Example sentences of "[conj] not [v-ing] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , because there is a food shortage , the affected people have the choice of eating contaminated food or not eating at all . |
| 2 | Capital equipment ( except in expanding lines like cement ) and , to a large extent , labour employed , remain constant whether or not producing at full capacity . |
| 3 | For either student , going at the wrong pace can well mean not learning as much as the average , or not learning at all , and this is true for the highly intelligent student as well as the one with learning difficulties . |
| 4 | ‘ Better than not caring at all , ’ said Keith . |
| 5 | Even if you do n't continue with breastfeeding after the first few days , giving your baby colostrum ( the fluid produced by the breasts immediately after the birth ) has major benefits and is obviously better than not breastfeeding at all . |
| 6 | A period of working on contract abroad could leave the employee worse off than not going at all . |
| 7 | ‘ Look at that , ’ he said , and crouched and peered , drawing her in , ‘ a clock , how strange , ’ strange because it was an antique clock with inlaid wood and round brass knobs for legs , it should have been softly ticking away on someone wealthy 's mantelpiece , a china shepherdess on either side , a marble fireplace below , and yet here it was , lying under a bush , and tilted at a curious angle as if it was drunk , and not ticking at all . |
| 8 | He let go and she stood up , waving her arms and not sounding at all pleased . |