Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [not/n't] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Oliver described the relationship in the following way : ‘ … the purpose for which the auditors ’ certificate is made and published is that of providing those entitled to receive the report with information to enable them to exercise in conjunction [ with others ] those powers which their respective proprietary interests confer on them and not for the purposes of individual speculation with a view to profit . ’ |
| 2 | But , why did the Dock Commission decide to make it compulsory for the men to be employed by them and not by the firm ? |
| 3 | They both retained a certain affection for me but not in the way I wanted . |
| 4 | It might be a dangerous feeling , but he would see it was dangerous only to him and not to the girl . |
| 5 | He must also have regard to the matters set out in paragraphs ( a ) to ( f ) of the checklist in s1(3) ( see Chapter 9 , 6(b) ) as if it were addressed to him and not to the court . |
| 6 | But it is a judgment to be made by him and not by the courts , whose right and duty to intervene arises only if the decision is untenable in the sense that irrelevant matters were taken account of , relevant matters were not taken account of , or that the decision was manifestly wrong . |
| 7 | And had perhaps Grace Bird 's goddammit of irritation been directed at her and not at the ball of beige knitting wool which had just then rolled off the shelf of the dressing-table ? |