Example sentences of "[n mass] [vb base] not [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overall , the Census data suggest not only that the standard of living for those already on state benefits in 1971 has fallen further behind , ‘ but that many more of the residents have become dependent upon benefits and have so little disposable income as to be unable to participate in the consumer society at all , ( p. 17 ) . |
| 2 | It would have been a great deal more difficult because military aircraft use more volatile fuel , and they tend to be armed , they tend to be carrying things that civil aircraft do n't normally carry , so yes , it would 've been much more difficult . |
| 3 | However , the statistical picture remains somewhat unclear for two main reasons : the data have not always been analysed with sufficient attention to all the possible factors implicated in such over-representation ; there are insufficient provincial data to show how general are the London results . |
| 4 | Bream do not always roll so smoothly though . |
| 5 | Bream do not always conform to this pattern . |
| 6 | The observation that large , predatory species of fish do not usually swim in schools might lead us to suggest that the advantage of schooling is in defence against predators , for large predatory fish are not themselves subject to predation . |
| 7 | But statistics do not necessarily make for good intelligence . |
| 8 | It is worth noting that there is a delay between diagnosis and reporting of cases of AIDS and that there is usually a long interval between infection with HIV and the development of AIDS , so the published statistics do not accurately reflect the spread of HIV infection . |
| 9 | True-kin do not necessarily love one another , but it is always presumed that they are friends until they are shown to be enemies . |
| 10 | In his obituary in The Stage , the writer pertinently remarked that ‘ People die not so much on account of their age or that they are worn out , but because of the loss of their lifelong associates . ’ |
| 11 | Catering manager Kirsty Yearsley and her staff cater not only for the Board 's 300 employees , but also for 100 civil servants who occupy the building . |
| 12 | It is vital that young people feel not only welcome in the church , but also valued and needed there , whether in bands , music groups , orchestras or choirs . |
| 13 | But some people do n't just try to change their other half 's appearance : they want to alter their characters , too . |
| 14 | Like protecting people do n't just save bottles they save their glass jars |
| 15 | People do n't just hear conversations in hotel rooms . ’ |
| 16 | People do n't just vanish , you know . |
| 17 | People do n't just die . |
| 18 | Yes yeah it 's basically a question there to ensure that people do n't just put down that they 're whatever they 're doing just purely |
| 19 | In other cases people do n't even have homes to lose . |
| 20 | This seemed to me the greatest achievement of the afternoon ; some people do n't even learn to think for themselves at university . |
| 21 | Not only is it difficult to let go of tension , but most people do n't even realise when they are becoming tense . |
| 22 | So Top Of The Pops is now officially The Worst It Has Ever Been , primarily because one sees the eclectic bunch of social stereotypes known as Undercover stiltwalk their way through their hapless cover of ‘ Baker Street ’ and one thinks , ‘ JESUS CHRIST , YOU PEOPLE DO N'T EVEN KNOW EACH OTHER ! ! ! ’ |
| 23 | there 's very few of you here belong to it , I ca n't see your badges on , we have n't got ours on at the moment and a lot of people do n't even believe in Greenpeace . |
| 24 | The most surprising thing is if somebody turns round and asks you , like they did last year , ‘ Why is the sky blue ? ’ and a thing a lot of people do n't even think of , you end up being able to explain — I think that 's the appeal of it . |
| 25 | The Citizens Advice Bureau gave me help with getting his benefits right but most people do n't even know where to find the CAB . |
| 26 | ‘ But strangely a lot of people do n't even realise I 'm pregnant . |
| 27 | erm it seemed so disappointing to me that I mean we go to the bother of producing what a fifty odd page telephone directory and people do n't even look at it |
| 28 | Many people do n't even see themselves as carers . |
| 29 | Litzi Miller champion trainer says that some people do n't even bet they'e just happy to see their dog win |
| 30 | they want normal speech , they do n't even people do n't even know it 's been going on . |