Example sentences of "[subord] not [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More often than not they will enhance the surroundings rather than detract from them . |
| 2 | But more often than not she would climb the stairs — however many flights there might be — as she felt panic rising within her as soon as she tried to step into the lift . |
| 3 | Ah , well if not we 'll try the car . |
| 4 | This distaste for the subject of money should also guide his behaviour if another gentleman was impudent enough to enquire about his income : ‘ [ In such a situation the mirza ] should try to get the topic changed ; if not he should leave the house to its owner and run away as fast as his feet can carry him . |
| 5 | If you have a computer … youre half way there … if not you could get a cheap Amiga500 or 600 for about 200 quid . |
| 6 | If not you can take the matter up with their manager . |
| 7 | If not I 'll have a load of money . |
| 8 | But if you comply with my proposals I will leave you ; if not I will make the most of this opportunity . |
| 9 | Just because not everyone may spot the toy gun in this ad and attach a certain symbolic significance to it , it does not mean that it is not there nor that it has no effect . |
| 10 | They all receive hampers , whereas not everyone can attend the parties . ’ |
| 11 | And while not everyone can detect the tonal nuances of brass and chrome jackplugs it 's as plain as the selector switch on your ‘ 62 Strat that one mag has more body , more highs and more sustain than a patent-applied-for Shredbucker . |
| 12 | Of course , such an initiative as this needs to be flexible as not everyone will have the same background of experience , and individual needs will vary greatly . |
| 13 | As likely as not we 'll blow a tyre , slew off , and become three small puddles of melted fat in a blackened and twisted plane wreck ! ’ |
| 14 | Architecture fascinates Richard Serra , too : likely as not he will claim the whole of an interior space as part of his work . |