Example sentences of "[adv] not a [noun sg] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is patently not a point of order for me . |
| 2 | However , we welcome the back-up given by the Government ; there is still not a part of mainland Britain today which is uninsurable . ’ |
| 3 | This serves as an introduction to Part II , and more particularly as a prelude to Chapter 6 , because it deals with the subject of fiction itself : something which is strictly not a matter of style , but which is presupposed by the study of style in fiction writing . |
| 4 | Nevertheless it was also not a period of stagnation in this respect . |
| 5 | This type of humility is clearly not a sign of weakness , but of great strength . |
| 6 | Therefore what the teacher wants a student to hand in for marking is often not a piece of paper but a source file . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's simply not a lot of money about . |
| 8 | Knowledge is again not a matter of understanding pollution control technology or the biological or chemical processes involved in water purification ; such knowledge is taken for granted . |
| 9 | But again , too evident delight in surmounting a difficulty which was after all self-imposed suggests that the Resident 's obscuration of the nature of his influence was primarily not a form of reticence or uncertainty , but of display . |
| 10 | The defining of the subject English is in this view primarily not a matter of language but of non-linguistic content . |
| 11 | Not many people make it through to the evening meal without any snack , so , being realistic , the overweight person imagines Ms or Mr Trim indulges in a light , healthy snack such as fresh fruit in the afternoon ; certainly not a bar of chocolate . |
| 12 | ( The deputy leader , Seamus Mallon described the Labour Party as ‘ Cromwellian ’ which is certainly not a term of endearment . ) |