Example sentences of "and not [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , the needles on the needlebed ( plus their latches ) must be in good condition with the sinker posts in an upright position and not bent at a drunken angle ! |
| 2 | He should believe in her character , and not object to a past action she could not avoid . |
| 3 | The design and development of many of these products was undertaken by large groups of workers and not limited to a small technocratic elite . |
| 4 | Examples in Northern Tyneside include ship-building and -repair as part of the maritime industrial structure , and those local plants which are independent and not tied to a particular customer . |
| 5 | My old man had this thing about all of us [ a family of ten ] growing up in this society and not getting into a black thing . |
| 6 | The local labour movement was split between those who wanted to intervene politically to support members of the skilled manual working class and those who wanted to act on financial grounds and not intervene in a declining enterprise . |
| 7 | Second , most people who are in work are keeping their heads down and not looking for a new job , so there is less competition from those in work . |
| 8 | However , talk within the argument and not addressed to a specified individual may be in Creole or in British English , with a single turn often containing elements of both . |
| 9 | The golden rule is to begin gently and not to plunge into a sudden regime of vigorous exercise . |
| 10 | If you are married and not entitled to a basic pension on your own contributions , you can still claim the graduated pension , even if your husband has not yet retired . |
| 11 | If you 're simply replacing the old cistern — and not putting in a new system alongside the old you will be without water for some considerable time while the job is done . |