Example sentences of "[conj] [not/n't] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many prove to be misfits , too honest for their job , or not enough on the ball to cope with its demands . |
| 2 | This possibility , although not yet on the horizon of scientific advances , is already being proclaimed as a new scourge of humankind . |
| 3 | The Secretary 's office had to double as a bridge room ( to save coal ) , and the subscription to Illustrated Sporting was cancelled , although not yet to The Tatler ! ’ |
| 4 | The Staffordshire commission of 1409–14 contained three lawyers , all active members of it , and eight gentry , who again played a part in other spheres of local government , mostly although not exclusively within the shire ( 31 , pp.340–1 , 401–2 ) . |
| 5 | There has been a tendency in recent years for the amount of applied research in the earth sciences to increase , although not noticeably at the expense of the fieldwork-based areal studies . |
| 6 | By convention these will all be members of Parliament although not necessarily from the House of Commons . |
| 7 | One man died on board the Reine Mathilde when it caught fire on April 9 , sailing between Caen in France and Portsmouth , England , although not directly as a result of the fire ; arson was not suspected . |
| 8 | The view that will be taken is that it does matter very much , although not quite in the way in which previous writers about environmental doom have envisaged . |
| 9 | Russ looked like a school master , although not quite in the stereotype of a middle class school teacher . |
| 10 | The traditional bourgeois ethic , puritan or secular , had ascribed this to moral or spiritual feebleness rather than to lack of intellect , for it was evident that not much in the way of brains was needed for success in business , and conversely that mere brains did not guarantee wealth and still less ‘ sound ’ views . |
| 11 | It is only at the wedding that the two people most concerned are actually fully involved in the decision to have a religious ceremony , albeit not always as a result of a happy consensus , but nevertheless under pressure from some influence which inculcates the belief that some benefit will accrue to the marriage from the involvement of a believed-in ‘ god ’ . |
| 12 | Capital Radio , the other UK giant of the independents , has already split its frequencies , and before long all nine quoted independent stations are expected do so , albeit not always around the clock . |
| 13 | Collectively , the population of Britain perform millions of acts every day during their waking hours , yet the net result of all this is not chaos and confusion , but a reasonable approximation of order : motorists drive on the left-hand side of the road , not on the right ; shoppers offer coins and banknotes , cheques and cheque cards in exchange for goods and services , not goats and chickens or nothing at all ; love-making takes place indoors in bedrooms , and not outside on the pavement . |
| 14 | It is almost impossible to recreate a wedding bouquet completely accurately , as the original bouquet is three-dimensional and not flat like the picture . |
| 15 | He had treated her exactly as he 'd said he would , and not even for an instant had Kate had even a bat 's twinkling that he thought of her as an attractive woman . |
| 16 | But the shock is nothing to their profound distaste at the circular photocopy letter telling me it was NO — not even signed and not even on a sheet of proper printed letterhead — for a job marketing one of the oldest and most prestigious and national professional bodies ! |
| 17 | And not even in the land of the troubadours were husbands more tolerant . |
| 18 | However , we will find it of much more use in the context here to conceive of a knowledge worker as someone who actually adds value to the message itself , and not just to the message 's package , by processes of analysis , judgement , and higher-level decision making . |
| 19 | A pioneer in this department is Ed Kienholz , who some years ago became Ed and Nancy Kienholz and not just on the marriage certificate . |
| 20 | This is why , before you embark on any kind of anti-drug crusade with your children , you have to be clear where you stand — and not just on the subject of heroin . |
| 21 | My right hon. Friend is to be congratulated on showing that that can happen , and that a further step can be taken towards ’ ever closer union ’ on an intergovernmental basis , and not just on the basis of the treaty of Rome . |
| 22 | It was obviously a popular haunt — and not just with the boating fraternity — so it was some while before their food was brought to them . |
| 23 | As was pointed out earlier , in Chapter 5 , this crime has consequences for mankind as a whole , and not just for the individual in relationship to their own father . |
| 24 | Whatever arrangements are made they ought to be convenient for the parents and not just for the school . |
| 25 | DEC ( Digital ) will only work with educational institutions if the project is of advantage to the broader community and not just for the benefit of the school or college . |
| 26 | Music , dance and art are integral to the island 's culture — and not just for the benefit of tourists . |
| 27 | They have timed the deal pretty well , and not just from a weather outlook . |
| 28 | There is relatively less emphasis on contact with relatives and relatively more on choosing , making , and keeping friends , often from a fairly wide geographical area and not just from the neighbourhood or street . |
| 29 | If I might be so bold , for one who missed out on so much ( and not just in a cricket sense ) , I would offer a few words of advice . |
| 30 | England should stick by the tried and trusted and not just in the short-term . |