Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | It makes an ideal coupling for children of all ages to have three French masterpieces on a single disc-not just Saint-Saens ' Carnival of the Animals , but Bizet 's Children 's Games and Ravel 's Mother Goose , all in fresh , well-sprung performances from the LSO under the ballet conductor , Barry Wordsworth . |
2 | Secondly ( Chapter 3 ) , I shall examine not only Nizan 's resignation from the party and his subsequent death , but also his dramatic afterlife , a moment of political , ideological and cultural reproduction in which the complexity of his existence is obliterated beneath politically advantageous stereotypes : traitor , police spy , rebel , anti-hero . |
3 | The weak position of women in the labour market , and their responsibilities within the home as domestic workers and child rearers , affect not only women 's access to housing , but its structure and design . |
4 | She had a spare pair , which saved not only Eva 's eyesight on that occasion but throughout the remainder of her tour up to Shetland . |
5 | The exaltation of Jesus to the Father 's right hand is not only God 's vindication of his spreading from Jerusalem person and his achievement ; it is the precondition of the coming of his Spirit upon the witnesses who are to carry on his mission ( Acts 2:32f ) . |
6 | These should be aimed at reducing tendencies towards social polarization and at achieving a better matching of people with appropriate jobs and local facilities , thereby increasing not only individuals ' quality of life but also the efficiency of public and private investment . |
7 | So it is not only Earth 's distance from the Sun that is important for living things , but the way the solid parts of the Earth are spread across the globe . |
8 | In saying this , it is likely that he had in mind not merely Lessing 's criterion of beauty , but his fundamental contrast between poetry and the visual arts . |
9 | I know he 's not exactly God 's gift to forensic science , but he 's a conscientious plodder and you 're not going to stimulate either his brain or his speed by bullying the poor little beast . |
10 | I could well understand why ; a ‘ Christian theosophist ’ or ‘ believing free-thinker ’ was not quite Eliot 's cup of tea . |
11 | It was n't only Chilcott 's promise of a tidy sum of money and six horses if he would take Topaz as his spouse which made Manfro want her . |