Example sentences of "[vb base] not [adv] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The general tenor of the article is that " Englishing " becomes a personal matter , raising questions of aesthetics and taste not readily accommodated within the framework of a theory of translation .
2 I need time and space not just to get over the appalling things which have happened to me in which you do not seem to show much interest but also to think through where the two of us are at .
3 Will my hon. Friend continue not only to listen to the representations , but to act on them in every way possible ?
4 It is vital that young people feel not only welcome in the church , but also valued and needed there , whether in bands , music groups , orchestras or choirs .
5 If the sale is by sample as well as by description it is not sufficient that the bulk of the goods corresponds with the sample if the goods do not also correspond with the description .
6 As we are beginning to see , however , these people generate their own rules for ordering their lives , they do not just exist in the middle of chaos .
7 The less attractive males , however , do not just sit on the sidelines .
8 Do not just go to the solicitor who did you conveyancing , or walk into your nearest solicitor 's firm on the high street .
9 ‘ But you do not just march into a druggist 's and demand atropine , ’ objected Auguste .
10 Indian er in India still has a very class-ridden society and er you know from the the top caste do not even associate with the lower castes and there is a terrific there 's still a terrific sense of that .
11 Canadians do not even travel across the country that much .
12 They see power as " structured " beyond and behind public participation in particular issues , and they point to another " face " of political power caught up in the fact that certain issues do not even get onto the public policy-making agenda for action and decision at all .
13 According to Alistair Kelman , however , many companies do not even comply with the Companies Act by keeping detailed records of what goes on in their computer systems .
14 These barriers do not even conform to the existing standard , since the gap at pedal height on the upper barrier is only 392mm. , while the gap at the bottom of the lower barrier is only 395mm .
15 And yet we do not consciously look at the doorpost or the armchairs ; we see them and take avoiding action automatically .
16 The accounting practices discussed do not exclusively relate to the public sector .
17 Individuals with more complicated problems , that do not easily fit into the overall structure of the programme , may either be neglected or take up an inappropriate amount of group time .
18 The earlier cases do not generally talk about the referee as being an expert .
19 But we do not generally fall into the trap of believing that a statistical correlation between two variables demonstrates that one is the cause of the other ; it is assumed that the actuation of language change is multi-causal , and we have frequently demonstrated that the speaker-variables interact with one another ( that is , that no speaker-variable all by itself can ‘ explain' a given configuration of language ) .
20 But what emerges is a team of people who do not simply acquiesce with the head .
21 But this time , once in a millenium , they do not simply stand outside a lighted window , looking in at what they 've lost .
22 The best are those that do not simply rely on a historical setting , but encourage historical skills , evaluation and understanding .
23 Second , elite theory community power studies argue by contrast that national elites do not simply float in a disconnected way above the vast mass of secondary issues which compose the domestic politics of liberal democracies .
24 Hermit crabs , however , do not simply put on a shell as if it were a new pullover ; they show two remarkable adaptations to the problems of ‘ wearing ’ the shells of alien snails .
25 They do not officially vote for the president until December 14 but , as they follow the will of their states , the result will effectively be known after today 's election .
26 So it is with a young horse : they have to ‘ translate ’ the aids because they do not yet think in the same language as the rider .
27 the number of module names which have been reserved but for which modules do not yet exist in the database .
28 The engine produces an uneven cacophony of rattles , misfires and exhaust bark which , together with the odd puff of oil smoke from the crankcase breather , do not exactly say to a pilot , ‘ You can trust me , chief ’ , nor instil any confidence in the outcome of the next few minutes .
29 Rural communities in Wales or the North of England , Italian immigrant communities in London , or Pakistani communities in Rochdale , working-class communities in Bethnal Green or Liverpool , French Canadians in Quebec ; all these patterns and many others can be said to exist within industrial societies and yet do not clearly conform to the model presented earlier .
30 Although I do not wholeheartedly agree with the view the author takes of the mechanical world of the train being somehow better than that of nature , I can still find it interesting and thought inducing from a philosophical angle .
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