Example sentences of "and [not/n't] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It is almost impossible to recreate a wedding bouquet completely accurately , as the original bouquet is three-dimensional and not flat like the picture . |
| 3 | He had treated her exactly as he 'd said he would , and not even for an instant had Kate had even a bat 's twinkling that he thought of her as an attractive woman . |
| 4 | But the shock is nothing to their profound distaste at the circular photocopy letter telling me it was NO — not even signed and not even on a sheet of proper printed letterhead — for a job marketing one of the oldest and most prestigious and national professional bodies ! |
| 5 | And not even in the land of the troubadours were husbands more tolerant . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | A pioneer in this department is Ed Kienholz , who some years ago became Ed and Nancy Kienholz and not just on the marriage certificate . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Whatever arrangements are made they ought to be convenient for the parents and not just for the school . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Music , dance and art are integral to the island 's culture — and not just for the benefit of tourists . |
| 15 | They have timed the deal pretty well , and not just from a weather outlook . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | If I might be so bold , for one who missed out on so much ( and not just in a cricket sense ) , I would offer a few words of advice . |
| 18 | England should stick by the tried and trusted and not just in the short-term . |
| 19 | This technique seems to have become a habit and not just in the Guardian . |
| 20 | A major part of their work is functions , and not just in the boardroom , as many up-and-coming groups visit the site . |
| 21 | And not just in the context of G.W. Fashions and their suitability for a mass market , but in a simple design sense . |
| 22 | Everything needs rehearsal and not just in the venue . |
| 23 | Peter Wright has done an admirable job and not just in the set scrum . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | To form , use and sever cords is a feminine instinct that carries on throughout life , and not just in the process of physical motherhood . |
| 26 | All are partially in error and not just by the fact of their division . |
| 27 | Contrary to the suggestion in para 18/8/10 of the 1993 White Book , it has been held that a claim for interest under s35A is sufficiently pleaded even if it only appears in the prayer and not also in the body of the pleading ( McDonald 's Hamburgers Ltd v Burgerking ( UK ) Ltd [ 1987 ] FSR 112 ) . |
| 28 | Section 9(4) , which operates at the time of the application for an order under the Act , looks back towards the time in relation to which the witness would give evidence if an order was made and not forward to the time at which he would do so . |
| 29 | The Chief Justice 's reference to the lack of an equal footing was , in my view , to the fact that the defendant was in a position to force the plaintiff to comply with the lawful demand if he wished to obtain the necessary licence to continue to trade , and not simply to the fact that the defendant held an official position whereas the plaintiff did not . |
| 30 | It was selective and not general : it was determined by basic need and not simply as a way of reducing inequality . |