Example sentences of "not [adj] [pron] [vb base] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 If you 're not careful you end up going for those long healthy walks you always said you hated . ’
2 The reason I say it 's , it 's , the system 's too old to go back to the Japs and say get this sorted out , rewrite the software because they 're just gon na say not likely we have n't made it for ten years , or whatever seven or eight years or whatever it is , it 's out of date , they 're not gon na start working on the system that 's that old all they 'll want to do is to sell you a new one
3 Given that planning can not dictate that people live near to where they work , I 'm not sure I 've yet grasped why it is that the need to Greater York need to be met near to York , the these needs to rise from a complex pattern of people moving in and people moving out , individual decisions as to where people live in relation to where they work , what 's the magic of having the new settlement near to York ?
4 I 'm not sure you know how to pronounce it
5 ‘ Sir , even when he is not angry you do not know his habits , how filthy he can be and expect me — ’
6 Similarly , reward those who have carefully studied the papers in advance , not those who have n't done their homework .
7 No , not accurate we do n't know the size of the windows and curtains do we ?
8 it 's , it 's not Anne 's way but it 's not far I do n't think
9 So you 've got to watch what you take and if it 's not necessary you do n't take it if you 've got any sense but if you 're gon na take everything on the assumption ju just in case , the just in case , just in cases you know , do n't work all these the fail-safes ten times over you 're overloaded , ah but you 're so much unnecessary weight it all comes back unused , untouched .
10 Er , so , there is undoubtedly a lot of work still to be done in making the D S O competitive , as for building maintenance work , I 'm not certain we 've ever considered having a building maintenance D S O. We may have looked at it in the days before D S Os , but that 's er , a long time ago , and it 's certainly worth having a look .
11 It 's not surprising they do n't come anywhere , they 've got so much erm hype and pressure
12 It 's not surprising we do n't have fun when we 're there .
13 ‘ I suppose it 's not surprising you do n't understand — you 'd never behave like that , would never have any need to …
14 well I mean I 'm not surprised they do n't wan na take a picture of our garden cos it 's a mess but er I 'd have thought he would have taken a picture of yours and sold you one .
15 I 'm not surprised I have n't left Brian in this mess !
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