Example sentences of "[am/are] not [adv] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Time and size are not normally functions of performance ! |
| 2 | It is worth emphasising that the technical and vocational aims and objectives are not simply by-products of history teaching and study but are an essential part of the historical method . |
| 3 | The differences are not simply ones of climate and agricultural potential , but also of land tenure patterns , with a very specialized form of tenure called crofting ( 2 ) predominating in the north and west . |
| 4 | Similarly , we might consider whether educational qualifications or length of service are not also components of pay scales in Western companies . |
| 5 | National Trust gardens , then , are not just oases of beauty and tranquillity or examples of horticultural skills and imaginative design ; they are living libraries where , armed with a good reference book and a sense of adventure , one can roam through the world at large . |
| 6 | We are now beginning to realise that we are not just part of nature , we are inextricably related to nature . |
| 7 | In this view , teachers , like other people , are not just bundles of skill , competence and technique ; they are creators of meaning , interpreters of the world and all it asks of them . |
| 8 | All of us in the European socialist movement in the European trades union movement insists that employees are not just units of production , but are entitled to rights at work across the European community . |
| 9 | The mass media are not only instruments of power but , in terms of content , they are wedded to people with power or of popular acclaim ( cf the traditional criteria for news ) . |
| 10 | Structures of social relationship are not only structures of indebtedness , they are also structures of power . |
| 11 | But when such rifts occur , they are not necessarily evidence of lack of love ; they are more often due to the temporary emotional instability of the mourners , and usually heal swiftly , family unity being restored as the grief is worked through . |
| 12 | At this point the social worker introduced the notion of emotional reasoning , which suggests that ‘ feelings of guilt are not necessarily evidence of guilt ’ . |
| 13 | These are not necessarily forces for continuity but they may act as barriers to government attempts to impose a new line of policy . |
| 14 | It is only now that men and women are beginning to realize that representative institutions are not necessarily guardians of freedom but can themselves become engines of tyranny . |
| 15 | ‘ ( They ) are not necessarily men of judgement . ’ |
| 16 | A lump , abnormal bleeding or a change in a wart or mole are not necessarily symptoms of cancer , but they should be checked out , so consult your doctor without delay and avoid unnecessary worry . |
| 17 | The problems of big business are not about Percent for Art , they 're about your Government 's interest rate policies , about unemployment , so do n't come crying crocodile tears for big business . |
| 18 | They are a I mean , quite honestly these courses are these things erm they 're not gon na do them you know , they 're not just sort of fairy things you 've got quite a bit of erm thinking to do and and so on and they 're pretty exhausting ! |
| 19 | Er you probably do n't do it erm you know er so brazenly probably the back of your mind but again key staff , you are key staff er yeah if you actually prepare somebody to take over your job when you 're not there sort of thing . |