Example sentences of "not [adv] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The world No. 1 gave the tie her best , however , but even that was not enough to make up for the shortcomings of her second in command , Claudia Kohde- Kilsch . |
| 2 | Although people were allowed to eat other foods freely , in fact when they were deprived of their refined carbohydrates they tended not to increase their intake of these alternative foods very much — not enough to make up for the calories they were saving . |
| 3 | But that one painted notice is not enough to make up for the shabby doors , scruffy brickwork , and grimy frosted glass . |
| 4 | In particular , prices for drawings from the Low Countries were stagnant ( and thus decreased in real terms ) until 1986 , they soared in 1987 but not enough to catch up with French and Italian . |
| 5 | It is not enough to switch off at the mains supply . |
| 6 | It is not enough to switch off at the mains supply or at the project 's on/off switch . |
| 7 | A basis of secure attachment enables people not only to get on with others but also to achieve a measure of autonomy in their lives . |
| 8 | My own guess , in the latter case , is that sheer ecstasy came with the discovery that it was possible not only to walk out of a marriage , but to do so and flourish , and that the rest of her life was devoted to recapturing this outrageous , outcast joy . |
| 9 | The client would usually be looking secretly for guidance , and would be likely not just to sell out of his Rolls Royce shares , but to reinvest his original £500 with any profit , plus say £1,000 further capital in the stock proposed . |
| 10 | as if the cold was n't enough to put up with , Detective Lomax 's disgust and discomfort were increased by the damp clinging fog , which was gradually thickening and reducing visibility . |
| 11 | That it is n't just to catch up with unproductive people . |