31. Mere words will
not fill a bushel.
32. A borrowed cloak does
not keep one warm.
33. Mock
not a cobbler for his black thumbs.
34. He who does
not advance falls backward.
35. Call me
not olive till thou see me gathered.
36. It is
not good to wake a sleeping lion.
37. Nightingales will
not sing in a cage.
38. What the eye sees
not[sentencedict.com], the heart craves not.
39. All are
not merry that dance lightly.
40. It matters
not how long we live but how.
41. All is
not gold that glitters.
42. All truth is
not always to be told.
43. Do
not wash dirty linen in public.
44. Choose a life of action,
not one of ostentation.
45. All truths are
not (always) to be told.
46. Great talkers are
not great doers.
47. Change lays
not her hand upon truth.
48. It is
not work that kills, but worry.
49. Wickedness does
not go altogether unrequited.
50. The moon is
not seen where the sun shines.
51. Wealth of words is
not eloquence.
52. Adversity makes a man wise,
not rich.
53. One should eat to live,
not live to eat.
54. The handsomest flower is
not the sweetest.
55. Sound love is
not soon forgotten.
56. Without health, life is
not life, life is lifeless.
57. He that desires honour is
not worthy of honour.
58. Counsel must be followed,
not praised.
59. Health does
not consist with intemperance.
60. He alone is poor who does
not possess knowledge.
31. His response was one of resistance, not submission.
32. She enjoined me strictly not to tell anyone else.
33. I am not fussy about what I eat.
34. Why not try this new drug?
35. She's decided not to accept the job.
36. The player insists that he merely took a cold remedy and not a banned substance.
37. There's no need to take that tone with me-it's not my fault we're late.
38. He is not a friend of mine, only an acquaintance.
39. I'm not the kind of person who would do that.
40. I'm not very popular with my parents at the moment.
41. She wouldn't tell me how much it cost - not that I was really interested.
42. Be careful not to overextend yourself. You've been very ill.
43. The small fines for this type of crime do not act as much of a deterrent .
44. She does not know if he is alive or dead.
45. A driver is not supposed to flash his lights at the coming vehicles.
46. I have not entered into any financial agreements with them.
47. Cars must not park in front of the entrance .
48. The tenants were not prepared to pay the higher rents demanded.
49. There's not much prospect of Mr Smith's being elected as Congressman.
50. If a politician transgresses, that is not the fault of the media.
51. These recently published figures bode ill/do not bode well for the company's future.
52. I was not averse to fighting with any boy who challenged me.
53. Government money was given out to some people and not to others, apparently without rhyme or reason.
54. Not all women have the choice whether or not to breast-feed their babies.
55. Many companies did not manage to ride out the recession.
56. It was not considered wise to move her to another hospital.
57. The pace of change has not been quick enough to satisfy everyone.
58. Richard pleaded for Belinda to reconsider and not to go through with the divorce.
59. I've received a gift from him, but I'm not going to accept it.
60. He is still busy; he has not finished his work yet.
adv. negation of a word or group of words. 