Example sentences of "[subord] not [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As trappers , entire safety of mine depended on the young children & although not physically demanding , they had longest hrs & sat all day in darkness . |
| 2 | Names were selected from the practice records on an alphabetical basis ( see Appendix I ) , which , although not strictly speaking a ‘ random ’ method , is not obviously biased in any particular direction . |
| 3 | But it was almost equalled by the customs duties , which , although not strictly speaking part of the Crown 's inheritance , were granted by Parliament throughout the Tudor period for the life of each monarch , to be used as he wished . |
| 4 | Although not strictly speaking within the scope of this book , since it is an entirely artificial substance , enamel needs to be mentioned if only because it served as an alternative to natural stones in enriching jewellery and other symbolic objects . |
| 5 | But the failings are not a reason for abandoning a system which is based upon very reasonable principles , although not always working in practice . |
| 6 | For the producers of material X , for example , although not currently selling X to exporting firms , can argue that , if they were not supplying firms that sell only on the home market , those firms would have to buy imported supplies of X , and that , if the firms that now supply X to exporting firms were unable to do so , they would be able to take their place . |
| 7 | ( d ) There are practical situations as well as practical activities : situations such as those in everyday life which may involve mathematical skills , although not necessarily using concrete apparatus . |
| 8 | Although not quite running the place now , was in good spirits and still looking very smart in a collar and tie . |
| 9 | If nothing else , the Christmas editions of NME , Sounds , and Melody Maker are a barometer of hip opinion , although not so revealing as the readers ' polls which follow a couple of months later . |
| 10 | I recently read Stacey 's study of the council , published with its blessing and undertaken by the same means of ‘ participant observation , ’ albeit not apparently requiring the same degree of deception . |
| 11 | But , even if not properly speaking a science , it is still worthy of systematic pursuit . |
| 12 | But the unrepentant former boxer was still in a fighting mood last night — if not exactly smelling of roses . |
| 13 | Every table was full with local Battersea types who , if not exactly carousing that Tuesday night , kept up a restrained married hum above jazz filtering mauvely from the walls . |
| 14 | The place was completely undisturbed , if not completely undisturbing . |
| 15 | 1/The attraction of this alleyway in a southern French town is not only the warmth of the stone and the wealth of textures that it offers , but the interplay of light on the time-worn steps , accentuating , if not actually creating a natural perspective . |
| 16 | The attraction of this alleyway in a southern French town is not only the warmth of the stone and the wealth of textures that it offers , but the interplay of light on the time-worn steps , accentuating , if not actually creating a natural perspective . |
| 17 | They also began to suggest strongly that leys were not just the traders ' tracks that Watkins proposed but were closely associated with such earth energy if not actually marking the channels along which such energy might flow . |
| 18 | It would have been nice to have it , even if not actually turning . |
| 19 | THE promising first episode of The Paradise Club ( BBC 1 ) turns out to have been , if not actually lying , then at least telling some fibs . |
| 20 | ‘ You 've cut me , ’ he said , as if not quite believing it . |
| 21 | As one with wide , if not indeed indiscriminating , predilections of this sort throughout Scotland ( with some reservations which it would be unseemly to dwell upon here ) , I found the cases of Johnne Brughe of Fossiway ( pp 597 et seq ) , Bruce of Clackmannan contra Merschell ( pp 603 et seq ) , Stewartis contra Merser ( pp 563–571 ) and John Thomesone & utheris contra John Scott ( pp 783–785 ) of clear and cogent delight to read , while the plangent record of time long byegone in James Swan ( pp 742–743 ) where the worthy cautioner of the accused was ordained to make good the ‘ payne of one hundred merkis ’ imposed for the unlawful taking of salmon on the River Cart inspires thought too deep to utter . |
| 22 | If not directly representing the official political party just yet , she was anxious to push her views and get her army of young fans to follow suit , and help save the planet . |
| 23 | He was attracted ; and while not openly remembering Edwin Chase 's remark as immediately practical , was convinced of one thing : here was a virgin . |
| 24 | Hibs , while not exactly setting the place alight , have at least the comfort of knowing that a win would lift them above St Johnstone and back into the top half of the table . |
| 25 | While not exactly threatening , her demeanour was hard and off-putting . |
| 26 | Hatch and Nissel felt that the outcome of the new style of service was particularly critical for ‘ new long-stay ’ patients , who , by their definitions while not continuously residing in hospitals , tended to be admitted at regular intervals for brief periods of treatment . |
| 27 | Both the defendants and the Bank of England , while not expressly acknowledging the link , invite the court to proceed for present purposes on the assumption that without the defendants ' breach the Bank of England would not have issued the section 39 notice in its present form . |
| 28 | Meanwhile , while not officially sanctioning the use of force against Iraq , China 's curry-favouring bolstered its future bid for ‘ Third World ’ leadership . |
| 29 | The foregoing , while not entirely eliminating such cases , would probably reduce them . |
| 30 | The most amusing commentary on the limitations which are inherent in this type of research , however , is perhaps that enshrined in the Indonesian concept of a ‘ statistical Muslim ’ ( or Islam statistique ) , a person who , while not actively practising the faith , so records his identity for census and other purposes . |