Example sentences of "[det] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This not an invariable pattern for monographs , but readers can usually expect that the central figure of a book will receive prominence at the expense of any other artists . |
| 2 | This not only makes an understanding of the nature of Victorian pubs difficult , but also means that those which do survive merit special care and attention . |
| 3 | I mean by this not merely that it can be represented mathematically , but that , such is its concern with the quantitative aspects of reality that it consigns all the qualitative content in our conception of the world to the realm of conscious experience . |
| 4 | But does this not leave babies with an awful lot to do for themselves ? |
| 5 | I do this not only because the issues are easier to grasp in the case of perception than in the case of voluntary movement , but also because neurophysiologists of movement are less prone to wild claims than neurophysiologists of perception : most of the former would admit that we do not yet have the faintest idea how voluntary activity is able to utilize or over-ride reflex pathways ; how we mobilize so-called ‘ motor programmes ’ when we need them ; or even where in the nervous system voluntary movement is initiated . |
| 6 | Why is this not done by the manufacturer ? |
| 7 | Only the music created slight differences and this not markedly because the composers used the best of commonly recognised traditional musical idioms . |
| 8 | This not only allows him to indulge in more of those awkward movements , which make his first solo such a wonderful parody of classical dance , but shows him as the pathetic clown , always the butt of everyone 's laughter . |
| 9 | This not only gives guidebook compilers a hard time but also stops new lines getting repeated while the weather 's good . |
| 10 | It seems that Carnedd Uchaf has crept into the list , but is this not subsidiary summit of Foel Gras rather than a 3000'er in its own right ? |
| 11 | The Kenyans have gone to enormous trouble to make this not a murder . ’ |
| 12 | But does this not mean that God has to be affected by what happens in the world and that the challenges and frustrations which the world 's freedom continually presents to Him force ever new responses from Him , so that He is continually changing ? |
| 13 | This not only affects how the male public react to policewomen in the province , it also influences how male colleagues treat policewomen in the work environment and the sorts of duties they are assigned in practice ; and the dearth of senior female officers makes it easy for male colleagues to impose such limits on the role of policewomen . |
| 14 | This not only involves a mutual understanding of the common-sense notions in everyday life about what counts as an excuse , it requires that constables put themselves in the position of the offender to test whether they would have done the same . |
| 15 | They attributed this not to anything physical but to meditation on higher things . |
| 16 | When the union publishes a special Notice in its magazine warning members about the activities of a promoter , record company or contact agency , this not only informs members , it also puts off other unscrupulous operators . |
| 17 | This not weakness . |
| 18 | My brother and I had already discussed the possibility of this not being the real Lone Ranger but an impersonator dressed up , and when our man appeared we knew . |
| 19 | This not only makes it unlikely that employers will allow many such sessions per day ( and that is a disadvantage scientifically ) but it also means that the tests , particularly by virtue of necessarily being repetitive , are boring for the subject . |
| 20 | This not only took the edge off the bitter taste , but also gave the drink a warm , attractive colour that looked ( even if nothing else about it was similar ) something like the superior imported French wines . |
| 21 | She fired back : ‘ Is this not bureaucracy gone raving mad ? ’ |
| 22 | But the drama of this not very pleasant person is wholly overshadowed by the larger drama of an entire nation . |
| 23 | This not only gave good grounds for peace and stability in Europe , but also opened up the prospect for bigger cuts in military spending . |
| 24 | Is this not the worst and most pernicious kind of sexism ? |
| 25 | For is this not also the party which is led by a woman who has devoted much effort to preaching the virtues of abolishing precisely what Labour is trying at least to re-define : socialism itself . |
| 26 | Now that Mr Kinnock is achieving the same effect , ought this not to attract the modest admiration of an opponent whose vision of British politics has , in any case , always seen Republicans and Democrats — capitalist parties both — as the model which a well-ordered , post-Thatcherite country should emulate ? |
| 27 | The fault element for many serious offences is intent or recklessness : why should this not suffice for murder ? |
| 28 | This not only removes the need for the prosecutor to prove this element , but also removes part of the rationale for the offences . |
| 29 | Similarly , if D knowingly takes advantage of the fact that V is labouring under a mistaken belief in order to have sex with her , when ( as he realises ) she probably would not consent otherwise , should this not be sufficient ? |
| 30 | Does this not silence them ? |