Example sentences of "[subord] not actual [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We now know that there was a larger population , more sites in earlier periods , and greater continuity of land use , if not actual settlement sites , into later periods , and therefore there was less opportunity for colonisation and the creation of new settlements . |
| 2 | Prejudice suggests conscious action if not actual choice . |
| 3 | It is with the consent of the owners of the supermarket , be that consent express or implied , that the shopper does these acts and thus obtains at least control if not actual possession of the goods preparatory , at a later stage , to obtaining the property in them upon payment of the proper amount at the checkpoint . |
| 4 | Finally , scraping together the last microscopic filaments of my tattered pride to produce a quorum fit for emergency egoresuscitation if not actual wit , I managed : ‘ Gav , I 'm shocked . ’ |
| 5 | The inevitable over-simplification , if not actual misrepresentation , of the richness , complexity and dynamism of religious traditions can be deeply offensive to religious believers and can even lead to charges of racism . |
| 6 | But I still maintain that most bedding planes show evidence of a pause in sedimentation , if not actual erosion . |
| 7 | Many of the children will have experienced poverty and insecurity , if not actual neglect , and may well have been known to the health or education authorities as children at special risk before they come into the care of the social services department . |
| 8 | If there is one aspect of growing roses that creates a degree of bewilderment — if not actual fear — in the minds of gardeners , it is pruning . |
| 9 | This would equally be coercion , though not actual violence . |