Example sentences of "[conj] not [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although they had been unable so far to be sure whether or not either neutrons or gamma rays were being emitted from the cell , if fusion was indeed occurring then there should be evidence within the cathode — helium or tritium should be present , though in very small quantities . |
| 2 | Merger can be applied for when the freehold and leasehold estates become vested in the same person , whether or not both titles are registered . |
| 3 | There 's a lot of conservatism in the vocal world here , and they sometimes come to performances to compare if it 's louder or softer ; I like big voices and I 'm trying to collect every rich voice I can , does n't matter if it 's in Novosibirsk where we heard Gorchakova , but what I 'm saying is that it has to be a complex , not just a voice and something else , or not just actor and a bit of voice . ’ |
| 4 | Subject : Majestic or not so Leeds |
| 5 | One particularly helpful observation made by the report was the identification of three key features which , although not exactly prescriptions for success , are certainly aspects that need to be incorporated . |
| 6 | Although not strictly part of the academic programme , this is considered to be an important part of the project because if you enjoy your last experience of school , then you 're more likely to return to studying something at a later stage in life . |
| 7 | To complicate the picture even further , there are a number of other devices which , although not strictly security interests in the sense of vesting some type of proprietary interest in the creditor or which give him possessory control over assets of the debtor company , nevertheless act as security . |
| 8 | Not that anyone in the company seriously questioned whether the new outlet would be successful ; they had seen American tourists ( although not necessarily Californians ) on holiday in England ‘ going crazy ’ over the designs and assumed people would flock to them in the States . |
| 9 | This implies that mispricings ( although not necessarily arbitrage opportunities ) tended to persist for over 20 minutes . |
| 10 | Like their peers elsewhere in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union , the Communist rulers of Romania were shrewd enough to know that not even village idiots believed the official media . |
| 11 | The star goes on becoming smaller and smaller , denser and denser , until its gravitational pull has become so enormous that not even light can escape from it . |
| 12 | Anything approaching within a distance 2GM/c 2 of the centre is inevitably trapped by the intense gravitational field : space–time is so warped that not even light can escape . |
| 13 | Michell argued that not even light would be able to escape from any more compact star , and that such a star would become invisible . |
| 14 | On the contrary , all the evidence suggests that not even modernity can stifle spiritual hunger . |
| 15 | He apparently remarked in his capacity as Minister of Water Affairs that not even socialism ‘ could make water run uphill ’ during a discussion of Ceauşescu 's favourite project to complete the long-abandoned canal linking Bucharest to the Black Sea . |
| 16 | The web of confusion that has surrounded the whole Nimslo venture is now so tangled that not even Nimslo can say exactly how much investment the company has attracted . |
| 17 | In the house he now wined and dined in a style that not even Grandfather Funnell had ever done , but all paid for by Grandfather Funnell 's wife , who seemed to have become rejuvenated by the smart , young , fast-talking Mr Jones . |
| 18 | It was pointed out that not only government agencies but also the local settled community discriminate against them . |
| 19 | From one point of view , this passage portrays a comedy of disappointed expectations , and the subtlety of it comes from the fact that not only Pemberton 's expectations are in question , but those of Mrs Moreen and her son , as interpreted predominantly through the mind of Pemberton . |
| 20 | Realizing that not only Mrs Whittaker , but twelve newly arrived first-year students , were waiting for her in expectant silence , she pulled herself together . |
| 21 | Weston emphasized to Eliot that not only dramas , but poetry also derived from primitive rites . |
| 22 | Edward could see that not only Desmond Morton had been drinking . |
| 23 | And the number of expended condoms discovered in and around the bathing-area suggested that not only ingress and egress , but congress too , were not unusual there , with the cover of the night , and the cover of the cubicles , combining to promote this latter activity — even when frost was forecast . |
| 24 | When news arrived that not only France but also the Habsburg Empire was tottering , he became yet more strongly inclined to batten down the hatches . |
| 25 | Clear seems to be all the rage in the US these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsico pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp being right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe . |
| 26 | Clear seems to be all the rage these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsi Co pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp is right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe . |
| 27 | There is also evidence that not only gods and mythical figures were associated with dolphins and mounted their backs , but children apparently rode wild dolphins in just about every bay , harbour , and inlet of the ancient Mediterranean , and dolphins often befriended sailors and rescued people from the sea , carrying them safely to land . |
| 28 | Thus , if all the infinities in supergravity turn out to cancel each other out , we could have a theory that not only filly unifies all the matter particles and interactions , but that is complete in the sense that it does not have any undetermined renormalization parameters . |
| 29 | Does the Minister agree that not only crime but anti-social behaviour are causing immense alarm and distress throughout almost all of Britain ? |
| 30 | Panic began to grip Mildred as it slowly dawned on her that not only Tabby , but also the bedstead , all the furniture and even the bats sleeping round the picture rail were many times larger than usual . |