Example sentences of "[adv] and not [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conservationists believe the section of river has a particular geomorphological importance and want it to be allowed to meander naturally and not controlled by artificial flood defences . |
| 2 | You should have gone in and not waited for me . ’ |
| 3 | But I was through and not stuck in the dreadful clutch of metal links , not grasped by debris , not drowning without any chance of rescue . |
| 4 | Consequently , they recommended that ‘ campaigning ’ should be funded from elsewhere and not undertaken by law centres . |
| 5 | Any quality assurance programme should encompass the concepts of effectiveness in achieving the benefits desired and efficiency in reaching and giving priority to the people for whom the service is intended ; it is also important to ensure that money is spent effectively and not expended on other less important areas of need . |
| 6 | As the night manager said , ‘ You 've got to allow for losses … you get the odd loaf taken home and not paid for ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ They had n't tested the French market at all before opening and so everything was just delivered from Wales , hung up and not thought about . |
| 8 | You will find that a large proportion of them need a good ten inches between shelves , not forgetting that there must be ample room for them to be gently eased out and not hooked by the headband . |
| 9 | If you 're caught off balance by a particularly audacious act or challenge you must bounce back and not let on how you feel inside . |
| 10 | If you 're caught off balance by a particularly audacious act or challenge you must bounce back and not let on how you feel inside . |
| 11 | He could smoke ciggies again and not run up the hill from Tuckers every day to improve his weakly lung-power . |
| 12 | After this flight the aircraft was de-rigged again and not flown for several weeks . |
| 13 | The civil year was divided into three conventional ‘ seasons ’ — called time of inundation , sowing time , and harvest time — and each of them was divided into four months , these being of course conventional too and not connected with the moon . |
| 14 | That way the donor 's cards are not muddled in the confusion of the day , and presents are kept safely and not left in hotels or halls where they might go astray . |