Example sentences of "not [prep] [adj] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Iris Murdoch 's fiction represents perhaps what Christine Brooke-Rose was aiming at , not in philosophical or even aesthetic terms , but as narratives which combine readability and lively story-telling with intellectual themes . |
| 2 | Gordon Owen , the managing director in charge of Mercury , says the group is anxious not to more than double the network in a year as it is a case of ‘ how fast you can go without falling over ’ . |
| 3 | The lych-gate creaked and left its prickly signature of rust upon the palm ( I 'll get it fixed , Ma 'm ! ) ; the bell rang not at all unless obliquely pressed by a nor'-nor'-westerly thumb . |
| 4 | My main aim was for some relief to the back pain that I had had for many years but , having tried many other so-called ‘ back pain relief techniques ’ , without much success ( some worked for a short while , others not at all or even made the pain worse ) , I was not too optimistic . |
| 5 | Although much talk went on it was n't until 1876 and then again in April 1892 , that meetings were called to consider " A bridge across the Medway " . |