Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb pp] in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you tell me that my brother is not treated in a like manner ? ’ |
| 2 | I sincerely hope that Mrs. X 's complaint was not treated in a dismissive way because , as she readily admitted , she was drunk at the time of the assault . |
| 3 | Despite introducing some dynamic elements into the discussion , these are not treated in a formal way . |
| 4 | If your aircraft is not painted in a standard colour you will often find details of the exact type and colour in the airframe log book . |
| 5 | Even the transition from an artificial to a natural system was not completed in a uniform manner throughout the scientific community . |
| 6 | Hooks not arranged in a complete band , are often arranged in discreet units separated from one another . |
| 7 | Unfortunately the slips are not arranged in a chronological order and documents relating to the early modern period are scattered throughout the calendar . |
| 8 | The English tradition that it is tor Parliament to do the taxing is so deep-seated that the court would probably assert a legal presumption , as a matter of statute interpretation , that powers of taxation are not included in a statutory delegation of power unless clear words are used , and that a general formula like that in the statute stated in the question is not sufficient . ’ |
| 9 | Many of the prescriptions for creativity embody means of enabling the worker to break away from established continuous patterns of thought , since such patterns of thought are held to hinder access to new ideas not contained in a logical sequence from the starting point of the problem . |
| 10 | To mimic this , we should have to speed up our stroboscope so that its flashes came twice as fast as the cycles of mains electricity , which are not noticed in a fluorescent strip light . |
| 11 | The implications for our understanding of the nature of government and law are not presented in a systematic fashion until On Human Conduct . |
| 12 | He had thought that children were supposed to be sharp and un-sentimental and though Emmie had not written in a sentimental way exactly , she had written about her family as if they were perfect . |
| 13 | The story is not written in a didactic style . |
| 14 | I.C.A.C. sought to appeal , and the occupiers contested the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal , on the ground that the order of the judge was not made in a civil cause or matter . |
| 15 | Have your detective say it is very important to tell whether something is or is not done in a certain way ; then show that thing being done in either of the ways mentioned ; but immediately before that happens put in , quite boldly , what it is you want to slip past your reader . |
| 16 | a small illustration in a book not enclosed in a definite border . |
| 17 | Ultimately MAS should not be associated with an Information memorandum which is not produced in a professional manner . |
| 18 | As with so many armorial terms the word ‘ quarterings ’ is not used in a conventional way and applied to a shield divided merely into four ; indeed there can be as many ‘ quarterings ’ as there are family affiliations — perhaps the record is held by the five-surnamed Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville family , whose full achievement of arms boasts 719 quarterings . |
| 19 | The leading Spanish master , who has not shown in a commercial gallery in London since 1965 , was the subject of a study at the Hayward Gallery in 1990 . |
| 20 | The purified DNA binding domain of Vmw175 significantly bends the DNA at its binding sites ( 26 ) , whereas VT2 induced bending was not detected in a corresponding analysis . |
| 21 | Secondly , although larger specimens of O. rosea examined often have many smaller thinner supernumerary papillae such papillae are not distributed in a similar way to other species of Ophioprium . |
| 22 | Where the ideal type of literacy is not found in a particular practice that practice is taken as an example of ‘ restricted ’ literacy . |
| 23 | Moules ( mussels ) are a more adventurous course — while they are high in cholesterol , they are very low in calories , as long as they are not bathed in a rich sauce . |
| 24 | As Mr Cardinal had indicated , M. Dupont had not arrived in a good temper ; I can not recall now all the various things that had upset him since his arrival in England a few days previously , but in particular he had obtained some painful sores on his feet while sightseeing around London and these , he feared , were growing septic . |
| 25 | Often their estates were not concentrated in a single province , but scattered over a number . |
| 26 | Effective communication nationally was the one factor missing , German chemists were not concentrated in a particular city , unlike their French counterparts in Paris , and thus a forum was needed . |
| 27 | The years were not numbered in a linear succession but according to a particular pharaoh 's reign , each mounting the throne in the year 1 , and also according to the levy of taxes . |
| 28 | However , he was certainly not cast in a common mould . |
| 29 | And is not wasted in a selfish sigh . |
| 30 | Legal rights are therefore not enshrined in a written constitution or roman law but are the results of administrative acts by government bodies or courts of law . |