Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [adj] that [pron] have " in BNC.

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1 I 'm I 'm not entirely convinced that we have enough control over the existing county schools , never mind , never mind whether we 'd be able to retain it or increase it .
2 Yet not so rotten that it had obscured the carved initials at the base of the grip .
3 Apparently it is a big cut , but not so deep that it has done any irrevocable damage , at least that 's the impression I got .
4 I pointed out that I did not limp or at least not so much that anyone had previously noticed .
5 It was not so much that he had anything against people in general , more that he saw no purpose in deliberately setting up occasions on which you stood around trying to think of something to say .
6 Not all the people who have been called structuralists have been happy to accept the label , but this suggests not so much that it has been over-enthusiastically applied , but that far from being a school or a doctrine , structuralism is indeed a generalized revolution in ways of thinking .
7 Of course , Matey was not best pleased that she had taken so long to come home — or so McAllister thought when the older woman came towards them after Dr Neil had let them both in .
8 ‘ And another thing we 've got to talk about — it 's not really fair that you have them every weekend .
9 I 'm not even sure that I 've decided yet . ’
10 She had not done this deliberately ; she was not even aware that she had done it .
11 and she 'll go and get the milk out and say I 've just got myself a glass of milk mum , oh right , okay not even aware that she 's gone out to the fridge you know , fair enough we say ah , you do n't do you ?
12 some women do and I 'm not quite clear that it has to be so definite as as er
13 It was not long before the birds started into subdued and reluctant song as though not yet certain that they had survived the wildness of the night .
14 His monotone drawl made one feel he is not yet convinced that he has the mental application to match his great physical ability .
15 His monotone drawl made one feel he is not yet convinced that he has the mental application to match his great physical ability .
16 Brought down to earth with a bang , I sheepishly confessed , not yet aware that I had found my spiritual home .
17 Indeed , I am not absolutely sure that it has not been proved that in terms of pure cost-effectiveness a space such as a 4 cm double is the best you can buy — the only trouble is that you need an awful lot of them .
18 In contrast to the crescendo of fury from Downes , Morse 's voice was very quiet indeed , and beside him WPC Wright was not absolutely sure that she 'd transcribed his words with total accuracy .
19 ‘ What saddened me about the reviews , ’ said Crawford , ‘ was n't so much that they had a go at the play , but they did n't recognise all the work done for me by the rest of the team .
20 It was n't so much that he had confirmed her fears , it was his tone she found infuriating .
21 It was as if he were gazing into heaven , and Agatha was n't so old that she 'd forgotten what that felt like .
22 Many of the players in the Olympic cricket match were n't even aware that they 'd taken part in the Olympic Games at all .
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