not

Definition:
1. Negative of the verbs be , do and have and modal verbs like can or must and often reduced to n't.
2. Used after hope , expect , believe , etc. to give a negative reply.

Use 'not' in a sentence:

• 1. It's not my size.
• 2. He certainly was not unintelligent.
• 3. I'm not very maternal.
• 4. I'm not mechanically minded.
• 5. They were not sensibly dressed.
• 6. Not everybody agrees.
• 7. Thou shalt not kill.
• 8. The college is not an officially recognized English language school.
• 9. It's not over yet—not by a long chalk.
• 10. I am not, repeat not, travelling in the same car as him!
• 11. He's not very friendly, but he's not as black as he's painted.
• 12. I'm not stupid, you know.
• 13. I'm not really surprised.
• 14. I'm not sure, honest.
• 15. I'm not allowed visitors.
• 16. Transport not incl.
• 17. Chris is not easily roused.
• 18. She's not easily frightened.
• 19. Rubbish! You're not fat.
• 20. It's not as hard as I thought.
• 21. He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited.
• 22. I'm not very photogenic.
• 23. The house is not open to the public.
• 24. I'm not being boastful.
• 25. The medicine is not for internal use.
• 26. Success is not guaranteed.
• 27. She has not changed much over the years.
• 28. I'm not very sporty.
• 29. It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not.
• 30. That question is not within the scope of this talk.
• 31. He must not go.
• 32. Believe me, she's not right for you.
• 33. One thing is for sure ─ it's not going to be easy.
• 34. Reading for pleasure and reading for study are not the same.
• 35. The painting is not representative of his work of the period.
• 36. They're obviously not coming.
• 37. Do it now please ─ not in three hours' time.
• 38. A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich.
• 39. Look, that's not fair.
• 40. This time round it was not so easy.
• 41. We do not have any more information at the present time.
• 42. If you love each other, why not get married?
• 43. It's not fair ─ I never get to go first.
• 44. The two sets of figures are not significantly different.
• 45. She would be in bed by now, as like as not.
• 46. They're not married, actually.
• 47. As you're aware, this is not a new problem.
• 48. Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals.
• 49. This action would not be in accord with our policy.
• 50. But that's not possible!
• 51. Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not.
• 52. She's not very physical.
• 53. We are not getting any further forward with the discussion.
• 54. The company's financial position is not certain.
• 55. The success of the system is not in doubt.
• 56. You may not enter the security area without authorization.
• 57. It's real wood ─ not one of those plastic jobs.
• 58. The new legislation is welcome but does not go far enough.
• 59. This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing.
• 60. There's not much community spirit around here.