Example sentences of "[verb] not [adv] [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will be offered alternative travel routing or timings or alternative hotel and you have the option ( a ) to proceed with these revised arrangements or ( b ) cancel the holiday and receive a full refund if your holiday has not yet begun and in either event receive compensation as above . |
| 2 | The Nuffield modern languages survey has not yet reported and the only available account is an interim report from 1985 . |
| 3 | The Secretary of State 's own consultant , Mr. Roy Stoner , the head of the Institute of Irrigation Studies at Southampton university , has not yet reported and we do not know what he will say . |
| 4 | But that time has not yet come and Orlan found that most of the surgeons she approached did not want to get involved with her ideas . |
| 5 | Such a road would be a scenic delight and give an alternative road to the Isles but it has not yet happened and , it is to be hoped , never will . |
| 6 | When possible check that foliage or flower stems are firm and green ( eg chrysanthemums ) , that pollen has not yet shed and there are plenty of buds ( eg lilies ) and that the colours are still sharp . |
| 7 | The structure of OS/400 and the hardware are being remodelled not only to look and behave more like Unix , but actually be more like Unix ; with commitment to support the four basic level Posix standards , 1003.1 to 1003.4 , IBM says Posix will be central to the re-design of OS/400 , built into the licensed internal code beneath the machine interface level . |
| 8 | This new radar is designed not only to detect and track aircraft and sea-skimming missiles , but it also — ’ |
| 9 | Of particular importance is the need for comprehensive assessment to embody meaningful mechanisms for user and carer participation and empowerment ; to acknowledge not only need and risk but strengths and resources ; to regard the older person as the centre of a network of personal , familial , and social factors which together determine her or his quality of life and level of risk . |
| 10 | Thus , in the selection situation the process involves not only analysing and describing the job but also considering the availability of potentially appropriate workers . |
| 11 | This better reflects the corporate nature of transport , which involves not only Planning and Highways but also the Police , Education and Social Work . |
| 12 | A breakthrough appeared to have been reached in the negotiations on June 26 when Bush revised his hitherto sacrosanct 1988 presidential campaign pledge not to increase taxes , and admitted that a budget agreement would have to include not only spending and entitlement cuts , but also " increased tax revenues " . |
| 13 | We export not only form and content but western economics-based theories of media regulation that serve the interests of transnationals rather than those of peoples . |
| 14 | Jesus came not just to forgive and to cleanse , but to break the power of sin |
| 15 | These will need to cover not only written and verbal communication expertise and a knowledge of the suitable channels of communication , but also an awareness of patterns of social interaction . |
| 16 | The strike affects not just tax and customs officers but every branch of the state 's financial service . |
| 17 | A staggering 70 per cent of Britain 's waste comes from packaging alone — plastics , foils , paper and glass — used not only to protect and retain food quality , but also to enhance product appeal , to give them an image which will raise their perceived value . |
| 18 | ( c ) The Act applies not only to land and buildings but also to fixed and moveable structures , including any vehicle or aircraft ( s. 1(3) ( a ) ) . |
| 19 | According to Bob Hunt , the ICI Chlor-Chemicals business must aim not only to maintain and enhance its competitive position in traditional high-tonnage products , but also to develop subsidiary businesses through a combination of increasing technical sophistication and aggressive international marketing . |
| 20 | At the door he did not immediately turn and grab the handle but put his hand behind him and slowly opened the door and in doing so had to walk forward a step . |
| 21 | A dedicated professional seaman , he practised his motor launches ( MLs ) , the motor gun boat ( MGB ) , and the modified motor torpedo boat ( MTB 74 ) operating in close company , manoeuvres they did not normally execute and only had a few weeks to learn . |
| 22 | They would walk in the dusk by the water , listening to the lapping of the tide against the boats , and there would be someone there , perhaps , whom she would understand , appeal to more than his usual friends , for she could do things like deal with electricity and mend things , and she had not always lived in England , that was interesting , and she did not just giggle and think about clothes , and he would find her a relief to talk to , this rather exceptional , different person , someone with imagination . |
| 23 | Most authoritative commentators on British politics in the period between the Reform Acts , 1832 and 1867 did not just describe and explain our politics . |
| 24 | At the time , the idea of a strong exclusive relationship was something that I did not actually want and I do n't think that even consciously at that time , I would have sought to have had that kind of relationship with David who was considerably younger than me and also , even though I was deeply into the whole scene and everything it represented , I do n't think I actually wanted to settle down with somebody who was a musician and was leading that sort of life style . |
| 25 | It never occurred to him that the story was questionable , that Wainfleet had deliberately published something he did not totally believe and that he had done it in retaliation for being humiliated . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , his allegiance did not suddenly evaporate and by 1869 , on the eve of his departure for Basle , he was still happy to be the central member of a small circle of devotees . |
| 27 | The true facts of the matter have been clouded by many cases where the exact nature of the staccato did not greatly matter and where consequently Mozart made no deliberate effort to distinguish the two types . |
| 28 | Of the remaining 40 women who did not currently smoke and who had never smoked at least 10 cigarettes a day , only 12 ( 30% ) had oncogenic papillomavirus . |
| 29 | These plans did not always materialise and even when they did , they happened only slowly . |
| 30 | That is true , but it does not issue in the conclusion that we do not ordinarily have and use the given conception of a causal circumstance , or that we could not use it in the confirmation of causal hypotheses . |