Example sentences of "and [not/n't] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When economists describe Britain 's relative economic decline since the Second World War as the outcome of a vicious circle of low growth and low productivity , they are employing a seductive metaphor and not providing a convincing explanation . |
| 2 | ‘ If they want to go at a certain pace and not become a Top Five singles band you have to respect them for it . |
| 3 | Or should it remain a neutral research instrument , and not become a Weltanschuung of an anti-religious kind ? |
| 4 | subject board members are encouraged to view syllabuses and reading lists in this light , and not to undertake a detailed critique of each one ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ You ca n't be in Sardinia and not try a prickly pear . ’ |
| 6 | Where do we find such funds to put the case of the moderate teachers in the classrooms who have to ‘ occupy ’ and not teach a large proportion of the class for hours on end whilst they test the few — or sometimes even the one child . |
| 7 | This situation has been exemplified on at least three occasions and I wonder what my fellow members think , especially when the companies are paying high fees and not receiving a proper audit . |
| 8 | But a benefit can quite properly be judged in terms of the advancement of knowledge and not require a specific clinical spin-off . |
| 9 | Yes , but On the last comment that er Chris made er bringing us and the letter to county about the the failure of the meeting on the twenty second cos we feel that they are just lying down to the situation and not pursuing a pursuing the D A P about whatsoever and erm we are , certainly in John 's letter probably get it signed tonight complaining and asking for a a meeting as soon as possible because we feel that that they ought to be pursuing the question of these two sites , they 're dragging their feet ! |
| 10 | However , it is possible to lose weight and not suffer a large drop in metabolic rate . |
| 11 | Just before monotony might set in , the band close , recognising the art of knowing just when to leave a party — and not spoil a fine evening . |
| 12 | This family is characterised by the disk covered with plates often carrying spinelets or granules which do not conceal them , except in Ophiopholis where the granules obscure the plates ; radial shields usually conspicuous ; one apical papilla flanked with rounded oral papillae often separated from it by a diastema and not forming a contiguous series with it , except in Histampica ; the second oral tentacle pore opening within the oral slit ; arm spines short , pointed and erect , not appressed to the side of the arm . |
| 13 | Must be normal bloke and preferably have run with some type of working class street gang and not have a domineering mum or anything |
| 14 | The positive things that have come out of the divorce are that I have a much better relationship with my children and I can read a book in bed and not have a jealous partner by my side trying to prevent me . |
| 15 | A country that gave her a cold welcome , in which the To Let signs specified ‘ No Coloureds ’ , and of which she wrote in Second-Class Citizen , ‘ If I had been Jesus I would have passed England by and not dropped a single blessing . ’ |
| 16 | Furthermore , once children have acquired the conventional word to express a particular meaning , they tend to use that , and not to coin a new form to use instead . |
| 17 | You could go all night and not see a single soul and the same in the city on a Sunday morning . |
| 18 | Thereafter I looked out of all the windows of the snug hostelry , and not finding a satisfactory view , for it now rained in earnest , and it was vain to hope to be able to sketch out of doors , I noticed a new house a short distance from the inn ( it was being prepared for a doctor ) ; was entrusted with the keys , and from one of the front windows looked out on the rainy scene depicted in the sketch of ‘ Garrynahine , Isle of Lewis . ’ |
| 19 | He breathed a sigh of relief as he heard Corbett begin to play gently on the lute he always carried , a sign his master was content , reflecting on his own secret thoughts and not keeping a wary eye on him . |
| 20 | I mean , why would anybody cover a Monkees song that everybody in the world f—ing knows off by heart and not do a damn thing with it ? |
| 21 | Order 29 , r12(1) simply states that the interim payment should be just and not exceed a reasonable proportion of the damages that the plaintiff is likely to be awarded . |
| 22 | I 've written six letters and not had a single reply . |
| 23 | I made sure I got some of the white powder on my fingertips and not making a big deal of it , brought them up to my tongue . |
| 24 | She had her own ideas of social justice , and not paying a good employee like Lily because of a death in the family was not one of them . |