Example sentences of "[not/n't] [prep] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given that any instance of one of these is erroneous , it is not worth putting a great deal of effort into their study . |
| 2 | In these circumstances , there is a strong case , not for imposing a rigid enforcement mechanism , but for allowing companies greater freedom to experiment . |
| 3 | ‘ It is not like buying a three-piece suite . |
| 4 | The main problem is that while the software can generate the presentaion very quickly the slides themselves do take time to image , it 's not like taking a conventional photograph . |
| 5 | Bermudians are not above manufacturing a little tradition . |
| 6 | Not without throwing a great lot onto the rates because the rates were just Selkirkshire , and Peebleshire had to keep it up then and er we did n't er get grants for it in these days . |
| 7 | Thus a word processing package may be stored in ROM and accessed not by using a floppy disk but by giving the microcomputer a command , e.g. the BBC-B 's WORDWISE package is accessed by typing in W. and pressing the return key . |
| 8 | Calm your nerves by deep breathing , not by having a stiff drink . |
| 9 | The industry built up a new audience not by giving a social elite privileges but rather by suggesting that anyone who had paid their admission price would be given value for money and in particular would be given films that had been made with care and attention . |