Example sentences of "[coord] [not/n't] [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many prove to be misfits , too honest for their job , or not enough on the ball to cope with its demands . |
| 2 | Collectively , the population of Britain perform millions of acts every day during their waking hours , yet the net result of all this is not chaos and confusion , but a reasonable approximation of order : motorists drive on the left-hand side of the road , not on the right ; shoppers offer coins and banknotes , cheques and cheque cards in exchange for goods and services , not goats and chickens or nothing at all ; love-making takes place indoors in bedrooms , and not outside on the pavement . |
| 3 | It is almost impossible to recreate a wedding bouquet completely accurately , as the original bouquet is three-dimensional and not flat like the picture . |
| 4 | They are simple to install ; all that is required is that they be level from side to side , and with the lip of the lowest basin protruding sufficiently so that the water empties directly into the pool water and not on to the edging of the pool . |
| 5 | Instead I consoled myself that Ellen would be pleased , and a pleased Ellen might become my shipmate all the way around the world , so really , I told myself , I was not doing this for the senator 's happiness , and not even for the twins , but for my own , and so I shook the senator 's hand . |
| 6 | And not even in the land of the troubadours were husbands more tolerant . |
| 7 | Twenty companies moved this year , 49 are set to go by 1993 and another 23 are considering moving — and not just to the suburbs . |
| 8 | However , we will find it of much more use in the context here to conceive of a knowledge worker as someone who actually adds value to the message itself , and not just to the message 's package , by processes of analysis , judgement , and higher-level decision making . |
| 9 | A pioneer in this department is Ed Kienholz , who some years ago became Ed and Nancy Kienholz and not just on the marriage certificate . |
| 10 | This is why , before you embark on any kind of anti-drug crusade with your children , you have to be clear where you stand — and not just on the subject of heroin . |
| 11 | My right hon. Friend is to be congratulated on showing that that can happen , and that a further step can be taken towards ’ ever closer union ’ on an intergovernmental basis , and not just on the basis of the treaty of Rome . |
| 12 | They 're cashing in , but at least they 're cashing in on the locals and not just on the Leeds . |
| 13 | It was obviously a popular haunt — and not just with the boating fraternity — so it was some while before their food was brought to them . |
| 14 | As was pointed out earlier , in Chapter 5 , this crime has consequences for mankind as a whole , and not just for the individual in relationship to their own father . |
| 15 | Whatever arrangements are made they ought to be convenient for the parents and not just for the school . |
| 16 | DEC ( Digital ) will only work with educational institutions if the project is of advantage to the broader community and not just for the benefit of the school or college . |
| 17 | Music , dance and art are integral to the island 's culture — and not just for the benefit of tourists . |
| 18 | ‘ And not just for the boys either . |
| 19 | There is relatively less emphasis on contact with relatives and relatively more on choosing , making , and keeping friends , often from a fairly wide geographical area and not just from the neighbourhood or street . |
| 20 | Politics in the Balkans always involved small interrelated élites : what communism did was to reinforce this tendency , and not just in the Balkans . |
| 21 | And not just in the towns and cities . |
| 22 | England should stick by the tried and trusted and not just in the short-term . |
| 23 | This technique seems to have become a habit and not just in the Guardian . |
| 24 | A major part of their work is functions , and not just in the boardroom , as many up-and-coming groups visit the site . |
| 25 | And not just in the context of G.W. Fashions and their suitability for a mass market , but in a simple design sense . |
| 26 | Everything needs rehearsal and not just in the venue . |
| 27 | Peter Wright has done an admirable job and not just in the set scrum . |
| 28 | The New Testament , despite its talk of God condemning the wicked to an eternity of weeping and gnashing of teeth in the fires of hell ( a level of violence , as one commentator has put it , surpassing anything spoken of in the Old Testament ) , has yet more challenges to offer , and not just in the Passion narratives . |
| 29 | There is lot of it about these days and not just in the police service . |
| 30 | To form , use and sever cords is a feminine instinct that carries on throughout life , and not just in the process of physical motherhood . |