Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [not/n't] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Work on the overhaul of the boiler has not yet commenced . |
| 32 | The world of fashion and advertising ( from which Victoria has not quite made her escape — she is like someone with one boot stuck deep in the mud , unable to move either way ) now uses places like that as themes for new looks or as inspiration for ‘ lifestyles ’ . |
| 33 | Taylor has n't even tried to do that . |
| 34 | Cadman , whose company is backed by overseas investors and a bank of ‘ international repute ’ , claims that money has not yet figured in the talks and declines to discuss the size of the FTC bid . |
| 35 | Germany has not yet implemented it . |
| 36 | Like him , we are disappointed that Germany has not yet signed up and we hope that it finally will . |
| 37 | In 1989 , Renault failed not just to win an award but even to find a place among the shortlisted contenders . |
| 38 | Tremendous publicity was given to the circumstances in which this movie had been made and to the way in which the director had shot some forty reels ; ‘ the eight-hour day for movie fans has not yet dawned ’ was the thankful comment of Robert Sherwood , but few critics doubted that the film conveyed much of the anger , ugliness , and brutality of the novel . |
| 39 | And if it seemed surprising to reflect that the supremely versatile Hampshire trainer has not yet struck in our Classic races , it was even more incredible to learn from the man himself that Dead Certain 's victory in the richest two-year-olds race ever run in this country was his first success in a group one event . |
| 40 | ‘ Dr Meredith has not yet arrived . ’ |
| 41 | Labour has not only neutralised most of those policy areas which make it unpopular ; more importantly , it has virtually erased the opportunity for Tories to accuse Labour of being run by the ‘ loony left ’ . |
| 42 | Although this programme has not yet started if you feel you have an initiative which could quality contact your representative and have a chat . |
| 43 | " There are ways , my dear young Joseph , " he said at last , his eyes twinkling merrily , that even your audacious mind has not yet dared to conceive . |
| 44 | But gossip has n't always had such bad press . |
| 45 | But football has n't always landed the 6ft 3in ‘ keeper so squarely on his feet three frustrating years at Spurs left him ‘ thoroughly pigged off ’ he admits . |
| 46 | Erm as you know sir , you 've heard already er the department has not yet received advice from the region as to the content of strategic guidance . |
| 47 | So far , many of the improvements they brought about have survived , and the fragmented bus industry has not yet led to a breakdown of the integrated ticketing that marked such a step forward in British practice . |
| 48 | For all the strength of its grip on American affections , the industry has not yet done a Hollywood : sporting stars , unlike some film stars , do not pretend that they know everything there is to know about matters from a nuclear winter to farm policies and demand to be listened to on them all . |
| 49 | 1979 Magritta of Marienburg is elected Emperor by the Elector Counts not otherwise claiming the crown for themselves . |
| 50 | Pat has not yet met a group to have fellowship with but she has made contact ’ by chance ’ with a Christian we shall call ’ George ’ . |
| 51 | Although the number of marketmakers has not substantially changed in the 3 years since the Big Bang the membership has . |
| 52 | The anomaly has not always worked entirely to the advantage of Scotland because , as a result of the requirements of a separate legal system , the British Parliament can not meet fully the need for modernising , reforming and improving that legal system . |
| 53 | Far from being ‘ non-interventionist ’ , in this case Mr Lang has not only acted as promoter of the scheme itself , but also as overseer of the setting up of the public inquiry . |
| 54 | At least the telly has n't yet cottoned on to the dogs , I told him , but he said in Mexico it had . |
| 55 | A different approach might aim to show that our perception of ourselves as intentional subjects has not always existed , and might then suggest that it arises as a feature of capitalist ideology . |
| 56 | Fortunately the actress has n't ever faced the situation for real . |
| 57 | More than 14 million children in USA attend rural schools and Sher opens his book with , ‘ Indifference has not always characterised American attitudes towards rural children ’ . |
| 58 | However , one study has not only shown persistence of enhanced platelet reactivity in response to collagen and sodium arachidonate despite a 1 6-week period of near normal glycaemic control but also an increase in platelet reactivity to ADP ( Jackson et al , 1984 ) . |
| 59 | ‘ You look quite tired , and term has n't even started . |
| 60 | Both are clearly unsatisfactory , but a practical and popular alternative has not yet emerged for either . |