Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] [not/n't] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How do you cope with it , the ninety three of you who get depressed from time to time , whether it 's severely or or or or not so severely ? |
| 2 | As trappers , entire safety of mine depended on the young children & although not physically demanding , they had longest hrs & sat all day in darkness . |
| 3 | Or if not tonight , certainly tomorrow . |
| 4 | If the votes are 50% , 30% and 20% for parties A , B and C respectively , then PR means that Party A must have 50% of the seats , Party B 30% and Party C 20% — or if not exactly those percentages , then percentages as close to them as is possible within the constraints of whatever system is being used . |
| 5 | The darkness made this a more hazardous stretch than that undertaken by Dean Miller , or if not more hazardous , more frightening . |
| 6 | Or if not then perhaps later as his mother — always self-conscious as to the difference between herself and her more Westernised sisters-in-law gave vent to the feelings of inadequacy they unconsciously inspired ? |
| 7 | Or if not actually in it , well on the way to it . |
| 8 | I hope you will be able to arrange for the removal and disposal of this vehicle or if not perhaps you would let me know who can . |
| 9 | There are also important areas of knowledge and skill which can not be described with any precision either because of their nature ( e.g. " understanding " ) or because not enough is yet known about the factors causing difficulty to pupils . |
| 10 | The object is to promote stem growth in the desired direction line , but this will not be achieved if , as sometimes happens , a dormant eye emerges as two or three buds , or as not infrequently occurs on too weakly pruned stems , growth emerges in a completely wrong direction from lower buds . |
| 11 | Except that not quite everything was back to normal . |
| 12 | Bearing in mind that although not here as I said , but he he he worked for his father . |
| 13 | In December 1942 the Beveridge report considered that if not more than 8 ½%; of workers could not obtain jobs , this might be an acceptable level of post-war employment . |
| 14 | They went along with populist solutions to problems that if not actually created by the Nazis , had certainly been worked on and exaggerated to the Nazis ' own advantage . |
| 15 | They are victims , which means that though not necessarily good , or pleasant , they have a moral ascendancy over the rich . |
| 16 | They were to become the crucial factor which saved the Fens from total inundation , and although not generally adopted in Somerset , they fast became a typical feature of such wetland landscapes as the Lancashire Fylde and the Hull valley . |
| 17 | It was the end of his working day , and although not exactly free of preoccupation ( he would be telephoning Paul Lane the moment he got in ) , he wanted some time to himself . |
| 18 | In about the middle of the eighteenth century , John Zoffany , a portrait painter , arrived in England , and although not regularly accepted at first , he became friendly with Garrick and other actors which lifted his prospects , so he took a lease of a house called ‘ London Style ’ , which was set back from the north bank of the River Thames , just east of Kew Bridge , but later his wife and children occupied a house on the river front on Strand-on-the-Green , which house was named after the painter . |
| 19 | The Vobster Line is very much in its infancy and although not yet ready for passenger carrying , will nevertheless be of interest to those wishing to see what has been achieved to date and to learn of the plans for the future . |
| 20 | The LM series produces very high dilutions and although not greatly favoured is used on occasion . |
| 21 | In 1982 , a new strain of Bt was isolated from the mealworm , Tenebrio molitor ( Coleoptera ) , in Germany , and although not highly active against this initial host species it was found to provide very effective control of Colorado potato beetle ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata ) . |
| 22 | It can reach a size of 200mm and although not usually aggressive towards other fish , it is not averse to eating any small fish it may come across during its night time forays . |
| 23 | Other materials have to be utilized , and although not quite so good as the old fish manure , it is still way out in a class of its own . |
| 24 | Vicky sang 0 Bird of Love , and although not quite sure of the words , I did Fanny Leslie 's Jack-in-the-Box Song . |
| 25 | The Commissioners enquired how and why would the pension be paid , and the Governors explained that Hamilton was now 67 , had been Headmaster for 27 years , and although not then in bad health had two or three years previously had a serious illness , and was not considered equal to the work . |
| 26 | ‘ I have been knocked off by bicycle by a negligent driver and although not seriously injured , I can not work for several weeks . |
| 27 | For the time being at least this was almost exactly how the French were regarded by the Americans in Vietnam : of little or no account and if not exactly in the ‘ out ’ tray at best their position was ‘ pending ’ . |
| 28 | The texts are to be read and reread , with all the scrupulosity and rigour that Norris attributes to Derrida , and if not wholly in French , at least with frequent references to the original . |
| 29 | Sooner or later and if not sooner , further references to the European Court are likely a definite decision will have to be made . |
| 30 | And if not immediately dangerous , then wanton and sinister in its curious evil comedy . |