Example sentences of "[subord] [not/n't] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The right of rescission may also extend to the occurrence of certain events which , although not a breach of warranty , may lead to the acquirer being unwilling to proceed ( for example , a major fire ) . |
| 2 | Although she had not bought the smoke ball from the Company , it was held that there was a contract between her and the Company , albeit not a contract of sale . |
| 3 | Alternatively , such an entry might mean a temporary absence , on Church business if not a foray in quest of preferment . |
| 4 | He should value her , a woman of substance : she had , if not a sack of gold weighing sixty kilos , at least one of the most handsome trunkfuls of linen , drawn-thread-work and crochet table-mats in Ninfania . |
| 5 | Yet that audience with the King on Sunday night did produce an improvement in spirits if not a change of mind . |
| 6 | Having got so far it seemed appropriate to have a word with Tom yesterday , if not a glass of champagne . |
| 7 | The cultural frontier that here lies between canton Bern and the original Four Forest Cantons has been described thus : " though not a boundary between language groups , it does form a more significant division in everyday affairs , separating one set of customs and traditions from others . " |
| 8 | His faith comprised curiously disparate elements — the rough , frightened , humility of the countryman ; the thoughtful worshipper ; the vigorous enquirer ; and even though not a micro-molecule of disrespect ever enters his attitude towards his Deity , his natural radical-ness stood so near at hand one can almost feel its heat . |