Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv] so [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the grid lines are printed in blue they will not show up so clearly when the plot is photocopied ( which is usually an advantage ) . |
| 2 | Wayne Larkins did not begin quite so strikingly but was an undeniably happy man . |
| 3 | A tail-wheel with a rubber tyre will resist skidding sideways over tarmac , but it will not grip quite so well when it is bouncing over rough grass . |
| 4 | If he did not go quite so far as Eric Linklater in believing that what Mary was doing down at Kirk o' Field during the last days of Darnley 's life in February 1567 was indulging a ‘ womanly zeal for nursing ’ , he certainly had no doubt of her innocence . |
| 5 | The Flower of Chivalry did not go quite so far as that . |
| 6 | ‘ Very like ! ’ he said , knowing it was true , and knowing that he would not hold back so long as to let it be true . |