Example sentences of "[pron] and not [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He said : ’ That 's not fair our motivation is done by ourselves and not by the manager .
2 But , why did the Dock Commission decide to make it compulsory for the men to be employed by them and not by the firm ?
3 But is it a dialogue , or does each blackbird whistle for itself and not for the other ?
4 Rebate is only granted on the Council Tax itself and not on the Council water charge which is a separate liability .
5 The benefit of the restrictive covenant attaches to the business itself and not to the owner and is therefore assignable .
6 It might be a dangerous feeling , but he would see it was dangerous only to him and not to the girl .
7 He must also have regard to the matters set out in paragraphs ( a ) to ( f ) of the checklist in s1(3) ( see Chapter 9 , 6(b) ) as if it were addressed to him and not to the court .
8 And had perhaps Grace Bird 's goddammit of irritation been directed at her and not at the ball of beige knitting wool which had just then rolled off the shelf of the dressing-table ?
9 It is now recognised that if voting rights are to vary , separate classes of shares should be created so that the different number of votes can be attached to the shares themselves and not to the holder .
10 I have a rule that once I consider a portrait is finished , I will never make alterations ; after all , as the painter , you are painting a portrait for yourself and not for the sitter 's wife . ’
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