Example sentences of "not [verb] at an [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | When I write again in twelve months ’ time I shall be extremely disappointed if , world events permitting , we have not met our targets and are not looking at an improved set of results . |
2 | If the economy is not growing at an annual rate of 3 per cent by the middle of 1994 as the Chancellor 's Budget arithmetic assumes , revenues will be less buoyant and the spending on welfare will be greater than forecast . |
3 | Er the County Council can not look at an individual building and say , this is a particular piece of land which is going to be developed and this is going to have this particular impact on the environment . |
4 | If agreement for mutual exchange is not reached at an early stage , the defendant will have the advantage of first sight of at least one of the plaintiff 's medical reports . |
5 | More likely , we may suppose that we have not arrived at an exact specification of one or more of the ten . |
6 | The first , golden rule is that children do not learn at an even pace . |
7 | However , remember that in working with check lists it is n't crucial , to start with , if you ca n't arrive at an exact technical phonetic description straight off — as long as you can distinguish between same and different you can still make progress . |