Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is all too evident that there does not exist anywhere at the present time an active political movement which would be capable of initiating such a development , and if such a movement came into existence it would encounter immense difficulties . |
| 2 | In other words , without it one can not explain why at the present time there is a maldistribution of world wealth and income such that the countries of the Northern hemisphere contain only 25 per cent of the world 's population but obtain 80 per cent of the world 's income , while the countries of the South contain 75 per cent of the world 's population but obtain only 20 per cent of the world 's income . |
| 3 | Weak clients , i.e. those lacking confidence , may not perform well at the first meeting but normally go through a sharp learning curve . |
| 4 | Our prices did not go up at the same rate . |
| 5 | I thought I should go mad if my brother did not come home at the appointed hour , for I longed to thrust it into his hands . |
| 6 | Baseline , FEV 1 , heart rate , plasma potassium concentration , QTc interval , tremor amplitude , and creatine kinase concentration ( including myocardial isoenzyme ) did not differ significantly at the four visits ( table I ) . |