Example sentences of "not [adv] [prep] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Programmes were long over , but the white screen with the volume down served not badly as a night light ; any of the lamps in the shoebox room kept Sam awake , and total darkness made him frightened . |
| 2 | The bourgeoisie of the third quarter of the nineteenth century was overwhelmingly ‘ liberal ’ , not necessarily in a party sense ( though as we have seen Liberal parties were prevalent ) , as in an ideological sense . |
| 3 | She says ’ Had I been alone and not so near a phone box who is to say I would not have said yes . |
| 4 | In opposition to nationalism , however , there have been renewed attempts since 1945 to create supranational organizations , not only on a world scale through the establishment of the United Nations and its various agencies , but also on a regional basis . |
| 5 | Charlie Mears emerges as the reincarnation not only of a galley slave from ancient Egypt , but also of a seaman from the Vinland Sagas . |
| 6 | ‘ OWING To its natural beauty , protected situation and other attractive features , Windermere is popular not only as a holiday resort , but as a permanent summer and winter residence . |
| 7 | After considerable pleas in writing and phone calls , I brought Fraser Barron back to command No 7 Squadron ; during the interdiction period prior to the Invasion he was outstanding not only as a squadron commander , hut also as an inspiration to all . |
| 8 | Josiah Wedgwood died in 1795 and is remembered as the ‘ Father of English Potters ’ , but it was not only as a pottery manufacturer that he was renowned and respected in his time . |
| 9 | Ali knew the importance of a clean farewell , not only as a health measure , but as good commercial sense . |
| 10 | The Polish Solidarnosc , an unequivocal worker movement , opposed the regime not only as a class force but as the authentic voice of the Polish nation . |
| 11 | The thesaurus functions not only as a retrieval aid , but also as a reference facility . |
| 12 | This has ranged from posts being created without manpower approval to trusts inventing their own titles for grades , which results in grave confusion not only from a manpower perspective but also because different titles may imply competence not possessed by the post holder . |
| 13 | Basingstoke can look back with pride , not only in a record crowd of 4,091 but in extending the reputation of non-League clubs for friendliness . |
| 14 | Heather moorlands , many of the upland broadleaved woodlands , and some of the individual species dependent on these habitats , are of significance not merely in a UK context but in a Western European context also . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He must be educated with professional expertise , not just in a specialist discipline but with a general knowledge of the disciplines which bear on management , to allow communication with other contributors to the industrial activity of the company or organisation . |
| 17 | Rather than fall back on an increased emphasis upon managerialism based upon hierarchy and control , the Education Reform Acts should be regarded as an opportunity to review , not just in a coping way but in a maximising way , the management structures and processes of our schools . |
| 18 | I definitely think we 've found a niche , not just in a business sense , but in the sense of providing a much needed service to dog owners , and I think we all need some helpful service nowadays , rather than being told to go elsewhere . ’ |
| 19 | They have timed the deal pretty well , and not just from a weather outlook . |
| 20 | Not even for a wind-up gramophone . |
| 21 | Can I just check , you 're not currently in a pension scheme are you ? |
| 22 | The shuttle was n't much like a London bus in shape , but it was about the same size . |
| 23 | " You were n't always in a gym tunic . |