Example sentences of "[adv] [not/n't] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas in the past technological developments led to the emergence of new occupational groups , often with some measure of occupational control and , in the most recent past , usually making claims to some professional standing ( for example , the rise of the various branches of traditional engineering ) , we argue that in the future it is likely that employers will try to ensure that new jobs do not lead to the creation of new occupations as such , and especially not new occupations which will be allowed any measure of occupational control . |
| 2 | Bats are not commonly taken by owls , especially not rhinolophid bats ( Krzanowski , 1973 ) , so this behaviour is all the more exceptional . |
| 3 | It was an unwritten rule in the department that teaching sessions were not to be interrupted by phone calls , especially not private ones . |
| 4 | We may therefore conclude in relation to bargaining structures ( whether centralised or decentralised ) that although there are clearly forces making for change in all countries their extent should , perhaps , not be over-estimated — especially not those changes which may appear to produce convergent systems . |
| 5 | Especially not these days . |
| 6 | A loosely formulated neutralisation of Afghanistan , involving superpower guarantees of that country 's non-aligned status , mutual DRA and Pakistani pledges of non-interference and non-intervention , the withdrawal of Soviet troops ( though perhaps not military advisers ) combined with the cessation of external assistance to the mujahidin , and the retention of the PDPA as an important Afghan political force in a future coalition government , appears in principle acceptable to Soviet leaders . |
| 7 | Obviously not all films look better as trailers . |
| 8 | In reading Wordsworth 's poems aloud , a Northern speaker will have no difficulty in rhyming ‘ notes ’ with ‘ thoughts ’ , or ‘ chatters ’ with ‘ waters ’ , though these are obviously not true rhymes to a Southern ear . |
| 9 | It will only be available to women in the first nine weeks of pregnancy ( that 's the only licence for which the makers have asked ) , so not all women who could benefit from it will do so . |
| 10 | Invariably , Club amenities do vary so not all Clubs of equal ratings will be the same in all respects . |
| 11 | In another study while 33% of patients with high grade dysplasia developed cancer within six years 33% were not operated on and were alive and well five years later so not all authors have advised operation even when high grade dysplasia has been diagnosed . |
| 12 | Of course it must be said that many people ca n't wait to leave their schooldays behind and so not all losses are to be regretted . |
| 13 | As these blood vessels nourish skin cells , when they do n't work properly not enough nutrients get to some areas of the skin . |
| 14 | Continuing his march eastwards , Edward came to within not many miles of Paris before swinging northwards in the direction of the Channel . |
| 15 | Regretfully not all students do this . |
| 16 | ‘ We are dominating games , but just not punishing teams . |
| 17 | The trouble is that there are just not enough places available at the moment , and in recent years local authorities have been unable to provide more owing to the shortage of funds and the cash limits imposed on local authority expenditure by central government . |
| 18 | But the plain truth of the matter is that there are just not enough jobs available for all the newly qualified divers pumped out by these companies . |
| 19 | It turns out that there are generally not enough dislocations originally present in most crystals to account for the very extensive slip which can take place in a ductile material . |
| 20 | The implicit claim to be considered is that apes are , qualitatively speaking , a quantum jump ahead of other animals in this respect ( although admittedly not many others have been investigated ) : that they are ‘ on our side of the divide ’ . |
| 21 | Here they are still not uncommon figures in the poorer parts of the larger cities . |
| 22 | And travel and tourism , while still not major polluters in the ‘ smokestack industry ’ mould , are increasingly being seen as bearing a particular responsibility for environmental improvements . |
| 23 | Now you count on that but the next vote then comes in and they 're still not available beds are not available in it , and the next four and the next four so you 'll have , for years you 'll have those out of operation would you like to call it that way and out of production . |
| 24 | Does he not also accept that much of his programme was going to come about in any event , that he has deliberately delayed the urban programme announcement , that six of our valleys are still not designated areas under the Act and that a proper revitalisation of the valleys would require massive and genuinely new investment spread over at least eight years , not advertising hype spread over three ? |
| 25 | cut them down , yes , they 'll have to cut more not many drums in the |
| 26 | When one uses some expression , such as ‘ I 'm going to the bank ’ , there are usually not two things , one that one is saying and one that one is thinking . |
| 27 | ‘ It will create problems , but hopefully not insurmountable ones . |
| 28 | Hence not all directions for a given link are permissible although we shall in the first instance assume that they are , that is , that a chain can pass through itself . |
| 29 | I mean there 's not many , probably not many families round here that could say that . |
| 30 | The Greeks were no scholars , but they were also not mindless athletes . |