Example sentences of "not the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew it was not the correct mode of address but she felt a little odd , outside reality , and was afraid she was about to dissolve into tears . |
| 2 | A quietly-spoken man , he is not the pushy type of manager who makes sure the sandwiches are folded properly backstage or that the plectrums are of the right elasticity . |
| 3 | Completeness , however , is not the only characteristic of assignment when it is combined with qualification . |
| 4 | It was not the only influence at work , however . |
| 5 | A case comes to hand of two children , a boy of 8 years and a 10-year-old girl , who broke into their local school and ‘ then completely wrecked the school furnishings ’ , and this was not the only instance of vandalism and arson in schools . |
| 6 | Even if we confine ourselves for the moment to the late sixth and fifth centuries B.C. , when the options were more limited , the road of the Rhone was not the only route for traffic between Celts and Greeks . |
| 7 | Size is not the only consideration of importance . |
| 8 | To return to the second point about church growth made at the end of the second chapter , ‘ demand ’ is not the only factor in church growth ; one must also consider supply , and the Free Church was gradually coming into the position where it could service the new demand . |
| 9 | Ian Stringer , offices partner at GJRE , said although falling rents in the capital could tempt some companies to stay , cost is not the only factor behind relocation . |
| 10 | Then Mrs Grace said something really wonderful : ‘ You 're not the only child of course . |
| 11 | Stamina-building is not the only advantage of cycling . |
| 12 | The married family is , however , not the only kind of family in existence , and difficulties can arise when policies are based upon one image of the family to the exclusion of other types of family or living arrangement . |
| 13 | Incidents of this kind were not the only contribution to tension over this period . |
| 14 | Size is not the only requirement for portability — battery power is important . |
| 15 | Of course , physical contact is not the only evidence of camaraderie . |
| 16 | Susan happens to be a white speaker , but this is not the only case of misadaptation : black speakers do it as well , although rarely . |
| 17 | It 's true that this was not the only experience of ridicule that Ian faced in childhood . |
| 18 | However , this is not the only type of revenge . |
| 19 | It was not the only type of landscape that existed in this region any more than it was over much of England . |
| 20 | Norbrook also recognises that the love lyric was not the only type of verse to enjoy popularity in the Renaissance . |
| 21 | Words are not the only type of information we may wish to include in a computerised record of museum collections . |
| 22 | Discounts are not the only subject of discussion . |
| 23 | Wage costs are not the only determinant of competitiveness but must be considered within the context of relative productivity , with human and physical capital allowing high wage sectors to maintain their comparative advantage . |
| 24 | Clearly technology is not the only determinant of work organisation , or of people 's level of satisfaction at work . |
| 25 | Another argument against profit sharing is that employee effectiveness is not the only determinant of profit performance . |
| 26 | Rubber bearings are not the only form of base isolation . |
| 27 | Both the above cases are personal injury cases and tort damages are not the only form of compensation available . |
| 28 | This was not the only class at fault in this respect . |
| 29 | But the secession of the machinemen was not the only source of weakness . |
| 30 | Early experience with particular individuals is not the only source of variation in adults ' mating preferences . |