Example sentences of "[not/n't] go [adv] as " in BNC.

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1 I mean he 's used to going out , but he , you still get used to not going out as well do n't you ?
2 It is obvious that things can not go on as they are .
3 It is surely obvious that we can not go on as we are as we pollute the world and as poverty increases , along with violence , vandalism and random destruction , more of it at Gateshead last night apparently .
4 Perhaps the incinerator will not go ahead as planned in Londonderry , East .
5 Opponents of the building programme " which in any case may not go ahead as planned because of a lack of funds " claim that political instability in Russia , antiquated technologies and economic pressures ( to cut corners on safety in order to produce much-needed electricity ) could lead to another major nuclear accident .
6 Fat bacon and honey on toast will not go down as one of my all-time favourite local specs , but I had no complaint about the others , nor the ensuring risotto and gnocchi , nor even , amazingly enough , the inevitable chamois .
7 Four Hearts , on the other hand , was not a success although the play did not go quite as you might think .
8 The opening games did not go quite as I expected in that I was surprised to see Wales beat Ireland .
9 He could not help wondering why a rousing cheer had not gone up as soon as the garrison had spotted his red uniform .
10 But I have n't gone really as I hoped cos I 'd envisaged having the membership list with sort of names of who 'll make cakes , who 'll help on the stall and then know who to phone
11 Specialix also admits the move to Unix System Labs ' Unix SVR4 has n't gone smoothly as planned , saying that it unexpectedly had to rewrite several device drivers for OEM versions .
12 The usual 'flu stiffness and aching in the muscles did n't go away as it should have done , so Father sent for Dr Allott , our family physician , a patient , gentle old man who always arrived in an Essex sedan and — more important to us — always carried a pocketful of toffees to give away to children .
13 Things could n't go on as they were without something happening , and she had intuitively known that when it did her life would be forever changed .
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