Example sentences of "[adj] [n mass] [verb] not [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is worth noting that there is a delay between diagnosis and reporting of cases of AIDS and that there is usually a long interval between infection with HIV and the development of AIDS , so the published statistics do not accurately reflect the spread of HIV infection . |
| 2 | This genial host admits that many English people do n't really know what to expect when they visit the Emerald Isles . |
| 3 | ‘ Ethnic communities are reproducing a culture which the majority of British people have n't yet accepted as part of the British landscape , ’ says Dr Tariq Madood , a fellow at Nuffield College currently writing on the changing character of racism . |
| 4 | In the owner-occupied and privately rented housing sectors old people do not often have the means or the energy to make use of improvement grants . |
| 5 | The addition of the American mink to the British fauna has not exactly been met with jubilant welcome . |
| 6 | The decrease in total cGMP has been reported to be only 10–15% ( ref. 24 ) , but the decrease in free cGMP has not yet been measured . |
| 7 | It would have been a great deal more difficult because military aircraft use more volatile fuel , and they tend to be armed , they tend to be carrying things that civil aircraft do n't normally carry , so yes , it would 've been much more difficult . |
| 8 | Few thoughtful people do not now fear nuclear catastrophe within a period which is infinitesimal when set against the history of mankind . |
| 9 | A bewildered staff did n't quite know what to do next as they were completely ignorant of the ongoing wrangle between Carter and the Stones over ‘ Ruby Tuesday ’ which , it seems , still has n't been sorted out . |
| 10 | The industry 's preoccupation with domestic sales derived not only from political pressure , but also from the fact that a large proportion of their resources ( both capital and manpower ) was necessarily devoted to servicing the generally small and thus more expensive-to-supply domestic consumers . |
| 11 | As the report incorporating the last-minute £7m has not yet been photocopied , the council adjourns for samosas and salads . |
| 12 | The demand for Magritte , and for other Surrealist painters , continues to be strong and prices have risen consistently , although Surrealist works have not yet commanded the top flights of prices seen for other Classic modern artists . |
| 13 | The definitionalist might seek to save his position by arguing for a general principle of law to the effect that to intend an act is to intend it under a full description and that therefore in all crimes where the actus reus contains not only a conduct element but also circumstances and consequences , mens rea is to be taken as being ‘ coextensive with the actus reus . ’ |
| 14 | That , that well helps the er poor people , cos a lot of the poor people do n't near enough pay tax now because if they do they only have to pay twenty P |
| 15 | His family was poor , and poor people did not often hear music . |
| 16 | And professional people do n't usually throw compliments around like that . |
| 17 | ‘ Look , I do n't want to talk about love , women , past marriages , present marriages , family , stuff that normal people do n't readily talk about … |
| 18 | In addition , the Namibian media have not always been prepared to accord members of the public and government officials the right of reply and the rectification of inaccurate or deliberately distorted stories . |
| 19 | In addition , the Namibian media have not always been prepared to accord members of the public and government officials the right of reply and the rectification of inaccurate or deliberately distorted stories . |
| 20 | The evil media did n't exactly rape poor innocent Manchester and its defenceless young pop stars — the whole shebang was a two-way transaction of mutual favours . |
| 21 | Bereaved people do not always need to be ‘ done unto ’ . |
| 22 | Finally , the Polish General Staff has not only seen itself as an avid ‘ consumer ’ of Soviet military doctrine , but a contributor as well , which has authored its own innovations with Soviet endorsement . |
| 23 | But the mass media do not single-handedly give shape to the contours of the political system . |
| 24 | As usual he was offering explanations for what other people had not even noticed as problems |
| 25 | It is understandable that the previous isolation of the disease results in a sense of amazement in early recovery on the discovery that other people have not only shared similar experiences but also similar thoughts and feelings . |
| 26 | But , despite her comfort , she never forgets that other people do n't always have it so easy that life can be hard . |
| 27 | The Soviet media did not openly rebuke Ceausescu for his reception of Carrington . |
| 28 | It is vital that young people feel not only welcome in the church , but also valued and needed there , whether in bands , music groups , orchestras or choirs . |
| 29 | ‘ In my day , ’ she was saying , ‘ New Year 's Eve was a family evening , young people did n't just suit themselves . |
| 30 | It is said that mentally handicapped people do not normally enjoy a happy life . |