Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv] in the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 A two-run defeat seemed set fair to demoralize England , but their batsmen did not do badly in the second game at Sydney .
2 At half-time a note was passed to the Scottish dressing-room telling the young striker that he would be shot if he did not ease off in the second half .
3 No doubt one could find some of that ilk in the Labour party , but I am sorry to tell Ministers , who greatly outnumber their indians seated behind them , that defence will not figure prominently in the next general election .
4 Something with four solid walls the wo n't blow down in the first puff of wolf 's breath .
5 To make sure that he does n't fade again in the second part of the season , Zeelenberg 's pre-season training regime has been a lot tougher .
6 ‘ If Sir Henry does n't come out in the next quarter of an hour , the path will be covered by the fog .
7 Well he , he did n't play well in the second half though did he ?
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