Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | As direct eye contact is established , then held , her pupils are dilated not just by the half-light , but by adrenalin . |
| 2 | For appeals against sentences imposed by magistrates are heard not by the Court of Appeal , but by the Crown Court . |
| 3 | That is done through the planning system and the fact that appeals are heard not by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State but by the Department of the Environment . |
| 4 | It is important to note that we are given not simply a description of a scene , but an account of the relation between the visual world and its observer , who strives to comprehend and interpret it . |
| 5 | Well , they are played but not , not very often , and they are treated not with the same respect as we treat them . |
| 6 | Seeking to economise its use , Daedalus reflected that most wooden structures are limited not by the strength of wood , but by its stiffness . |
| 7 | Even those within the scheme are finding their rights to benefit in practice are limited not by the fact of marriage per se ( as in the 1930s ) , but by their caring responsibilities . |
| 8 | ‘ When you are taught not to trust your impulses , ’ says Seth , ‘ you begin to lose your powers of decision , and to whatever extent involved in the circumstances , you begin to lose your sense of power because you are afraid to act . ’ |
| 9 | We are taught not to focus on the more difficult aspects of what we know about other people . |
| 10 | Naturally I exaggerate , but it must be of vital importance that people whose contact with the hills is likely to be brief , are taught not just to fulfil their potential but to respect the environment that enables them to do it . |
| 11 | you know , people have got to realize that this day and age er children are taught not to talk to strangers |
| 12 | But the effect of the policy , as the American Bar Association pointed out in a recent report , is that the country 's prisons are filled not only with drug-handlers but also with drug-takers , and can not cope with the numbers . |
| 13 | In the period following the execution of the Demoiselles Picasso 's art was informed by two main principles or types of tribal art , the one flatter , more abstract and remote from European art , in which the basic planes of the face are differentiated not by relief but by the directions of the striations or hatchings with which they are covered , the other more solid , sculptural , three-dimensional and naturalistic . |
| 14 | Here , powers are devolved not by reference to a particular geographical area , but by reference to a particular function or service , such as transport or telecommunications . |
| 15 | 10. ( 1 ) An application to a licensing board of any kind mentioned in subsection ( 6 ) below in respect of any premises shall be in such form as may be prescribed , shall be completed and signed by the applicant or his agent , and shall be lodged with the clerk of the licensing within whose area the premises are situated not later than five weeks before the first day of the meeting of the board at which the application is to be considered . |
| 16 | Could it be that the stripes are intended not for the eyes of lions but for the eyes of other zebras ? |
| 17 | They are designed not only to keep out black people but to try and intimidate black workers already in Britain and make it harder for them to claim their basic human rights . |
| 18 | The rules of the road are designed not only to produce the orderly and unhampered movement of traffic , but also to protect property , safety , and lives . |
| 19 | They are designed not for experimentation but for implementation . |
| 20 | Most proprietary medications are designed not to kill filter bacteria . |
| 21 | Damages are designed not to punish the person in breach but to compensate for the loss sustained by the plaintiff . |
| 22 | The matches are designed not to blow out in strong winds or when immersed in water . |
| 23 | Qualified Teachers days are designed not just to help you with thoughts and ideas for future lessons of your own , but to expand and develop your knowledge and understanding of Medau , and , with that , we also hope you have an enjoyable social day . |
| 24 | Various active periods are quoted for the material , but the safest time limit is probably about two months ( though some charcoal medias are claimed not to leach when used up ) . |
| 25 | You are expected not just to have one by you , but to answer it or , if you can not ( because you are ‘ in a meeting ’ ) , then to have a secretary to take messages and make sure that calls are returned . |
| 26 | Peers are asked if they wish to be granted ‘ leave of absence ’ and , if they do not reply in the negative , are expected not to attend without giving 30 days ' notice of intention to do so . |
| 27 | And the smartly dressed sales staff who swarm like pilot fish around shoppers are expected not only to know the names of regulars but also their sizes and colour preferences . |
| 28 | Opposition spokesmen are expected not to miss any oppertunity to expose government weakness in those areas . |
| 29 | In some birds , females are attracted not by the quality of a male 's territory , but by the male himself . |
| 30 | Although CD-ROMs look much like CD audio discs , they are encoded not with music but information which can be read and displayed by a computer . |