Example sentences of "[conj] not [pron] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 There scientists will discover the sex and age of the skeletons and whether or not they had any diseases .
2 Limited partners do , however , have a right to advise full partners , though it is a matter for the full partners whether or not they follow such advice .
3 However , when people were asked to say whether or not they thought any of a range of 12 comments applied to six main types of credit , their answers added an important qualification to this .
4 My general view on this matter , as a suitably humble outside observer , is that the student of modem sediments pays too much attention to the way these sediments are laid down , their form and composition , but not enough attention to the question of whether or not they stand any chance of preservation for the stratigrapher of tomorrow .
5 For most people ( whether or not they have any loss of hearing ) it is an advantage to use the resonators fully .
6 Erm , of course it has to be remembered that all these lectures , or at least most of them , were erm voluntary compulsion and the men used to turn up because they were told to and er whether or not they showed little or no interest very often and it was all erm well a bit of a waste of time .
7 From today and whether or not we make much progress .
8 Now the debate we 're having is whether or not we fill those and transfer , not go and recruit extra people but we 'd reduce the S I S , cos one of the issues is that erm the overspend on Marvin is seven figures .
9 I do n't think it matters whether or not we call this a case of my distinguishing myself from others .
10 Whether or not we accept these points , their importance for the present discussion is clear .
11 Whether or not one regards this as a prime example of the way in which a political settlement was undercut by the optimism of those Frenchmen who believed in a military solution it should also be pointed out , as Irving does , that ‘ Any policy which might have been construed as the abandonment of Indo-China would have been rejected by the National Assembly in 1947 , if not by an overwhelming majority , then at least by a decisive one ’ but this , in turn , did nothing to resolve the US dilemma .
12 With no pause , almost before he had finished , Delia Sutherland was saying , while glancing openly now at her watch as though determining whether or not she had enough time to put him straight , ‘ No , no , no .
13 Whether or not she reported this condition to the divisional veterinary officer and showed him photographs , I do now know .
14 Whether or not you have another attempt at the let-down , must be your decision in the light of any guidelines on the first go .
15 Nonetheless , this is probably the best way to go for that first circuit whether or not you have any previous model flying experience .
16 Your decision to use this ploy depends on whether or not you think such a misinterpretation is preferable to being conned .
17 The servicemen were always very helpful in hauling one aboard , but I was not in uniform and I always felt they must be wondering whether or not I had any right to travel .
18 He was the last of the brothers ; whether or not he had any part in their deaths he could be the key to a clearer understanding of the two who had died .
19 A creditor whose claim includes an element of VAT can either prove for the whole amount of the claim ( and pay to HM Customs and Excise the VAT element irrespective of whether or not he receives any dividend ) or prove for the amount of his claim net of VAT and reclaim the VAT under the Value Added Tax ( Bad Debt Relief ) Regulations 1978 .
20 The judge did not , in terms , say whether or not he regarded this evidence as establishing undue influence as it is normally understood .
21 Whether or not he suspected this , Rodrigo accepted the favours bestowed upon him by the new King — including marriage to Alfonso 's niece Ximena Diaz .
22 Although there is some doubt as to whether or not he appreciated this , he could not commit himself without in practice committing his party — unless he was to be replaced .
23 Becker hints at the inside model when he concludes , not without generating some confusion , that ‘ whether a given act is deviant or not depends in part on the nature of the act ( that is , whether or not it violates some rule ) and in part on what other people do about it ’ .
24 The data was submitted on a confidential basis , because of the possibility of future publication , and so it is not possible to ascertain whether or not it had any influence on the deliberations of the Review body , but their conclusions on the quality of post-graduate geological research undertaken in Dundee and Strathclyde Universities were exactly in line with the quantitative findings described later .
25 This includes knowing what time of day to take it , how long you should continue taking it ( just until you feel better or until the end of the full course ? ) , whether or not it has any side-effects ( such as drowsiness ) , and whether or not it should not be taken in conjunction with certain foods or alcohol .
26 Whether or not it has any prospect of success this court is in no position to determine , but while it remains alive we do not consider that the judgment of this court can be described as final within the meaning of rule 2 ( a ) .
27 It had better be that and not him having another of his scenes .
28 But not everything has this ability : the stones and trees which we can see and remember do not , themselves , have the capacity to ‘ represent ’ .
29 But not everyone accepts these arguments .
30 ‘ I agree , I agree , ’ he said , ‘ but not everybody thinks that way . ’
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