Example sentences of "not [adv] [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ability alone was clearly not the only factor influencing the promotion of naval officers , and it is not surprising that some of those promoted did not successfully fill their new posts . |
| 2 | That night the man did not altogether fail his fine motto . |
| 3 | I do not altogether share her regret at the loss of such places . |
| 4 | It also points to alternatives for those who do not wholly share his views . |
| 5 | Since the Act overrode the duty of confidence , it must also override inter partes orders made on that basis , otherwise the Bank could not properly discharge its public duty of supervision . |
| 6 | There have been many severe criticisms of the techniques of clinical ecology , all concluding that the concept of ‘ environmental illness ’ is unfounded and that the claims of clinical ecologists are invalid because they do not properly control their studies or define objective parameters of illness . |
| 7 | The panelled room , hung with dusty coats of arms , suited his self-esteem , for Dornberg was a very proud man who was convinced that Europe did not properly appreciate his military genius . |
| 8 | This is because men can not properly develop their powers except in co-operation and friendship with others , and because the true goods of human life , those which we need for our own personal fulfilment , are not goods in some limited supply for which we must compete , but ones which each can the better enjoy , the more others are enjoying them . |
| 9 | She turned her head on the pillow , so he could not properly see her face , only the Greuze-like line of her cheek . |
| 10 | These are the first people to contact if you do not properly understand your benefit entitlements or if you are unhappy about some point to do with your pension . |
| 11 | It does not fundamentally change our view of him : his character was already vivid enough , his achievements large and firmly based . |
| 12 | For example , where a manufacturer sells goods in sealed containers to a distributor who re-sells them , that distributor does not thereby lose his right of rejection . |
| 13 | Her activities were at first regarded with suspicion by headmistresses of local schools , so , to placate those who did not outright forbid their pupils to attend , she described her lessons as rhythmic exercises to music . |
| 14 | Several studies on the differences between those who do and do not effectively plan their fertility emphasize the importance of belief in the possibility of control , and its connection with material or occupational circumstances ( e.g. Askham 's 1975 study in Aberdeen ) . |
| 15 | They do not effectively co-ordinate their marketing activities . ’ |
| 16 | More disappointed than she was prepared to admit , Joan could not entirely conceal her chagrin . |
| 17 | Konrad Oberhuber has attributed many new drawings to Giorgione in his section on the drawings and engravings by Giorgione and the young Titian , but Ballarin does not entirely share his views . |
| 18 | On his father 's death in 1851 John took over his dental practice at 12 Dundas Street , although he did not entirely forgo his medical interests , since in 1859 he proposed the foundation of what was to become the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Sick Children . |
| 19 | Although I did not entirely enjoy my time as a ‘ check knitter ’ , I learned one valuable lesson . |
| 20 | Thus , we can add the joint income of husband and wife to obtain a total for that unit , whatever we choose to call it , whereas we can not sensibly add their separate statuses to achieve a joint status for both of them unless we know a great deal more about how status is a distributive phenomenon and what its properties are . |
| 21 | This ambiguity does not greatly alter our conclusions regarding airburst altitude : once an object has spread to , say , twice its initial radius , its further spreading happens so quickly that an ‘ explosion altitude ’ is defined to within a few kilometres , regardless of whether the explosion is taken to occur then or when the object has spread to 5–10 times its initial radius . |
| 22 | He argued so acutely and convincingly that each party hoped for victory when it heard him arguing on its behalf and there was no advocate who appeared before him who did not greatly fear his cross-examination and interventions . |
| 23 | For many — perhaps most — children , their schooling does not greatly increase their understanding of religion . |
| 24 | In speaking to these early Christians Paul is implying that when they came to follow Jesus , they did not suddenly shed their deepest emotions . |
| 25 | Remember that it is not a race , so do not suddenly ask your horse for maximum speed . |
| 26 | Customs and beliefs deriving from a pagan past may have been frowned upon , but they did not necessarily exclude their adherents from the community of Christians . |
| 27 | That civilised human beings can be responsible for acts of enormous wickedness does not necessarily invalidate our arguments for placing the study of literature at the centre of the National Curriculum . |
| 28 | All the new year 's resolutions in the world will not necessarily curb your cravings for sweet food . |
| 29 | Government sources , however , suggested that that the Prime Minister would not necessarily change his team after the final outcome became known . |
| 30 | Government sources , however , suggested that that the Prime Minister would not necessarily change his team after the final outcome became known . |