Example sentences of "not [be] [adv] [adj] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To date the 1992/3 winter has not been particularly serious and in the main the daily rake of 158s and 153s has run well . |
| 2 | Her life had not been particularly adventurous and at school , where her friend Rosie Fortinbras courted adventure , she had been regarded as a dull girl and a plodding worker . |
| 3 | Would she even have started the relationship if she had not been reasonably certain that in the end he would not leave his wife ? |
| 4 | The same proportion thought that the feedback had not been very useful or of no use at all . |
| 5 | The Department of Health warned that the number of troops allocated may not be all forthcoming because of commitments elsewhere . |
| 6 | On a tall person this may not be as ludicrous as on someone 5ft 4″ . |
| 7 | The ensemble may not be as crisp as in most of the rival versions here , but it consistently conveys the feeling of live music-making , with warmly flexible rubato sounding natural , not contrived , and with rhythms well sprung . |
| 8 | Building work can suddenly appear from nowhere without any apparent notice and the general standard of hygiene and public utilities , drainage , plumbing and services in general may not be as sophisticated as in the U.K. |
| 9 | As an alternative ¾″ thick chipboard can be used where regulations allow but fixings into this will not be as secure as into plywood . |
| 10 | The carp will probably not be as big as on ‘ long-range ’ waters . |
| 11 | Speculation recently that the announced retirement of Nigel Mansell from Formula One motor racing might not be as imminent as at first thought . |
| 12 | It may not be very much but for him or her it 's a remarkable achievement . |
| 13 | A 2-bit shift register may not be very useful but by adding further identical stages , any size number may be accommodated . |
| 14 | For example , there may be an occasion where the company requires supplies delivered more quickly than normal — the supplier may not be very accommodating because of the previous delays in payments . |
| 15 | If she had n't been so irritable and on edge , Camille might have been flattered by this notion . |
| 16 | My last comment need n't be as despairing as at first thought . |
| 17 | He would have to stay , of course , until the WPC arrived but she should n't be too long and at least AD would have an answer to his question . |
| 18 | Sorry I ca n't be more specific but for different Leos , the surprises will take different forms . |
| 19 | Well I would , I would , I would just comment that there er in profits have er have it does n't mean to say that we wo n't have some profits from our estate at Thurrock because there are other areas of land involved , but they wo n't be so substantial and for B-Sky-B I would turn to Frank . |
| 20 | ‘ Please , ’ Eva begged , ‘ do n't be so rude as to not let your father finish what he 's started . ’ |
| 21 | yes , because it 's only when the scheme actually starts to operate that you can er get a clear picture of what the cost are going to be , they are budgets , they are estimates and until you start incurring costs you ca n't be absolutely certain as to how the costs are gon na end up |