Example sentences of "and [not/n't] so [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Particularly in secluded , well sheltered , and not so well ventilated gardens , the open centre — and perhaps also the planting distance between plants so that they do not merge and clash — is more important with Floribundas . |
| 2 | A really well-designed state pension scheme ( complete with lump sums ) and not so closely tied to employment history as any of the current schemes on offer , could probably do as well or better than occupational or personal pension provision for most women . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said , picking her way delicately for his sake , ‘ the cloth still finds its way in , though not so freely and not so profitably . |
| 4 | Although with the building of the railways its share reached a third ( 35 per cent in 1841 – 60 ) , the 1760 – 1820 contribution was equal to that in manufacturing and trade in 1761 – 90 , and not so far behind it , or agriculture , in 1791 – 1820 . |
| 5 | ‘ Her young man was taken prisoner at Dunkirk and not so long ago her father was badly hurt in the Clydeside blitz , but you 'd never know it . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It 's a lovely piano , and not so very much out of tune . |
| 7 | Somewhere , and not so very far off , there was a musket fight . |
| 8 | However , there do exist , and not so uncommonly that they can be safely ignored , minimal semantic constituents which consist of more than one word . |
| 9 | Billy : ‘ For the first LP ( Gish ) , I was really trying to express more … like a feeling and not so much something specific . |
| 10 | It was not until the last hymn that Ianthe happened to turn her head slightly and not so much see him as become conscious that he was sitting behind her and presumably had been throughout the service . |