Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [prep] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in September when he first saw the chemists ' proposal the ‘ good ’ data did not yet exist , indeed , did not exist until early in the new year . |
| 2 | For instance , the theme of the third sentence , It , does not relate to either of the previous themes or rhemes . |
| 3 | Finally , it should be noted that high U/Pb does not survive for long in the convecting mantle ; otherwise the magnitude of Pb isotopic heterogeneity in basalts would be greatly increased . |
| 4 | In fact , the high ROI , in accounting terms , may not appear until late in the product life-cycle . |
| 5 | The use of a petrol block on a diesel engine is not a problem as the parts are exactly the same The problem is with the crankshaft The diesel unit is of forged steel and carries a ‘ D ’ stamped on the web of the crank The petrol version , whilst sharing exactly the same dimensions is marked P and it is made from cast iron and will not run for long in a diesel unit — as you have discovered Some military petrol engines however are fitted with the forged steel crank and these will fit and run in diesel units |
| 6 | While some agreements in this area might not endure for long during a war , others might be more effective ( Towle , 1980 ) . |
| 7 | In any case , it does not detract from my central theme that ‘ traditional ’ chemistry is brought alive by anecdotes and can be great fun , a feat that modern chemistry simply can not match except perhaps in the case of hydroxyethane ( ethanol ) , after a few glasses of which , who cares anyway ? |
| 8 | But environmentalists have pointed out that it is already being used by western companies to dump toxic materials with impunity which they can not dispose of legally in the west . |
| 9 | Downstairs what he ( he would ) called ‘ the lounge ’ is a beautiful room , much bigger than the other rooms , peculiarly square , you do n't expect it , with one huge crossbeam supported on three uprights in the middle of the room , and other crossbeams and nooks and delicious angles an architect would n't think of once in a thousand years . |
| 10 | The simple fact that it 's not an adequate form of research does n't count for much in the commercial field . |
| 11 | I knew the course because of playing it in my army days , and I knew where the worst of the rough was , but that did n't count for much after the first day . |
| 12 | It did n't feel like much at the time , but I knew it was him . |
| 13 | Two kids drowning in an accident did n't sound like much to the world outside . |
| 14 | ‘ The old ones would n't come in here in a fit anyway . ’ |