Example sentences of "[coord] [not/n't] [pron] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The medical profession increasingly recognize stressful tension as the underlying cause of many illnesses , a cause of much discomfort and widespread unhappiness to many people whether or not they hear well . |
| 2 | On the other hand , the great majority reckoned that they themselves had taken the decision to use a particular type of credit ( regardless of whether or not they had seriously considered any other type too ) . |
| 3 | Secondly , all claimants on the fund would receive payment whether or not they had actually suffered any loss as a result of the 1947 Act . |
| 4 | My main complaint concerning students of modern sediments is that they pay more attention to the question of how sediments are deposited than to the question as to whether or not they stay there . |
| 5 | Most of them are performed by women , and most women continue to perform them into their old age , whether or not they have formerly had paid employment . |
| 6 | It is assumed to be adversarial , whether the couple feel adversarial or not , whether or not they have specifically agreed that they want to be sensibly amicable . |
| 7 | I can not say whether or not they impinged as much then as they seem to with retrospect . |
| 8 | The challenge that many of us face today is that we have a choice — whether or not we go out to work , how much domestic machinery we use , how much we involve the rest of the family in housework , whether or not we employ someone else to do the cleaning , how many take-away meals are put on the table , and so on . |
| 9 | Whether he carried out the instructions correctly or not we do not know , but the next morning the block had disappeared , vaporised , and part of the fume cupboard housing the experiment and the floor nearby had been destroyed . |
| 10 | Whether or not we have firmly held beliefs about what happens after death , we can still be terribly afraid . |
| 11 | Whether or not one hears well the face of the speaker helps to convey their message . |
| 12 | Am I being told that the law of England is so deficient that , if one assaults a person by driving a car at them to the danger of that person 's life or property — whether or not one damages either — that is not a crime known to the common law of England , and would it not attract the most condign penalties ? |
| 13 | We will see whether this spider exists or not she said firmly and I warn you Mary-Lou if this is a again a trick and there is no spider you will go to Miss Potts for punishment I wash my hands of you . |
| 14 | Melissa made her way slowly upstairs , wondering whether or not she had inadvertently made matters worse . |
| 15 | She remembered it later on , after they had inspected the three pretty bedrooms and the wonderful bathroom with its big bath and tiled frieze of mermaids ; and she debated within herself whether or not she had better tell Susan . |
| 16 | Whether or not she has finally lost touch with the sympathies of her daughter 's subjects , only time will tell . |
| 17 | For what you decide to do now will influence whether or not you turn up for work — and what your likely reception will be if you do . |
| 18 | Clear speech whether or not you hear well |
| 19 | Mind it 's got , it 's got some drawers in , deep drawers you know and you I , I wonder whether or not you 've always I know you 've always said if you had er stuff like this |
| 20 | Whether or not you look forward to any of them , you and your kitchen are unlikely to escape the demands of at least one of them . |
| 21 | Interest cover was already strong and is now at nearly ten times patently er , a very healthy level and whether or not you add back the good will on other er , acquisitions , I dare say the ratio is at a very low level indeed . |
| 22 | you believe it or not I came here , mum |
| 23 | Whether he punches hole in the wind , in the air or not I du n no , like cards . |
| 24 | Now whether that 's erm including all the protective clothing or not I du n no . |
| 25 | Whether he could actually do this or not I do n't know . |
| 26 | in , now whether that 's right or not I do n't |
| 27 | So whether that 's an annual thing or not I do n't know . |
| 28 | I mean whether they hushed it up or not I do n't know . |
| 29 | So whether he did n't believe that I , I 'd got them right or not I do n't know but the answers were there . |
| 30 | Now whether there was any truth in it or not I do n't know but a lot of country women always used to have raspberry leaf tea during pregnancy . |