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 . |