Example sentences of "[verb] not [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has not just found a role for himself , which was something he had agonized over for years , but has used his position to lead an assault on the ills of modern society ; to try to alter people 's basic thinking , not just in an effort to improve their lives , but to persuade them of the need to preserve the planet for future generations . |
| 2 | Even ‘ Batman ’ , supposedly one of the most successful films of all time , has not officially made a net profit — partly because it paid around $50m to Jack Nicholson . |
| 3 | Though he has not officially announced a drugs policy , all indications are that Mr Clinton will turn America 's attention away from cutting off supplies in the Andes to reducing demand at home . |
| 4 | At this point , if the trainee has not already selected a different branch of flying ( Air Transport Command or helicopters ) , he will be assessed on his flying future . |
| 5 | Labour changes from being at a stage where it has not yet become a thing in itself and is merely an aspect of social life , to a stage when although still an aspect of social life it involves exploitation , i.e. slavery and serfdom , to a third stage when labour has become mysteriously represented as a thing and is used for a different kind of exploitation . |
| 6 | At the stage in the growth of a scientific discovery when it is no longer just internal but has not yet become a formal paper , then the scholarly interchange would have depended on whom individuals knew or knew of , the letter writing would be unmanaged and survive by chance ( often only one side of the story ) and , due to concern that ideas should not be stolen , may only have taken place at a late stage of the discovery process . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman has not yet asked a question of the Prime Minister . |
| 9 | Abdel Wahid El Wakil has not yet made a building in the UK and works abroad mainly in the Gulf . |
| 10 | The Home Secretary has not yet made a decision on what recommendations if any will be adopted . |
| 11 | 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 ’ . |
| 12 | Contrary to Government and employer predictions , then the abolition of the scheme has not yet created a net increase in employment ( although one in five former scheme port operators envisaged recruitment in 1992 along with 37 per cent of former non-scheme operators ) . |
| 13 | If the answer is ‘ no ’ then it may be that counselling has not yet reached a sufficiently advanced stage in the process , and we may have to return to earlier stages . |
| 14 | ESPRIT has not yet reached a Common Position and so is not among the five ; however , it is extremely likely that its timetable will also be affected . |
| 15 | what is sad to see is that a player like tony dorigo has not yet scored a goal this season and the same for kelly — that is : our wide defenders has not ( yet ) been a threat to the opposite team — which — if i rememeber correctly — did happen a couple of seasons back with both Love-Machine Sterland and Tony getting the occasional goal . |
| 16 | With on-site inspections , seals , analysis of materials , electronic surveillance and satellite links they cover some 95 per cent of the world 's nuclear installations outside the five nuclear weapon states — Britain , France , the Soviet Union and the United States , which all allow safeguards monitoring in a few of their civil installations , and China , which has signed a safeguards agreement but has not yet had a single inspection . |
| 17 | The more partners a man has had , the more likely it is that he will entertain fantasies about people with whom he has not yet had a sexual relationship . |
| 18 | If it is actionable to use unlawful means to drive away C 's prospective customers why should it not equally be actionable to use such means against a person who proposes to buy his house but has not yet signed a contract to do so ? |
| 19 | AST Research Inc , Irvine says it will open a manufacturing plant in Europe by the end of the year , but has not yet chosen a location . |
| 20 | AST Research Inc , Irvine says it will open a manufacturing plant in Europe by the end of the year , but has not yet chosen a location . |
| 21 | ‘ I was shocked when Bristol City released me because I thought that I was doing well , ’ said Vernon , who has now scored four times in three games for Bath but has not yet started a game . |
| 22 | Consistent patterns would suggest that even the earliest vocalisations may carry some meaning ( eg Look at that ! what 's that ? ) even though the infant has not yet acquired a convential vocabulary . |
| 23 | The Commission has not yet produced a revised proposal of general application . |
| 24 | ‘ There is no extra money available because IBM has not yet got a client for the product , ’ he says . |
| 25 | Johnston had an unhappy time at Rangers after returning from French club Metz and his subsequent move to Everton has not yet proved a great success . |
| 26 | But since the stock market has not yet found a consistent way of valuing the property based content of retailers ' profits , it is progress on the high street that will dominate Sears ' share rating and the news , particularly from footwear , is not encouraging . |
| 27 | Great Britain has lost an Empire and has not yet found a role Dean Acheson , West Point , 1962 |
| 28 | Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role . |
| 29 | What he learned from that experience is that the aspirations and ambitions , for which Labour could not stand , has not yet found a voice ; to these aspirations the right kind of Tory message could be addressed . |
| 30 | Their farms produce some excellent things — first-class olive oil , plenty of good fruit and vegetables , a short but growing list of wines a Frenchman might be persuaded to drink — but Greece has not yet found a way of selling them abroad on a large scale . |