Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [not/n't] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | The work is for everyone — fit and not so fit — young and old . |
| 2 | The binoculars should be powerful enough for you to see what you want but not so bulky that you find them too heavy and awkward to hold for any length of time . |
| 3 | Later still again , she was doing her A's , there was Daddy talking to them over the shepherd 's pie about Keir Hardie , and her saying , ‘ Oh gosh I see , yes — ! ’ and Mummy laughing , ‘ Can we all eat and not so much learned talk . |
| 4 | oh well I , I think it did , it did emerge but not so clearly , but it did emerge in Mr evidence |
| 5 | Your man might have tendencies towards ruthlessness , like to be in control of people and situations , make his own rules , be good at taking but not so good at giving . |
| 6 | the Trader shall be entitled at any time prior to commencement of transit to give seven days ' written notice to the Carrier requiring that the aforementioned £800 per tonne limit be increased but not so as to exceed the value of the Consignment and in the event of such notice being given the Trader shall within the said seven days agree with the Carrier an increase in the carriage charges in consideration of the said increased limit . |
| 7 | I did but not so she would n't scream . |
| 8 | The answer is in s35 of the Limitation Act 1980 under which the new claim dates back to when the original writ was issued but not so as to defeat a limitation defence although the court can exercise discretion under s33 or RSC Ord 15 , r6(6) which says that no one shall be added as a party after limitation unless the court directs that the period should not apply . |
| 9 | Er she had but not so much as father . |
| 10 | This would be easy enough to notice but not so easy to interpret . |
| 11 | Er , no , by the time that Maggie Thatcher was Prime Minister this book was published and not so old pictures in . |