too much importance to the Bible and to fixed ideas . |
| 2 | Having previously discussed it with John , I declined to join them on their expedition to the temples at P. as I feel it is important to them both to have time alone with each other , especially as is at the moment a bit jealous of the twin at school here ( though of course he , chose to opt out of Gordonstoun ) and has anyway not spent as much time with John in recent years as no 2 ! has . |
| 3 | In practice , under threat of dismissal or of heavy fines , or even of just not making so much money as they might , many dealers succumb to the temptation of exaggerating short-term prospects . |
| 4 | They would probably not bring very much bear meat at all , because Lugh was not especially partial to bear meat , but it would have looked odd to say this . |
| 5 | Miller said Rainey would clearly not race again this season , which means the world crown will go to another American , Suzuki rider Kevin Schwantz . |
| 6 | by simply not putting so much emphasis on increasing ROI |
| 7 | For just as the latter are then not receiving as much employment as they would normally like at the prevailing real wage rate , so the former are not providing as much as they would normally like . |
| 8 | The legislation does therefore not set up any presumption in the employee 's favour ; rather it is for him as claimant to lead evidence which tends to establish that it is more likely than not the employer gained from possession of the patent . |