Example sentences of "[vb -s] not a [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a wild and mischievous allegation , for which the hon. Lady has not a shadow of evidence . |
| 2 | If some of us despair at the seeming lack of real competition to them in Scotland , Hateley 's reaction permits not a whit of concern . |
| 3 | Does not a Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food report show that production of early potatoes fell considerably , and that meant an increase in price ? |
| 4 | Finally , though , because his style resembles not a force of nature so much as a medium of measurement or response ( response to pressure , atmospheric pressure ) , I settle on something less personal : Barometer Barnes . |
| 5 | For those who wish to weaken the hold that transmission teaching has within the educational system , this more sociological approach to understanding the conditions of teaching quality suggests not a tightening-up of selection procedures , an improvement of training , and an emphasis in training and staff deployment on the strengthening of subject expertise , but policies such as the following : |