Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is also worth while to check up at other times , because there is still a great deal about Epsilon Aurigæ which we do not know , and it may not shine quite steadily at any time . |
| 2 | But it may not remain so for long , for there are already plans to develop a recreational complex on the island and to install a much-needed sewage treatment plant . |
| 3 | In the civil service it may not exist lower down the organisation . |
| 4 | Not now , not next year but in the next twenty years so there are a problem with schools , there are problems , I think , with changing leisure habits er people , the way that people take their leisure has changed over the last twenty years and not always have clubs , organizations and sailing schools taken account of that in , in their programme , especially with youngsters and I have to say I also believe there is apathy in some clubs and other organizations , not every club has an active youth sailing scheme and I believe that any club that does n't either must be extremely popular because of its er prices of beer or , or some other reason or it may not exist perhaps in twenty years ' time , so I think it 's an ext extremely important topic brought about by the maybe , without being melodramatic , some of the stuff that we 're reading in the papers about youngsters these days but looking at it from a purely selfish sailing point of view if we 're to get more youngsters into the sport even if we 're to hold our ground we 've got to make a big effort over , over this year and , and it 's important make sure that it runs on for future years . |
| 5 | It has never been de rigueur for academics who rise to high places in English departments , and , conversely , students who possess it may not do well in formal examinations . |
| 6 | Although it may not appear especially hygienic to keep the litter tray in the kitchen , this is probably the best place because the floor surface here tends to be impermeable . |
| 7 | It may not matter much to you — ’ |
| 8 | It may not matter very much what claims the Association makes for itself but one would hope that co-operation and not confrontation is to be its approach , and the making of false claims can only antagonise the Law . |
| 9 | THE BBC has admitted it may not go ahead with a TV version of Michael Dobbs 's sequel to his political bestseller House of Cards . |
| 10 | God grant that it may not startle only to be read and pondered by thoughtful brains as well as by feeling hearts … |
| 11 | While this approach to the creation of documentation is feasible for research data it may not prove as efficient for records created in the electronic office , business , or government department . |
| 12 | It may not sound very dramatic . |
| 13 | It may not sound much , but if it is raining and you are wet and tired , it becomes a big job . |
| 14 | First , although it may not take very long for a trained and experienced therapist to analyse a transcript using LARSP , the procedure itself is relatively technical and is likely to take some time to learn from scratch ( Connolly 1979 ) . |
| 15 | It is accepted that upon gaining independence a new State is bound by the customary international law then in existence , and that a State is bound by customary international law even though it may not have directly consented to it . |
| 16 | A sense of being in darkness is common in mystical accounts of spiritual life though it may not indicate precisely the same experiences in each writer . |
| 17 | It may not rage much longer . |
| 18 | It would not do , the objection continues , to say that the legitimate power of every authority is limited , and that one of the limitations is that it may not err much . |
| 19 | Of particular relevance is the fact that it may not allow sufficiently for the diseconomies of a single-person household . |
| 20 | It may not seem intrinsically puzzling why the story of Jesus should be broadcast in Holy Week . |
| 21 | Set out badly like this , it may not seem diabolically clever . |
| 22 | With hindsight , it may not seem so . |
| 23 | ‘ It may not seem so now , but I promise you a miscarriage is one of nature 's mercies . ’ |
| 24 | Although it may not seem much to people who are used to talking in millions , it will be a substantial risk for the individuals involved . |
| 25 | Although it may not seem much in terms of substance , part two of the treaty which deals with European citizenship raises the intriguing idea that in the one member state in which there is not a written constitution we now gain access to the treaty additions and to the written constitution which already exists in the Community . |
| 26 | It may not seem as hard nowadays , because people know that it 's easy to get out of . |
| 27 | In these days when money is n't worth what it was , it may not seem especially profligate to blow a few hundred thousands on transport modelling , but it is worth thinking about how else the government could have invested the money . |
| 28 | It should n't do really . |
| 29 | But it should n't end there . |
| 30 | So er er whether or not it 'll be the same faces c l as come up and do it er But it it should n't make that much difference . |