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Not at all sure about the "not more than 30 years" part

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bwaldon commented Feb 25, 2025

usc-007 also features the 'not more than N' construction:

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CGEL discusses on p. 432:

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The above passage suggests (to me) that the determinative takes the PP as a direct complement, projecting to a DP head which takes the adverb as a pre-head modifier.

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