Example sentences of "[conj] not [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But before she could decide whether or not finally to deny it he stopped her in her tracks with another accusation — one that she had definitely not seen coming . |
| 2 | Dealers at one licensed dealer would habitually sell a stock whose price would rise for a couple of weeks or so although not enough to cover the spread — before reverting . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's part of the adventure , ’ Carrie 's mother had said , and not just to cheer them up : it was her nature to look on the bright side . |
| 4 | Well she 's erm j erm She 's made a right judgement about erm to help people and not just to sit there watching telly or something . |
| 5 | She wanted desperately to start a family — and not just to silence the constant enquiries of well-meaning friends and relatives . |
| 6 | And not just to take the phetam , either — not now . |
| 7 | Policies should aim to create and improve accessible landscapes , and not just to preserve all land around cities , irrespective of quality . |
| 8 | The BMA has already pinpointed cycling as a way of reducing Heart Disease and cancer , so we clearly have grounds for promoting better facilities for cycling for health reasons and not just to reduce accidents . |
| 9 | In fact , since you buy a computer to solve problems , and not just to look good on a desk , the software available might be more important to you than the particular machine bought . |
| 10 | This arises from strong and ongoing security and safety needs , and not just to fulfil certain biological needs such as food and sex , as others , such as Lorenz , have suggested . |
| 11 | These are strategic alternatives which would capitalize on George and Marie 's strengths and minimize their weaknesses : it is the business of a case study answer to identify these alternatives and not just to assume that the proprietors have to go on as they started . |
| 12 | Will he , as a matter of urgency , issue a directive or circular to all local authorities requiring them to appoint an officer as a matter of urgency and not simply to wait until the end of the inquiry before making such an appointment ? |
| 13 | When , however , a statute provides that compliance with its provisions shall be enforceable by civil proceedings by the Crown for an injunction , and particularly if this is the only method of enforcement for which it provides , the Crown does owe a duty to the public at large to initiate proceedings to secure that the law is not flouted , and not simply to leave it to the chance that some relator may be willing to incur the expense and trouble of doing so . |
| 14 | This is vital , for ultimately we want students to branch out on their own , to develop their own viewpoints , and not simply to imitate the views of the teacher bound to a particular research methodology or paradigm . |
| 15 | It should always be remembered that amplification is there to serve , not to dominate the congregation , and to enhance and not simply to magnify the artistry of musicians . |
| 16 | The exclusion of wills and conveyancing originated in a recommendation of the Legal Aid Scrutiny that public money should be directed towards the enforcement or defence of rights and not simply to enable clients to arrange their own affairs . |
| 17 | In November 1960 the SPD , armed with policies that were designed to win power and not simply to protect doctrinal purity , chose the popular Brandt as their candidate for Chancellor in the next election . |
| 18 | When used with style and not exclusively to breed one fortune from another in a bank vault , as these people do . |
| 19 | Each agency is there to assist the director and not legally to share in the decision-making process . |
| 20 | And not only to forgive her sin , he also wanted to cleanse her . |
| 21 | But once we do so , once we see that by calling God ‘ transcendent ’ we are not banishing Him to some distant celestial isle from which to look down on us , then it becomes easier and not harder to understand His presence . |
| 22 | So their revolt is fraught with contradictions — resilient and yet pessimistic , they have the stamina to survive and not enough to spare . |
| 23 | The long journey home was a nightmare of hot sticky carriages and not enough to drink ( my thirst was terrible all day ) . |
| 24 | The adverse reactions experienced by the patient reported on may therefore be attributable to the drug regimen and not solely to dexamethasone . |
| 25 | There is a full discussion of this case at p76. 1.5 The employee 's duty to disclose to his employer information which may be of use to that employer ( and not personally to profit from it ) If , during the course of employment , an employee receives information which is or may reasonably be relevant to his employer 's business then he is under a duty : ( a ) to disclose all relevant information received to the employer ; and ( b ) not to use that information for his or another 's benefit unless the employer consents . |
| 26 | He had a great appreciation of their visual appeal and he started the whole revolution of using photographs on their own merit and not merely to fill up space . ’ |
| 27 | What is important is that the individual understands why someone feels strong enough to say ‘ Go to hell ’ , and not merely to believe that this is an accurate statement of what that person desires . |
| 28 | Unlike the First Concerto , which in terms of its piano writing is completely honest , and where only the first movement 's double trills need to be re-arranged to become audible , the Second Concerto requires some adjustments in order to serve Brahms 's purpose , and not merely to make life easier for the pianist ! |
| 29 | Ray Noorda , chairman of Novell Inc , and Unix System Laboratories Inc chief Roel Pieper visited Japan at the end of last week in an attempt to reassure shareholders and customers of their respective organisations , already , if not soon to become , joint shareholders , that life was proceeding as normal and that the future of Unix as the industry has known it was in good hands . |
| 30 | In the meantime France had built a DBS satellite — TDF-I — with , if not nowhere to go , few programmes to show : the Luxembourg government , various ( non French ) private sector TV channel consortia , and other potential partners and clients , had been alienated , as successive French governments dithered and dallied , and technologies — and the cost of their application — evolved . |