Example sentences of "[noun sg] [not/n't] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But they would still insist that induction into a tradition is right — it should be teaching religion not just teaching about religion in a way which distances it and effectively marginalizes it .
2 One death related to the procedure occurred in patient 9 who had a small shrunken liver , gross ascites , and a coagulopathy not completely reversed by vitamin K and fresh frozen plasma .
3 It is worth noting that in the period of sterling 's membership of the ERM the cumulative decrease in GDP has been approximately 4% , while UK wages have increased by 6% , a gap not substantially reduced by productivity growth .
4 They 're for obstruction not completely covered by water , are n't they ?
5 This chapter considers the use of expert determination in : ( 1 ) energy and mining contracts ( 7.2 ) ; ( 2 ) shipbuilding contracts ( 7.3 ) ; ( 3 ) construction contracts ( 7.4 ) ; ( 4 ) computer contracts ( 7.5 ) ; which display the following features discussed in Chapter 6 : ( 5 ) the use of technical experts drawing on expertise not directly associated with valuation ; ( 6 ) the use of technical experts to act as general dispute resolvers ; and ( 7 ) the use of " two-tier " dispute resolution procedures .
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8 Turning to the specific example of a continuous square wave of amplitude a and period T , it can be represented in terms of by The validity of this particular harmonic representation is demonstrated in figure 11.1 where it is shown that summing the first three terms of expression ( 11.2 ) produces a waveform not far removed from square .
9 Of the two free-standing colleges , Bishop Grosseteste is endeavouring to diversify by offering courses of general education not directly related to teacher training , while Matlock has remained essentially a monotechnic institution , offering initial and in-service teacher-training courses .
10 Should any local authority provide a service not specifically permitted by Parliament it would be acting illegally , or ultra vires ( see Chapter 15 ) .
11 Presently the strains of Brother James 's air , ‘ The Lord 's my shepherd ’ , drifted out , soon followed by a psalm not often heard at funeral services , number CXXVII ‘ As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are the children of youth .
12 It will provide information and understanding of decisions concerning applied research , an area not previously studied in detail .
13 Buoyant , tern-like flight not often seen on surface of water .
14 The previously taken-for-granted principle of social responsibility for the survival — and indeed well-being of that part of society not directly engaged by capital as producers has suddenly come under attack .
15 The polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify a 162bp product from primers spanning the putative region of divergence and DNA sequence analysis revealed a seven amino acid insertion not previously detected in other characterised cDNA clones .
16 However , ta'kwakomena not only refers to responsibility , but to personal autonomy in general .
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18 His wit not only aimed to amuse but also to reform .
19 Name one type of information not readily obtained by radar .
20 Luckier fates awaited the Louis XIV Boulle marquetry console , sold to a telephone bidder under-estimate for $675,000 ( £375,000 ) ( est. $800–1.2 million ) , a small Louis XIV ormolu-mounted Boulle bureau plat around 1700–1710 , sold to Bernard Steinitz for $850,000 ( £472,200 ) ( est. $1–1.5 million ) , a simple Louis XV tulipwood marquetry table à écrire by Bernard van Risamburgh , sold to Partridge for $460,000 ( £255,500 ) ( est. $400–600,000 ) and the skeleton of a charming Louis XVI giltwood lit à la polonaise around 1780 ( est. $100–150,000 ) , a form not often seen at auction , which went to a phone bidder for $440,000 ( £244,400 ) .
21 When the Israelite desert tribes entered Canaan , they found a land not only flowing with milk and honey , but full of weeping and laughter in its religious rituals , quite different from anything they had known .
22 A carpenter and his wife with five children aged from three to fifteen are described as " poor " , as was the family of a miller — an occupation not usually associated with poverty — who had four children in a similar age range .
23 Out of the corner of his eye the Captain took in the man 's elegant , obviously expensive clothes , noted the perfume not quite smothered by cigar smoke , and remembered the remark about whether it was worthwhile going to bed .
24 The quality of anal continence was assessed clinically by two doctors who questioned each patient about faecal leakage by day and during sleep , the need to wear a pad , anal soreness , the ability to defer defecation for longer than 15 minutes , and the ability not only to discriminate between flatus and faeces but to release flatus safely without having to visit the lavatory .
25 Symptoms were compared with those before treatment and were scored as follows : ( 0 ) no symptoms ; ( 1 ) major symptoms cured , patient pleased with result of treatment ; ( 2 ) some improvement , patient not wholly satisfied with result of treatment ; ( 3 ) no change in symptoms .
26 The culture not only allows for change , usually incremental but occasionally radical , but itself can and does change .
27 In the last section we have come to the interesting conclusion that B may alone exist of all our variables but we reached that conclusion on a magnet shape not much used in practice .
28 Earth not only grew by aggregation from a cloud of particles , but by collisions with other cosmic matter .
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