Example sentences of "[not/n't] [det] of a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | This ‘ leadership ’ , however , is not that of a gallant subaltern , charging the machine guns while his platoon has a smoke in the dug-out . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ Not much of a good laugh in this opera , Sergeant . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She did n't have many friends and not much of a social life . |
| 10 | Recent feminist commentaries have pointed out that these images of God are not all of a male person . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ Not enough of a fine lady ? ’ |