Example sentences of "not [adv] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we take a belief , desire , or intention to have caused an action , as we commonly do , we are not thereby explaining the action by referring to other actions , let alone mere movements . |
| 2 | While not necessarily accepting the fatalism of this argument , it would be wrong to assume that the balance of power between the sexes can be changed simply by persuading more girls to take ‘ boys ’ subjects ' : the issue is clearly too complex to justify simplistic remedies . |
| 3 | Objectivists , though not necessarily denying the importance of subjective mental states in the attribution of responsibility , refuse to give the mens rea principle exhaustive sway and look also to ‘ harmful consequences liability ’ as a basis for conviction . |
| 4 | An opinion was expressed that such a purchaser under a suspensory condition ( that the money be only handed over on the certificate being got by the purchaser ) is not necessarily committing a violation of the Act , " assuming that he shows proper diligence in endeavouring to obtain the certificate , and is acting throughout in bona fide " : per Lord Trayner , ibid . |
| 5 | At midlife many people are not only facing the death of parents but also coping with difficult teenagers . |
| 6 | You can do much of the remaining internal work yourself , not only saving a lot of money on labour charges , but a considerable sum in VAT at the current rate of 17.5% . |
| 7 | Your Royal Highness , Ladies and Gentlemen , I have much pleasure , not only seconding the adoption of the report but complimenting Council on an excellent which I did read . |
| 8 | First , Charles was highly-educated ( and here he seems to have benefited from his mother 's personal concern ) , not only sharing the interest of ecclesiastical contemporaries in theology and political ideas , but learned enough to pose convincingly as a philosopher-ruler and knowledgeable enough about Roman Law to attempt self-conscious emulation of Theodosius and Justinian in his own capitularies . |
| 9 | Thus law often has a dual role to play , not only providing the basis for the ‘ smooth ’ functioning of society , but also forming part of an interrelated system which functions to provide legitimacy , cohesion , integration and unity . |
| 10 | So those gentlemen were not only infringing the Sale of Goods Act they were committing a criminal offence as well by infringing the Trade Descriptions Act so they ended up being prosecuted by Trading Standards . |
| 11 | The key man of the new venture is Ryoji Yamazaki , a 42-year-old who is not only financing the project through his business activities in Japan but is also acting as chief designer . |
| 12 | From the yellow pages of the Preston Directory comes the shock revelation that NIRVANA are not only paying the price for their enthusiastic espousal of the rock lifestyle but even have their own nursing home ! |
| 13 | This drop-out rate from teaching was not only depriving the system of experienced teachers but also wasting resources spent on their training . |
| 14 | In the case of managing risk , as the first part of our look at the subject ( see page 34 ) makes clear , it means not only protecting the workforce from hazards but actively using its unique knowledge of the organisation to map them out . |
| 15 | At issue is the FBI 's ability to wiretap in future … the FBI is not only asking the industry to dumb down existing software , it wants to prohibit it from developing new technologies that might interfere with the government 's ability to intercept various oral and electronic communications . ’ |
| 16 | It had the advantage of not only offering a system of training ( that it was intended by Rudolf Laban for the retraining of ballet dancers did not deter physical educationalists from transferring it to colleges and schools ) , but also of offering a rationale . |
| 17 | Worm casts make excellent additives to composts , not only improving the structure of the medium but adding nutrients and growth-promoting hormones too . |
| 18 | This means not only avoiding the use of words which might amount to a resignation on your part , but also checking whether words that apparently mean that your job has ended were actually intended to have that effect . |
| 19 | I know it is , it 's not exactly doing a lot for me either but er cos it gets raised every bloody management meeting but I think having discussed the matter we 've actually opened ourselves out a few more options than we probably thought we had |
| 20 | b ) They have also wanted to set up good case management arrangements , not just macro level working , not just providing the context within the health authority but also to provide the right case management at the micro practice level . |
| 21 | Nurses can help , within the constraints of the type of chairs provided , by ‘ matching ’ the chair to the patient , not just helping the patient to any chair . |
| 22 | Not just having a majority in parliament to govern you and that was being described at that particular time by the Tory government that their majority would be adequate they had a majority of twenty one . |
| 23 | ’ He was infallible , kindly and not above having a go at the medicinal whisky . |
| 24 | But one did you eat like that , you sat , it 's not like having a form of material to cut out more than that is it ? |
| 25 | But it 's not like the local newspaper and it 's not like having a group of young people on a bank of telephones phoning every |
| 26 | Even more alarming is that over a third of the victims are not directly touching the dog in any way at the time of the attack , according to US studies . |
| 27 | Various other letters , pamphlets etc not directly involving the work of the Juniper Green Village Hall management committee . |
| 28 | And secondly the fact that it was n't in the budget erm and the fact that they 're late means that we 're not also realizing the productivity in other areas that we had anticipated so we 're gon na be some six months late coming in . |
| 29 | Numbers of senior house officers have risen by 14% in three years — far more than was intended — and , by not substantially reducing the number of registrars , JPAC has failed to keep to its terms of reference . |
| 30 | You move very gracefully , so I imagine you dance beautifully , and it has to be entirely your own fault you 're not out dancing every night of your life ! ’ |