Example sentences of "[adv] [not/n't] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flaubert did n't believe in progress : especially not in moral progress , which is all that matters . |
| 2 | Their minds were obviously not on meteorological work , and as the squadron gradually decreased in numbers with each little batch that left for home , farewell parties were a regular occurrence in the office and I began to think that perhaps Binbrook was not such a bad place after all . |
| 3 | The decided cases are few and mostly not of recent date . |
| 4 | A person buys a new washing machine , and is unfortunate enough to discover that ( a ) the cabinet is badly scratched , and thus not of merchantable quality ; ( b ) the machine ripped up the first batch of clothes and half-flooded the kitchen ( ie it was not fit for the purpose ) ; and ( c ) the model delivered by the suppliers was not the model agreed upon in the shop ( ie the goods were not as described by the retailer ) . |
| 5 | The legitimate way to save time in an examination is normally not by extensive abbreviation but by omitting windy phrases , such as ‘ first it is necessary to consider whether . ’ |
| 6 | The project also enables the three firms to share what seem to be considerable risks : the 64 megabit DRAM is still not in commercial production , and many of the firms operating in the DRAM market are having trouble turning in a profit . |
| 7 | Negative endoscopic biopsies can , to some extent , be explained by the specific growth pattern of the tumour ; primary lymphoma arises in submucosal lymphoid patches , hence not within easy reach of biopsy forceps . |
| 8 | However domestic work is also not like paid work , especially factory employment , in a number of respects . |
| 9 | A second-hand car which is not safe to be driven on the road ( for example because the brakes are in such a state that they would fail if the driver had to carry out an emergency stop ) is clearly not of merchantable quality , Lee v. York Coach and Marine ( 1977 C.A. ) — unless of course the car was only sold for scrap . |
| 10 | The VAT guide ( Notice No 700 ( 1991 edition ) ) para 56 states that these words should be ‘ clearly marked ’ , ie not in small print at the very bottom of the document . |
| 11 | Most commonly , the graphic distance was simply not in direct proportion to the numerical values represented . |
| 12 | Serum concentration of interleukin-6 are also raised in active Crohn 's disease but surprisingly not in ulcerative colitis . |
| 13 | Well not at national account level I 've seen lots of people now and I 'm sorry |
| 14 | No , maybe not at high speed , but at twenty-five , thirty miles an hour the Canadian can do a lot of damage . |
| 15 | She had seen it there not in terrible isolation but as a part , a vital part , of a larger pattern — one that pointed the way towards completion of her task . |
| 16 | Make no mistake , there are many who believe ( again not without considerable self-interest , that the serious business of running airlines should be left to a few major carriers — except , perhaps , for a few local services . |
| 17 | The will and skill to move forward are therefore not in short supply . |
| 18 | Pictures of the chairman ten years ago or the old plant before the renovations are only of interest for the company history and are definitely not for current use . |
| 19 | It was certainly not for general release to the public . |
| 20 | He was certainly not of weak intellect , being a mature businessman who must have known the precise circumstances in which he found himself . |
| 21 | A glass case on the windowsill contained a fat stuffed trout , another , on the circular table , a turtle — this certainly not of English provenance . |
| 22 | Well it 's certainly not in industrial use at the moment is it ? |
| 23 | There 's been a recent H M Is report , which has asked some questions about mixed ability teaching and expressed some worries about those teachers who perhaps do n't have the adequate support and preparation for mixed ability teaching , but they 're certainly not against it , or the H M Is are certainly not against mixed ability teaching . |
| 24 | There has been a recent H M I report which has asked some questions about mixed ability teaching and expressed some worries about those teachers who perhaps do n't have the adequate support and preparation for mixed ability teaching , but they are certainly not against it , or the H M I is certainly not against mixed ability teaching . |
| 25 | Certainly not by direct experience , for few who ‘ know ’ about schoolroom or football violence have been present at its manifestations . |