Example sentences of "[noun sg] but rather a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The AJR is not itself a remedy but rather a procedural umbrella under which any of the prerogative orders can be sought . |
| 2 | This can be diagrammed in the following way for the early interception : and as follows for the final one : The to infinitive , therefore , is not strictly speaking a verb but rather a syntactic construction : it involves two parts , the infinitive , a verbal form which evokes a representation of an event produced by means of the verb system , and to , a preposition which indicates a relationship between the place in time where the support has to be situated to begin actualizing the infinitive 's event ( occupied by the representation of non-ordinalized person incorporated within the infinitive ) and some other prior place in time which the support is also represented as occupying or having occupied previous to the realization of this event . |
| 3 | Rask , after all , did not involve the government but rather a private-sector company as the transferor . |
| 4 | The overall shift has not been so much from agriculture to manufacturing but rather a steady rise in the service industries , and a fall in primary industries . |
| 5 | The search and creation of the sex beast by the popular press is not usually a gross misrepresentation but rather a selective portrayal of specific facts . |
| 6 | Unlike most industries the pharmaceutical industry does not have a simple , direct relationship with the customer but rather a complex interaction with the medical profession , the health care system and the general public . |
| 7 | During the past year there have been few remarkable changes in the desktop publishing market but rather a definite shift of emphasis . |
| 8 | On both sides it was understood that Cagney was not just a man off the New York street but rather a remarkable screen performer . |