Example sentences of "not [adv] [vb infin] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 It does not necessarily work as quickly as it did in Sylvia 's case — but it always succeeds , provided the patient does his or her homework regularly and conscientiously .
2 The trouble was that it did not necessarily sell well so that in some cases , such as that of the Burgundian lord , Guillaume de Châteauvillain , both he and his family , who acted as guarantors for the payment of 20,000 saluts which he had agreed to pay when captured by the French in 1430 , faced financial ruin .
3 This was in itself , however , of little significance in an atmosphere impregnated with tension , and anxiety that the western offensive could not conceivably go as smoothly as the Polish and Scandinavian campaigns .
4 However , the gold standard did not always work as smoothly or effectively as this description indicates since many countries were unwilling to follow the simple rules of the game .
5 There will always be homes , local authority as well as private sector , which do not always behave as well as they should within the rules .
6 ‘ Saville 's can not possibly do anywhere near as good a job in bringing that site back into use as the local authorities could if they acquired the site themselves . ’
7 Their commitment , however , does not really extend as far as promotion of Equal Opportunities ; men-only nights greatly outnumber women-only nights in most venues ; most lack disabled access ; there is no policy of supporting anti-racist initiatives in either employment practices or customer relations .
8 It does not really matter so long as we accept both points of view .
9 She did not even go as far as her room — the sound of the door being unlocked , opening and closing again should surely not carry down to the hall .
10 I could not even see as far as the mouth of the burn .
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