Example sentences of "[not/n't] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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1 | If not I 'll have a load of money . |
2 | It 's very difficult now with all the other cutbacks , I just do n't know how I 'm going to manage and whether or not I 'll have a roof over my head by the end of the year or what will be happening . |
3 | IF you have ever wondered whether or not you would enjoy a canal holiday , a Cheshire boat operator is offering the opportunity to find out on short cut-price ‘ taster ’ breaks . |
4 | If you have a computer … youre half way there … if not you could get a cheap Amiga500 or 600 for about 200 quid . |
5 | Unfortunately , you have not given me enough information about your medical condition or the drug which you were taking to enable me to say definitely whether or not you can make a claim . |
6 | Unfortunately , you have not given me enough information about your medical condition or the drug which you were taking to enable me to say definitely whether or not you can make a claim . |
7 | As likely as not we 'll blow a tyre , slew off , and become three small puddles of melted fat in a blackened and twisted plane wreck ! ’ |
8 | It is sensible , however , to check with editors of really specialist publications wether or not they can use a good picture . |
9 | The group had had numerous discussions about whether or not they should have a rotating chairperson , some people arguing fiercely that we should n't imitate male structures , that we were developing genuinely new ways of relating , conducting political discussions ; we must all learn to be more sensitive , not interrupt each other , not talk for too long . |
10 | Because no one in any of the North Yorkshire area has been canvassed as to whether or not they should have a new settlement . |
11 | That it 's time perhaps that we should look at the role of bankers and see whether or not they should have a wider duty than at present . |
12 | Whether or not they must have a common purpose to constitute a procession is perhaps a moot point , g but it will be remembered that unless the procession is to be held which is ‘ intended ’ to fulfil one of the purposes mentioned in section 11(1) , no notice is required . |
13 | Shamir told the Cabinet that the time had not yet arrived for Israel to provide an answer as to whether or not it would attend a peace conference , as the US position on the composition of a Palestinian delegation was not yet clear . |
14 | To make a profit she must sell every copy — she paid the money up front so if she did n't she would incur a loss . |
15 | Her mum said Sergeant Joe would take care of that Flash Harry , but if he did n't she 'd have a go herself , she 'd bash Archie 's bowler so hard over his head he 'd never get it off again , he 'd have to go about like a man with no eyeballs . |
16 | That 's a bit like erm did n't you used to have a word box with words in ? |
17 | Were all here , are n't we let's have a glass of sherry , " he said to Dada . |
18 | The thought occurred once again to Henry that someone who was n't him might have a sexual interest in his wife . |
19 | if he ever ever comes to our house and you 're doing stuff then he 'll pick one wo n't he 'll make a celery |