Example sentences of "not [pers pn] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | Payment is at the discretion of your Manager who will tell you whether or not you qualify for such a payment . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Some children moved out of specialist provision into playgroups ( full or part time ) and made considerable strides in social relationships , becoming part of a community and friendship network which continued into their schooldays , whether or not they went to special school at 5 years . |
5 | Something about their shape should determine whether or not they survive in that environment . |
6 | Leigh concluded that the brooches he considered were the products of a single workshop although there may , yet , be other reasons for the degrees of similarity he observed ; it is these which are actually being assessed , not whether or not they originated from one workshop . |
7 | The notion that a person 's home is his castle will not he eroded without explicit justification . |
8 | ‘ I am honoured by the prince 's interest — but I doubt not it stems from mere curiosity as to my connection with her for whom he has a brotherly fondness . ’ |
9 | I Have n't needed try , Brenda , I ca n't I mean at one time I 'd have devoured that . |
10 | Why ca n't I dress like other people ? ’ |
11 | I ca , I do n't I do like these shops but I ca n't go in them . |
12 | Why had n't I gone to gentler old Winston 's place instead . |
13 | ‘ Now why did n't I think of that ? ’ |
14 | Of course , why did n't I think of that ? ’ |
15 | Of course , why did n't I think of that ? ’ she said sarcastically . |
16 | Why did n't I think of that ? |
17 | 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 ? |
18 | Why did n't I think of that … |
19 | ‘ Why did n't I think of that ? said Rincewind . |
20 | ‘ Why did n't I think of that ? |
21 | Why do n't I feel like that ? |
22 | ‘ Do n't I know about that already ? ’ |
23 | Daniel was saying has n't she heard from any of her |
24 | still goes at twenty past five so why do n't she go at six when we do ? |
25 | Why does n't she move with other people though ? |
26 | Was n't she entitled to some time of her own after a busy week 's teaching and little free time on Saturday ? |
27 | I wondered into which year I had stumbled , and tried to remember Queen Elizabeth 's dates — did n't she die in 1603 ? |
28 | She always tells me when she 's wet her pants , and understands everything that 's said to her , so why wo n't she cooperate on this ? |
29 | Do n't you care at all how people feel ? ’ |
30 | ‘ Do n't you care at all what you do ? |