Example sentences of "[be] [adj] and [adv] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this chapter , I hope to show that these distinctions are important and not merely a play on words . |
| 2 | However , some risks may simply be unacceptable and therefore not a matter for compromise or optimisation . |
| 3 | He felt it was his duty to protect the girl if her claims against her father were right and just not a 1 5-year-old girl 's fantasies ’ . |
| 4 | Baths were mandatory and not just a lazy soaking but a good scrubbing with carbolic soap . |
| 5 | What I have advocated is possible and not just a dream , but it would be remiss of me not to consider the nightmare scenario of colliery closures at a time when we are increasing restructuring grants by £1,000 million . |