Example sentences of "[not/n't] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then , it was not his good looks that made him famous . |
| 2 | Not his early work , of course , but many of his productions in Salzburg in the 1920s . |
| 3 | No that 's not I just thought to change a wash , cos I think they 've been on there rather a long time . |
| 4 | She also wants to exercise to improve muscle tone during this period ; she can then see what shape she is in at the end of the year before she decides whether or not she really does need to lose those extra 4 lb ( 1.8 kg ) . |
| 5 | Cleo asked impulsively , unsure whether or not she really wanted to . |
| 6 | In the first instance it is important to establish whether or not you actually need ‘ desktop publishing ’ as portrayed by the advertisers . |
| 7 | More often than not you only need the bottom window out because most wardrobes 'll go out that way you see . |
| 8 | Occasionally we hear of staff abuse and there is outrage , but more often than not we simply do not think of what it means to be old or shut away . |
| 9 | believe it or not we even had fifty pound towards that which is a bloody miracle . |
| 10 | Yet the programmers and the educational technologists are undoubtedly right when they insist that current trends and changes in education require more systematic thinking , whether or not we always adopt on every occasion their particular model for it . |
| 11 | Searching this database on the company name will tell you whether or not we currently maintain a file for them . |
| 12 | So they made home but whether he killed the man or not we never knew . |
| 13 | Should not we now bend our efforts to supporting the proposal that the Minister mentioned and to finding some way of compensating those who have lost dearly ? |
| 14 | Whether or not we ever find out the precise source of the metals , analyses have shown that these early casters in West Africa had a considerable technical knowledge and expertise . |
| 15 | All of us know how the police and traffic wardens behave , whether or not we actually know police or traffic wardens . |
| 16 | It 's so annoying when they just come up to your window whether you want it cleaned or not they just clean it . |
| 17 | But I am convinced — from what I have seen and what my commonsense tells me — that more often than not they simply tilt towards the bait at a slight angle and suck it to their lips from distances up to nine inches , a process of vacuuming which they may repeat several times before attempting to swallow the bait . |
| 18 | Do not they also draw attention to the willingness of some countries and some parties to sign up to measures that they have no intention of implementing ? |
| 19 | A fair conclusion might be that Kennedy found it helpful — perhaps therapeutic — to talk to Ormsby-Gore and Macmillan whether or not they basically influenced his thinking . |
| 20 | decide whether or not they really need to be on that site for fourteen hours or can they do what they need to do in four ? |
| 21 | A total of 363 exhibition visitors ( 99% of all respondents ) indicated whether or not they ever used the Library as a reader . |
| 22 | It must be remembered they must pay on maturity , whether or not they actually receive the covering funds from the seller , having been paid for the underlying commercial transaction by the buyer . |
| 23 | The tendency of working-class women to respond positively or non-committally to a question about ‘ liking ’ housework ( whether or not they actually experience a basic dissatisfaction ) may be one reason why other researchers have concluded that fundamental social class differences exist on this dimension . |
| 24 | Well it 's not mine never drink when I 'm working . |
| 25 | Does not he equally expect the rule of law to be observed on both sides of the Irish border ? |
| 26 | It is unclear whether or not he also continued acting for other litigants . |
| 27 | But since Marxists believe that capitalism as a social system is doomed , it follows that capitalism can not he rationally planned for ever . |
| 28 | Later , he replied with similar fighting spirit to a question about whether or not he really liked peas . |
| 29 | Whether or not he seriously contemplated stepping down is , in fact , unclear . |
| 30 | ‘ Did not he ever show himself a loyal supporter of the late king your husband ? ’ |