Example sentences of "[conj] [not/n't] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Issues discussed include general and reporting guidance for both the continuing auditor ( who audited and reported on the previous financial statements ) and the incoming auditor ( where the previous financial statements were either audited by another auditor or not audited at all ) . |
| 2 | And , because there is a food shortage , the affected people have the choice of eating contaminated food or not eating at all . |
| 3 | Capital equipment ( except in expanding lines like cement ) and , to a large extent , labour employed , remain constant whether or not producing at full capacity . |
| 4 | The sunflower does not learn by experience to turn its head more effectively as it matures , or not to turn at all if it is repeatedly electrically shocked every time it does so . |
| 5 | This tends to suggest that one should look more closely at the characteristics of those sustained or not sustained at home , and at the decision to admit to an institution . |
| 6 | For either student , going at the wrong pace can well mean not learning as much as the average , or not learning at all , and this is true for the highly intelligent student as well as the one with learning difficulties . |
| 7 | From studying Figures 6.5 and 6.6 it will be seen that in hospital there are many potential danger points for contamination by direct contact , for example with infected articles or with hands which have been inadequately washed or not washed at all after dealing with contaminated discharges or materials . |
| 8 | The architect charged a very low fee , but the client disputed it and the architect was to ill-advised ( or not advised at all- as to decide to sue . |
| 9 | These factors are dismissed as inevitable or unalterable , or not considered at all . |
| 10 | The secret of her approach was care in preparation , and woe betide the department that sent her into battle badly briefed or not briefed at all . |
| 11 | Labour support tended to be concentrated in already safe seats while the Tories swung many of the southern marginals , as many of the managerial , professional and small business strata registered Tory votes where they had previously voted Liberal or not voted at all ( Bonham , 1954 ) . |
| 12 | Individuals may also be admitted informally ( section 131 ) or not admitted at all . |
| 13 | Where individuals referred by GPs were subsequently informally admitted or not admitted at all , in no case would the ASW have preferred compulsory admission . |
| 14 | To begin with I found it almost too much to take on board , but it was all extremely thought-provoking and I had to make a decision to put my heart into it or not to bother at all ; it would have been pointless just to dip into it now and again . |
| 15 | When with a group , is it better to laugh or not to laugh at the joke you do n't hear ? |
| 16 | Much of the social life evolves around the poolside , where decisions are taken about where to eat for supper , and whether or not to meet at the terrace bar in the village afterwards . |
| 17 | Or not come at all . |
| 18 | Although not based at Wallingford , this FOCUS would n't be complete without mentioning , senior project engineer . |
| 19 | Although not married at that time , she was thrilled . |
| 20 | Although not discussed at the Forum meeting , and since the local authority directors are nominated on an agreed two year cycle , it is assumed that there is no opposition to Councillors , and being appointed to complete their second year . |
| 21 | So , then , I decided it was better to see the finish than not to finish at all . ’ |
| 22 | It is much worse to begin too soon , he wrote , than not to begin at all . |
| 23 | ‘ Better than not caring at all , ’ said Keith . |
| 24 | Even if you do n't continue with breastfeeding after the first few days , giving your baby colostrum ( the fluid produced by the breasts immediately after the birth ) has major benefits and is obviously better than not breastfeeding at all . |
| 25 | And , although nobody wishes to be exploited with low wages and very difficult conditions , it is frankly better to find the ways and means of presenting yourself somehow , than not perform at all . |
| 26 | A period of working on contract abroad could leave the employee worse off than not going at all . |
| 27 | Also , the needles on the needlebed ( plus their latches ) must be in good condition with the sinker posts in an upright position and not bent at a drunken angle ! |
| 28 | ‘ Look at that , ’ he said , and crouched and peered , drawing her in , ‘ a clock , how strange , ’ strange because it was an antique clock with inlaid wood and round brass knobs for legs , it should have been softly ticking away on someone wealthy 's mantelpiece , a china shepherdess on either side , a marble fireplace below , and yet here it was , lying under a bush , and tilted at a curious angle as if it was drunk , and not ticking at all . |
| 29 | The returns for Lothingland and Mutford hundreds , Suffolk , permit a rare glimpse of the mechanics by which many assessments were revalued , under the heading ‘ The namys of those personys forgotyn and not charged at the last subsidie which are to be charged now ’ . |
| 30 | Let us be worthy of that lesson , and not flinch at deaths which are needful to protect a thousand billion other mortals . |