Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] be [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well that 's that number , but it 's not altogether is it ? |
| 2 | Yeah not badly are you ? |
| 3 | not right is it ? |
| 4 | not right is it ? |
| 5 | This change has not necessarily been one for the better . |
| 6 | The primary determinant of service was still land , in the sense that a lord normally drew the core of his following from the area where his estates lay , although the men who looked to him for lordship would not necessarily be his own tenants . |
| 7 | The primary determinant of service was still land , in the sense that a lord normally drew the core of his following from the area where his estates lay , although the men who looked to him for lordship would not necessarily be his own tenants . |
| 8 | Seventy five 's not enough is it ? |
| 9 | No not enough is it B R Is it bran ? |
| 10 | I mean he 's a , he 's got to a , he 's got to be a claim all across the whole sitting is that the , that their budgeting is not enough is it ? |
| 11 | The pretence that this is not so is what makes me sick , he wrote , when I look at the works of the past . |
| 12 | I do n't want to buy one as not only are they very expensive but I 'm unlikely to wear it again . |
| 13 | Not only are they marching in common cause with other unions , but the UMWA is also forging links with groups fighting against conservative forces in American society . |
| 14 | Not only are they free , but one dead dolphin can bait over 350 traps . |
| 15 | For not only are they bad for women — who find it difficult to be canonized unless they are nuns , queens or martyrs — but equally they form another monolith . |
| 16 | The advantages of Bt toxins are obvious : not only are they natural proteins that readily degrade in the environment , but they are highly specific for crop-destroying caterpillars ( Lepidoptera ) , flies ( Diptera ) , or beetles and weevils ( Coleoptera ) ; they do not harm vertebrates . |
| 17 | Not only are they ruining good soil through bad farming , but destroying all the valuable timber . |
| 18 | Despite John Ruskin 's strictures ( ‘ Such works as … the iron roofs and pillars of our railway stations … are not architecture at all ’ ) , it is now generally admitted that not only are they architecture but they are also works of art . |
| 19 | You should avoid sails with full length battens as not only are they harder to control in lighter winds but they are also heavier . |
| 20 | They need flat water to perform well and on no account should they be taken into waves , since , not only are they difficult to manoeuvre well , but they are also liable to snap because of their length . |
| 21 | Not only are they incapable of regrowing the stings , but they also can not live without them . |
| 22 | Not only are they moving away , but often they are also moving to a place totally unsuitable for elderly people . |
| 23 | Not only are they a natural weak point , they also entrap any intersecting line and form an unwelcome hazard . |
| 24 | Not only are they increasing their share of the shelf space at chains such as Boots and Superdrug , but sales are now building up rapidly in supermarkets as well . |
| 25 | Not only are they much more numerous now , they also represent big business . |
| 26 | Not only are they dramatic representations of personal and social events , they are also outward expressions of inner emotional feelings . |
| 27 | Not only are they vital to our posture , they help keep the torso flexible . |
| 28 | Not only are they very much simpler to weed and maintain , but if you have a back problem they are easier to reach than if they are closer to the ground . |
| 29 | Not only are they one of the best campaigning organisations around , keeping the welfare of British birds well up on the conservation agenda , their quarterly magazine is full of interesting information on different species as well as tips on the best places to go . |
| 30 | Not only are they going to find themselves deliberately and actively squeezed from above and below by the very organisation , the ATP Tour , which is supposed to be protecting and encouraging them but they still have to compete against exhibition events , with open cheque books , for a handful of top players . |