Example sentences of "[vb pp] [not/n't] [adv] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Implementation of that policy , in Indo-China however , would depend upon France ; and after two years of war and in spite of some growing and ineffable optimism , the French were still looking for a purposeful Vietnam policy and had revealed not so much procrastination and missed opportunities as a sort of political paralysis . |
| 2 | He says he 's had not nearly enough sex education at school , he could n't talk to his parents about it and boys just do n't speak to their mates when it comes to something so intimate and private . |
| 3 | We 've ditched not too many miles from the coast , so … ’ |
| 4 | Norfolk had a particularly strong tradition in the subject and the university 's resident tutor , Rachel Young , was given due credit for this , albeit anonymously : ‘ her work is outstanding and has influenced not only many students , but also some part-time tutors . ’ |
| 5 | The economic recession of the late 1970s has meant not only that government funds have become even more scarce for such policies but also that government and public concern has shifted away from issues of inequality to concentrate on the problems of productivity and economic growth . |
| 6 | It is sometimes suggested not only that postmodernism scarcely exists in Britain , but that it would not be a good thing if it did : like structuralism , it is seen as a form of literary rabies , to be confined to the Continent for as long as possible . |