Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [adv] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can not emphasize enough how important it is to set aside from your diet foods you suspect or know cause you problems . |
| 2 | A further weakness of the theory is that it does not explain why so much hooligan activity is based on fan rivalries within the working class ; nor can it deal with Wagg 's ( 1984:198 ) observation that ‘ the most notable attempts by a club 's following to prevent it parting with a popular player or manager have usually been initiated by middle-class people ’ . |
| 3 | We can not stress enough how much the grant from the Sports Council depends on the present 3000+ members being increased . |
| 4 | However , we can not stress enough how unusual it is to find anyone who conforms to the stereotyped Ms or Mr Trim image . |
| 5 | I can not stress enough how important it is for teachers to realise that because drama is such a powerful tool for helping people change , as teachers we need to be very sensitive to the emotional demands we make on our students . |
| 6 | Although I have a soft spot for him after his super-game Hennessy win , he does not appeal greatly as 7-2 favourite . |
| 7 | When people set off in a boat to prove whether the Earth was round , they did not fall off so that proves that the Earth is flat , but people just say it is round . |
| 8 | There is a type of frog which is known as a Tree Frog , and there are Biologists that are very interested in why tree frogs do not fall off impossibly steep gradiants . |
| 9 | If only his head did not ache so badly that thought seemed driven out by the throbbing . |
| 10 | The immediate post-war years had been the last classic period of the film as social sermon and one can almost sense the relief as the studios discovered that social context did not need quite as much emphasis . |
| 11 | For example , it can not survive in very hot water , in bleach or detergent . |
| 12 | We do not know just how much cohesion is necessary for a society to exist , but we know that some cohesion is necessary . |
| 13 | Here again , however , difficult practical problems may be encountered , since we do not know exactly how many dies a coin die could make . |
| 14 | We do not know exactly how many of those who re-applied were supporting children , who are mentioned only occasionally in the sources . |
| 15 | This simple fact can not be overstressed and it accounts , in part , for the continuing lack of precise data on the numbers of physically handicapped in Britain : we do not know exactly how many people are physically disabled because they are not a clear homogeneous group that can be counted . |
| 16 | Even today , we do not know exactly how large squid can grow . |
| 17 | We do not know how early some of these markets and fairs were established or if there were equivalents in Roman and prehistoric times . |
| 18 | The priests had a mulberry tree , which last year had come near to ruining the woman 's trade , spattering the linen of the town with a roan signature , as the pulpy fruit fell from its higher branches , or was dropped by feasting birds or even wasps ; in fact , she did not know how so much staining happened , but it was the devil to scrub it out , and she risked wearing out the cloth itself with ammonia or other solvents . |
| 19 | Stephanie did not know how far this revulsion might perhaps include Marcus himself . |
| 20 | A chronicle source confirms Langland 's remark about bread being made from materials other than grain , namely beans , peas and vetches , but it should be noted that this year , 1439 , saw a great dearth of corn , and the chronicler 's comment probably reflects the unusual nature of the food , at least in his eyes ; we do not know how far this view would be general and how far it was that of a man whose conditions were normally more affluent . |
| 21 | We do not know how far these findings are generalisable at a national level , but we are reasonably confident that the study practices were representative of the totality of fundholding practices in the Oxford region and that the fundholding and control practices were fairly well matched on those variables , such as distance from provider units , which might have affected referral patterns . |
| 22 | I do not know how long that will last . |
| 23 | We do not know how much this was due to poor manufacturing standards or poor pilots , but in any event the authorities dispensed with Tank 's services and he went off to Egypt and then India , where he designed the Hal-Marut , a plane suitable for twice the speed of sound but with engines capable only of less than half that speed . |
| 24 | The relationship between population and a topic such as housing is complex because causality does not act in only one direction . |
| 25 | You 'll not jump over too many er high walls Willy with smoking |
| 26 | Flavia enjoyed the paper-games and , as she had said , the dancing ; she went nearly as often as she was asked ( Better not hang about too much in the house on the bay ) ; she enjoyed the company … moderately . |
| 27 | Although Bush did not specify how much such assistance — which would be additional to the $203,000,000 already agreed — would amount to , some US officials suggested that it could measure more than $3,500 million over the next decade . |
| 28 | But the theorists do not specify precisely how important Fordism was , nor how its hypothesized dominance was established . |
| 29 | Although the Petrovs did not bring quite as many gifts as Gouzenko they were very useful in showing the extent of Russian penetration in Australia . |
| 30 | She knew the doctor thought she was a lunatic , but as she would never see her again , it did not matter now as much as the truth . |