Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [adj] [subord] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Increased rates of operative delivery are not necessarily bad if genuinely compromised babies are rescued from death and damage . |
| 2 | At the start , you will need to approach from a spot a little bit more upwind due to the effect of the other yachts , but not much higher than before . |
| 3 | There is not so much as even a prima facie case for imagining that the ad hoc domestic forces available for the Latin music and the English devotional settings bore any close resemblance to the stereotyped and institutionalized vocal dispositions ( SAATB , succeeding SATB and SATTB ) supplied by the contemporary church choir ; these several bodies of music need to be addressed separately . |
| 4 | Probably not so much as previously . |
| 5 | In those days , children were not so sheltered as now from the pressures of adult life , and the exploitation of child prodigies for material gain was not frowned upon . |
| 6 | The Act is perhaps not so clear where only the claimant with a possessory title is before the court , for example , because the true owner does not appear or can not be found . |
| 7 | It is worth mentioning that the final is not so theoretical as perhaps believed : 40 per cent of the marks are allocated in the practical paper . |
| 8 | No doubt his model was better , and the Niobid Painter 's Peirithous is not so bad though still not a great success . |
| 9 | Moreover , Greek historians appear to have not always distinguished as clearly between myth and history as their adoption of literacy would lead Goody to expect . |
| 10 | Although the recording equipment was not concealed , and was monitored quite openly by the fieldworker , it was not always clear whether all participants were aware of being tape-recorded . |
| 11 | That 's not always attractive cos initially that 's more expensive for them , but er they ha they have to er come to us with an open mind as well . |
| 12 | Even then there were a lot of women in the gallery business , though not as many as today . |
| 13 | Choosing the correct size is not as simple as merely ensuring that the rug fits into the appropriate space . |
| 14 | Surely that 's not as nice as well innocuous ! |
| 15 | It is not surprising , therefore , that the Law Commission has recommended no reform of the parol evidence rule , declaring that the " rule " is not as extensive as traditionally expounded ( see Law of ContractThe Parol Evidence Rule , Law Commission No 154 ( 1986 ) ) . |
| 16 | He was not as strong as before , and looked much older . |
| 17 | Catherine returned to us , prouder and quicker-tempered than ever , but not as strong as before . |
| 18 | The scientists believe , contrary to many colleagues and environmentalists , that the ocean environment is not as fragile as previously thought and will be able to process and absorb sewage sludge ( the residue from sewage-treatment plants ) , thus providing a safer and cheaper method of dealing with it than landfill dumping or burning . |
| 19 | Although this means that the consumer will pay less for their electricity , the overall environmental gain is less not as great as widely thought . |
| 20 | We continue breathing until we die , but in old age our lungs lose their elasticity and are not as powerful as before . |
| 21 | Last week witnesses for the Central Electricity Generating Board claimed at the inquiry that work around the world had already shown that the ballooning phenomenon is not as critical as once feared . |
| 22 | It 's probably not as preferable as just having a normal dad . ’ |
| 23 | But it is not as easy as perhaps it sounds . |
| 24 | ‘ A cross between REM and richard Marx , but not as good as either , ’ is Fred 's grim confession of how they sounded . |
| 25 | Now the quality obviously is not as good as either the flat or fully-fashioned and that 's why the Americans have a reputation for not but that 's the reason , productivity . |
| 26 | Then in case she had given an impression that London was not as good as here , she added , ‘ But there 's plenty of cabs . ’ |
| 27 | Not as good as yesterday evening when I dined on roast chicken , not very well cooked , but certainly much better than this homely fare . |
| 28 | It is not as efficient as either in their own fields , but performs very much better than they can in a situation where a significant enquiry facility is necessary and where the data is frequently processed sequentially . |
| 29 | Certainly not as bright as here , er sufficient light for me to be able to see that there were people in there and to differentiate between a man and a woman but er at that time not enough to be able to clearly define anybody . |
| 30 | Although in these studies the level of activity was not as high as originally reported , subsequent work by the eastern Cooperative Oncology Group established FAM as the regimen of first choice and showed a relatively low toxicity profile . |