Example sentences of "[not/n't] [pron] [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nonetheless , pupils know that language occurs in many forms : they are being invited to listen to Geordie speech here for example , yet they know that not everyone speaks in this way . |
| 2 | However , not everyone agrees with this . |
| 3 | There is a sense in which family relationships are regarded as providing structures of support which are uniquely reliable , but at the same time it is obvious that not everyone draws upon such support in practice . |
| 4 | not nothing to compare with this . |
| 5 | Dutch Gouda , by the way , makes just as good Welsh Rabbit as French Port-Salut ; and there is always Caerphilly from Somerset , not to mention the Caerphilly ( it may , I think , have now vanished ) made by Irish nuns — not I fancy in this case German parachutists . |
| 6 | But the family , varied in its forms , is not itself determined by any necessity , logic or rationale . |
| 7 | The term ‘ god ’ can have other meanings outside those of interest to psychoanalysis , and psychoanalysis can not itself comment on these . |
| 8 | It seems inevitable that the social profile of lawyers is going to be markedly different from that of society at large because the social profile of persons attaining the level of educational achievement required for admission to higher education does not itself correspond with that of the whole community . |
| 9 | Payment is at the discretion of your Manager who will tell you whether or not you qualify for such a payment . |
| 10 | This England is not one recognised by many of my friends . |
| 11 | As becomes clear from most of the papers in this collection , this particular view of human nature is not one shared by many other societies . |
| 12 | Deaconess Tilley was not one to shrink from such sights , but she turned her attention away from this one . |
| 13 | It is probably not something initiated by any specific act or at any specific time . |
| 14 | In the second place , the account that has been provided has been shown to be open to differing interpretations of value ; in other words , while we may agree what the main changes in the family have been , we may disagree over whether or not we approve of these changes . |
| 15 | Something about their shape should determine whether or not they survive in that environment . |
| 16 | ( I am not arguing that the Americans do not themselves engage in all manner of protectionist devices , but merely note that they do at least have an intrinsic belief in the benefits of Adam Smith 's hidden hand , a view which is not wholly shared on the Continent of Europe . ) |
| 17 | A language-centred description typically suggests that speech-sounds are objects that can actually change ( [ a ] can ‘ become ’ [ o ] , and so forth ) , when this is not what happens at all . |
| 18 | Mr Goldring added : ‘ What is really significant in this case is not what happened to each child individually , it is that there were so many collapses . ’ |
| 19 | But I know , and you should know , that imagination is not what counts at this stage of a young man 's career ; what he needs is application , study , repetition , diligent imitation and sincere admiration of his peers . |
| 20 | I ca , I do n't I do like these shops but I ca n't go in them . |
| 21 | ‘ Now why did n't I think of that ? ’ |
| 22 | Of course , why did n't I think of that ? ’ |
| 23 | Of course , why did n't I think of that ? ’ she said sarcastically . |
| 24 | Why did n't I think of that ? |
| 25 | Sometimes they come back from their haunts very cross , and say , " If only I 'd known about that , " or " Why did n't I think of that ? |
| 26 | Why did n't I think of that … |
| 27 | ‘ Why did n't I think of that ? said Rincewind . |
| 28 | ‘ Why did n't I think of that ? |
| 29 | Why do n't I feel like that ? |
| 30 | ‘ Do n't I know about that already ? ’ |