Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] of a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Friday 30 june was not untypical of a normal day at the PT School . |
| 2 | Freud 's view of science is not that of a simple empiricist , who assumes that , once something has been discovered in science , it remains true for all times , and that one day science will have discovered nearly all we need to know about the world and ourselves . |
| 3 | This ‘ leadership ’ , however , is not that of a gallant subaltern , charging the machine guns while his platoon has a smoke in the dug-out . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , so as not to break the thread of our story , let us just remark that any ‘ purpose ’ involved is internal to the agent or system and not that of a hidden hand . |
| 5 | It may be , then , that there is a distinction between the two cases and that , notwithstanding the later doubts expressed in Hills v. Ellis , Willmott v. Atack should be taken to stand for the proposition that a person who interferes with the police intending to help them is not guilty of a wilful obstruction . |
| 6 | But by mentioning them I have perhaps been able to show that when theists talk of God as ‘ both far and near ’ , or as ‘ visible and unseen ’ , they are not guilty of a simple contradiction in terms . |
| 7 | In 1961 , however , Macmillan 's Conservative Government was forced to confront the underlying weaknesses of British economic performance , and , as the Cabinet debated various strategies , the Prime Minister noted the emergence of ‘ a rather interesting and quite deep divergence of view between Ministers , really corresponding to whether they had old Whig , Liberal , laissez-faire traditions , or Tory opinions , paternalists and not afraid of a little dirigism . |
| 8 | He 's not afraid of a late-night film , |
| 9 | This is not indicative of a urinary problem , but rather that the dog is using its urine to mark its new territory . |
| 10 | WHEN the first seven horses home finish in a heap , with less than three lengths covering them , it is fair to say that the race in question is not much of a Classic trial . |
| 11 | ‘ Not much of a good laugh in this opera , Sergeant . |
| 12 | A 16 year old who spoke at a Young Enterprise presentation admitted that he was not much of a public speaker and that he had become disaffected with school where he had ‘ failed ’ regularly . |
| 13 | In fact for only 13 per cent was it not much of a whole-school effort , suggesting that mostly it did operate in the way intended . |
| 14 | In not much of a festive mood , Princess Diana 's sons drove off yesterday to Sandringham and the first-ever Christmas without their mother , who has rejected the Queen 's invitation to join the family festivities . |
| 15 | She did n't have many friends and not much of a social life . |
| 16 | Millions of children were getting an education ‘ not worthy of a civilised nation , ’ he said then . |
| 17 | Recent feminist commentaries have pointed out that these images of God are not all of a male person . |
| 18 | The nature and functions of the Organisation were not those of a profit-making corporation , for the international regulation of the price and production of tin was paramount . |
| 19 | Check that the problem is not one of a blocked waste pipe , by using a plunger over the plug hole . |
| 20 | ‘ Not enough of a fine lady ? ’ |
| 21 | The telecommunications industry says it is not aware of a single instance in which the FBI has been unable to tap a line because of the widespread new technology … |
| 22 | Moving to profits for the book companies , these are slightly down , but this is n't indicative of a full year and the general outlook is er , is good . |
| 23 | The National Rivers Authority it is n't aware of a particular porblem at Gloucester . |
| 24 | The National Rivers Authority it is n't aware of a particular porblem at Gloucester . |