Example sentences of "[n mass] [adv] [vb mod] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The orders for civil aircraft alone could not sustain the large number of smallish firms that comprised the industry . |
| 2 | The radar data alone can not tell us that these features are indeed the cusp . |
| 3 | The cannon therefore can not fire either this turn or the next turn . |
| 4 | Statistics alone can not give the answer . |
| 5 | The Left believes that , generally , given the concentrated forces arrayed against them , people perhaps can not get into ‘ real politics ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Some people just can not bear to come in second , ’ he said loudly enough to be heard before getting into the car , reversing it round and driving away . |
| 7 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman , the Leader of the House and all those on the Treasury Bench know that the people outside will not stand for this kind of activity — The Secretary of State is supposed to be listening . |
| 8 | Some people jus can not comprehend it |
| 9 | Later they go outside , and the camera tracks in front of him he walks about the property , prodding a pig here and shearing sheep there , explaining how , left to themselves , people logically can not fail to humanize the universe . |
| 10 | Admittedly , the weather was worse , English fortunes were at a low ebb , and the higher charges may well have deterred many people , especially the Caribbean fans ; but one suspects that some thousands of people simply could not face the prospect of yet another day almost entirely given over to fast bowling . |
| 11 | universal contribution , despite the fact that many people simply could not afford to pay . |
| 12 | ‘ Some people simply can not conquer their horror of disability . ’ |
| 13 | The media simply could not get enough . |
| 14 | whose fruit now will not set |
| 15 | Without sponsorship , the series simply would not have been made . ’ |