Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [conj] they [am/are] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the ear bones of toothed whales are heavy and quite rudimentary , and we do not think that they are very important in transmitting received ultrasounds . |
| 2 | There are , in fact several others but , for various reasons which I shall attempt to explain , I do not feel that they are always quite as effective — or indeed as safe — as the use of the hypnotic state . |
| 3 | They sing and they dance and they act , and they do not believe unless they are profoundly proficient in all three that they 're entitled to be considered gypsies . |
| 4 | Although viruses have such a simple structure , biologists do not conclude that they are necessarily ‘ primitive ’ ; that is , that they evolved a very long time ago as precursors of more complex organisms . |
| 5 | The use of silence by the whole body of worshippers during a service does not imply that they are not participating . |
| 6 | If sophisticated strategies such as nominalization have not so far been recognized as viable options in resolving the tension between syntax and communicative function , this does not imply that they are not viable — just that they have been largely overlooked . |
| 7 | The bereaved person feels included and wanted , and even if invitations are repeatedly turned down , as they might well be , this does not mean that they are not deeply appreciated . |
| 8 | Although some of these financial benefits are hard to measure , it does not mean that they are not real . |
| 9 | Many such whales , however , do produce powerful vocalizations and their lack of such structures does not mean that they are not equipped with some other , equally well-designed , auditory and echo-locating system . |
| 10 | But this , of course , does not mean that they are not enjoying your company , if you show that you are quite happy just to sit quietly with them , looking through a newspaper or reading a book ; for silence is for sharing too on the right occasions . |
| 11 | You may not have heard of the journalist or author concerned but that does not mean that they are not engaged on a bona fide testing programme or working on a first-class magazine feature . |
| 12 | However , this does not mean that they are necessarily wrong in their idea that the Earth may have flipped over , simply that they have n't adequately worked out what could cause it to do so . |
| 13 | The fact that the gung-ho tabloids have wrapped themselves in the Union Jack does not mean that they are accurately reflecting the public mood . |
| 14 | They also require regular long-term financial support in the form of pensions , which younger people do not receive unless they are chronically disabled or unemployed . |
| 15 | It is true there are forms of the palmette which look a little like acanthus but I would not say that they are necessarily earlier and that the acanthus developed out of the palmette . |
| 16 | But to say that the half-yearly payments were to continue till the whole sum of £2,090 19s. , ‘ and interest thereon , ’ should have been fully paid and satisfied , would be to introduce very important words into the agreement which are not there , and of which I can not say that they are necessarily implied . |