Example sentences of "[conj] not be [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John thought him ‘ a most remarkable boy , and certainly the most talented artist I 've yet met in S.A. If he can design costumes or not is another question . |
| 2 | Whether he does it or not is another issue is n't it . |
| 3 | Whether it makes good history or not is another matter . |
| 4 | It 's a fairly low risk erm threat at the moment , air strikes are cheap er they 're not particularly dangerous whether they 're effective or not is another matter , er and there 's no immediate come back on the domestic scene because no one is expecting any one state to be the saviour in that particular situation . |
| 5 | Whether you will or not is another matter , that , try it again , and no faster than that , very , very sturdy , very sturdy . |
| 6 | I mean whether we think it 's necessary or not is another matter . |
| 7 | But you , even if you acquire many possessions and need still others and whether you will or not are more poverty stricken than I am . |
| 8 | Whether we get it or not 's another matter . |
| 9 | Eleanor Mary Milligan , as she was hastily christened the same week her mother was buried , seemed to know from the moment she came into this world at number 1015 Westfield Avenue that in order to survive she must be good and quiet , and not be any trouble to her father or brothers . |