Example sentences of "[not/n't] these [noun pl] be " in BNC.

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1 Whether or not these ambitions are achieved must now be assessed through a detailed examination of Nizan 's communist novels .
2 More often than not these constraints are not met , especially in note-taking situations when users are by necessity writing speedily .
3 And the the question before them , and therefore before me in r considering the objections , is whether or not these sites are part of the general extent of greenbelt around the village , or are a part of this village er which does not as a whole perform a greenbelt function , and that 's what I 'm looking at when I make my site visit .
4 But more often than not these decisions are made for reasons which have little or nothing to do with creativity .
5 It is , of course , difficult as yet to say whether or not these fears are unduly alarmist or exaggerated or even groundless .
6 Whether or not these definitions are correct , every social encounter involves a process of interpretation on the basis of available evidence , whether this is self-conscious or not .
7 Apart from whether or not these exercises are effective ( they are certainly found to be enjoyable and relaxing by many pupils ) , they have given the teacher a secure base from which to work , for the teacher can be very much in charge , dictating the choice of exercise , controlling the length of time for each , selecting the background music where felt to be appropriate or even dictating the moment-to-moment activity within the experience .
8 Whether or not these jobs were available only for a short period of time , they were regarded by their holders as temporary .
9 The attempt by the Court of Appeal to prevent Touvier from coming to trial may succeed but the verdict has led to an alarming rhetorical question posed in Le Monde : ‘ Should not these crimes be judged , not in the name of a single people but of the whole of humanity … and should it not be in Strasbourg , under European jurisdiction and not in Paris or Lyon that they be judged ? ’
10 A major part of its business may be supplied by , or making supplies to , other group companies and it will be vital to establish whether or not these arrangements are to continue .
11 Whether or not these autoantibodies are directly related to the pathogenesis of this disease remains controversial .
12 Ludens , tense , said , to provoke him , ‘ Ca n't these ways be reconciled and seen to be ultimately only one way ? ’
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