Example sentences of "and [not/n't] [adv] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | More often , the establishment of a uniform language is not the motive so much as the result — and not invariably so — of national independence . |
| 2 | It was easy on Parky , not requiring a step-ladder , and not nearly so far to fall once aboard . |
| 3 | The stiff and painful neck has returned to normal , my wheeziness has improved greatly with no sign of the asthma returning , and my migraines are far less frequent and not nearly so intense . |
| 4 | I fail to see why I should subject myself to the indignity of competing with Tom , Dick , and Narry for a parish which is , at least , £100 per annum poorer than my own , and not nearly so convenient . |
| 5 | For a moment Donaldson supposed that he was in a stable but no , the smell was wrong , dry and musty and not nearly so strong as the fertile stink of horses . |
| 6 | The nearer we came to Halifax , we found the houses thicker , and the villages greater in every bottom ; and not only so , but the sides of the hills , which were very steep every way , were spread with houses , and that very thick ; for the land being divided into small enclosures , that is to say , from two acres to six or seven acres each seldom more ; every three or four pieces of land had a house belonging to it . |
| 7 | In the circumstances , Dunwoody , who escaped with nothing worse than bruises , was performing a miracle of tolerant good sense when he suggested that the Mildmay fences ‘ should perhaps be a bit more sloped and not quite so square at the top . ’ |
| 8 | He was perhaps an inch or two shorter , and not quite so dark . |
| 9 | I soon became bored , realizing that I was n't going to get much chance to compete for the club — my best time was 23.3 seconds for 200 metres — so I joined the second club with its headquarters at the track , London Irish , which was more intimate and not quite so awe-inspiring . |
| 10 | However , companies like Epiphone , Yamaha , Fender , Washburn and others offer ranges of cheap and not quite so cheap instruments which are well suited to the occasional strummer or picker . |
| 11 | Anyway , standard one was a breaking-in for this er other discipline and not quite so easy and learning how to spell . |