Example sentences of "not [verb] [adv] [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | It only works , in fact , partly because people do not eat very much and partly because most of the work , the energy needed to fire the bullock , is not coming from wheat , it is coming from food that is not directly available to man . |
| 2 | Perhaps this is something , I was just going to say that , until someone is actually certified dead by your doctor , they 're not regarded as dead and so that 's what , what 's happened |
| 3 | As is typical of most women 's paid employment , this work is not considered particularly skilled and wages are low . |
| 4 | She did not speak — she knew better — but walked into the kitchen , thinking furiously , among other things , that her treasure had not looked so happy and fulfilled for years as he did sitting opposite to his American servant girl — and what could that mean , and did she approve ? |
| 5 | In Britain , the government has yet to place its safer-sex advertising aimed at ‘ men who have sex with men ’ in non-gay publications , thus by-passing those men who do not identify as gay and so are least likely to be well-informed because of their minimal contact with the gay scene . |
| 6 | My local aquatic dealer informs me that the plec will not grow very big and that all three will live happily together . |
| 7 | Or the person who 's trying not to drink so much and beats themself up when they slip back and get drunk ! |
| 8 | Surprisingly , it did not feel too cold and Endill stood for a moment trying to see the end of it but it disappeared into darkness . |
| 9 | He did not feel very well and he felt that some air was called for . |
| 10 | But he himself did not sound particularly happy and once again Hazel felt oddly perplexed . |
| 11 | Surely if that tense moment had affected him at all he would not sound so cool and distant now as he reached for Chalon 's reins . |
| 12 | She did not look so gaunt and old , and her lips were red and full , and curved , like a smile but not quite a smile . |
| 13 | While some in the establishment may be asking whether things are not going too far and calling for the floodgates to be closed , as the careers of powerful figures come to an end , the magistrates are determined to see the process through to its conclusion . |
| 14 | A sperm whale , for example , can not see directly fore and aft , a factor made use of by the mariners of old , who quietly crept up upon them from straight astern or dead ahead . |
| 15 | You perhaps do not realize how long and desperately people have fought to keep Winston Spencer Churchill in the wilderness , and how furiously angry many of them are that he is back where he belongs . |
| 16 | First-time parents may not know how to tell stories or share pictures ; they may not know what books are available or how they should be used ; and they may not realize how important and how enjoyable books and pictures ( and talking about them ) can be . |
| 17 | Probably it was not used very much and probably they could climb through the window and be inside without anyone even realising . |
| 18 | He was not interested in food other than it should not cost too much and was n't raw . |
| 19 | I 'm not getting too sidetracked and I do n't want to do anything unless I 'm really turned on by it . ’ |
| 20 | As far as records of achievement are concerned , the attitude of pupils is likely to be even more problematic , since pupils ' natural concern with the currency of their certificates , and their now well-documented tendency to see schooling largely in terms of its capacity to provide qualifications ( see , for example , Turner , 1984 ) , suggests that records of achievement may not have as immediate and enthusiastic support among pupils as they do among many teachers . |
| 21 | This does not happen too much and in any case there is a 45-minute limit on debate , after which the motion will be put . |
| 22 | Although you should be helpful and guide the candidate through the interview do not go too far and start ‘ pointing ’ him or her at the right answers . |
| 23 | We should not go too far and argue that the alleged conflict between the monied and landed interests was nothing more than a propagandist 's fiction . |
| 24 | He is far better on the art of his own time , particularly on Miró : ‘ Miro 's miracle is not in his breathing , but in that his surface does not end up heavy and material , like cement or tar of mayonnaise , but airy , light , clean , radiant , like the Mediterranean itself . |
| 25 | When I started to make it up to my horror I found the stripes did not match up front and back . |
| 26 | And even if it were , there are no grounds to suppose that a person with mental handicap can not and will not live as happy and enjoyable a life as anyone else in society . |
| 27 | The secret is not to get too greedy and try to knock off large pieces : aim to knock out the back of the tile at the corner , which weakens the front , and then gently hammer the front , a bit at a time . |
| 28 | Plan to eat often enough that you do not get extremely hungry and lose control . |
| 29 | But let's not get too serious and religious about disco . |
| 30 | We are here to fight for those who are have nots , or do not get as much and have fewer opportunities . |