Not + everyone | everything | every | all

In the English Grammar Profile, C1 point 26 in the category of NEGATION is defined as:

‘not’ with indefinite pronouns ‘everyone’ and ‘everything’ and determiners ‘every’, ‘all’

For example:

Not everyone is always looking for easier. (more context)

Besides, not everyone needs a decent education. (more context)


PELIC student example: level 3 Portuguese female:

Finally, not all things you think to do in this world can turn out in the way you try to do them.


A search in iWeb corpus for:

Not everyone|everything|every|all * *

1 NOT ALL OF THEM 18084
2 NOT ALL OF THE 18036
3 NOT ALL , OF 7874
4 NOT ALL OF THESE 5600
5 NOT ALL OF US 5088
6 NOT ALL OF IT 4280
7 NOT EVERYONE HAS THE 3586
8 NOT ALL ) OF 3450
9 NOT ALL THE TIME 3237
10 NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO 2585
11 NOT ALL THE SAME 2092
12 NOT ALL ABOUT THE 2086
13 NOT ALL THE WAY 2065
14 NOT ALL . 2010
15 NOT EVERYONE IS A 1868
16 NOT EVERYONE IS GOING 1862
17 NOT EVERYONE HAS A 1733
18 NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD 1677
19 NOT ALL OF THOSE 1593
20 NOT ALL OF WHICH 1585
21 NOT EVERY DAY THAT 1545
22 NOT ALL OF YOUR 1534
23 NOT EVERYONE WILL BE 1506
24 NOT ALL OF OUR 1468
25 NOT ALL AT ONCE 1360
26 NOT ALL BAD NEWS 1360
27 NOT ALL BAD . 1350
28 NOT ALL THAT DIFFERENT 1272
29 NOT EVERYONE IN THE 1255
30 NOT ALL DOOM AND 1234
31 NOT EVERYONE CAN BE 1210
32 NOT ALL , BUT 1135
33 NOT EVERY DAY YOU 1127
34 NOT ALL THAT MUCH 1084
35 NOT ALL . THE 1081
36 NOT ALL THAT BAD 1040
37 NOT ALL OF MY 992
38 NOT ALL OF THEIR 891
39 NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE 853
40 NOT EVERYONE AGREES WITH 838
41 NOT ALL THAT GREAT 818
42 NOT ALL OF THIS 812
43 NOT ALL OF YOU 777
44 NOT EVERYTHING HAS TO 752
45 NOT ALL , THE 725
46 NOT ALL TYPES OF 706
47 NOT EVERYONE IS AS 701
48 NOT ALL THERE IS 697
49 NOT EVERYONE CAN DO 675
50 NOT ALL BAD , 670
51 NOT EVERYONE WILL HAVE 661
52 NOT ALL THAT DIFFICULT 636
53 NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY 633
54 NOT ALL THAT SURPRISING 615
55 NOT ALL IS LOST 607
56 NOT EVERYONE WILL AGREE 595
57 NOT ALL OF THAT 587
58 NOT EVERYONE NEEDS TO 584
59 NOT ALL PEOPLE ARE 573
60 NOT ALL FUN AND 565
61 NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS 563
62 NOT EVERYONE ‘S CUP 541
63 NOT ALL THAT LONG 538
64 NOT ALL OF HIS 533
65 NOT ALL IN THE 525
66 NOT ALL THAT HARD 524
67 NOT EVERYONE IS ABLE 523
68 NOT ALL . I 513
69 NOT EVERY DAY . 499
70 NOT EVERYONE HAS TO 472
71 NOT ALL GOOD NEWS 471

72 NOT ALL CREATED EQUAL 461

73 NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO 460
74 NOT EVERYONE WHO IS 459
75 NOT EVERYONE IS SO 448
76 NOT ALL WOMEN ARE 447
77 NOT EVERYONE WHO HAS 440
78 NOT ALL PEOPLE WHO 439
79 NOT ALL AT THE 436
80 NOT ALL HAVE THE 433
81 NOT ALL THAT GOOD 432
82 NOT EVERY ONE OF 431
83 NOT EVERYONE IS IN 425
84 NOT ALL THAT COMMON 423
85 NOT ALL THAT IMPORTANT 412
86 NOT EVERYTHING IN THE 408
87 NOT ALL MEMBERS OF 403
88 NOT EVERYONE AGREES . 400
89 NOT EVERYONE IS CUT 398
90 NOT EVERYONE IS WILLING 394
91 NOT ALL ) , 391
92 NOT ALL DO . 385
93 NOT ALL PRODUCTS ARE 382
94 NOT ALL THAT FAR 382
95 NOT ALL OF ITS 376
96 NOT ALL THAT UNCOMMON 375
97 NOT EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE 375
98 NOT EVERYONE HAS THAT 372
99 NOT EVERYONE CAN GET 366
100 NOT EVERYONE IS CONVINCED 366

(no b2 vocabulary)

B1 vocabulary:

access, common, convinced, created, equal, products, surprising, willing

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