Example sentences of "come not from the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inspiration for his second name came not from the famous missionary and explorer , but the street in Sydney where his parents ' college had been situated . |
| 2 | This was when the need to live together came not from the older generation , but from the child 's own family . |
| 3 | In the 18 years 1798–1815 inclusive , for each million tons sold there were 0.62 explosions and approximately 11 deaths ; in 1817–1834 inclusive the cost was 0.68 explosions , a 10 per cent increase , but with the loss of only 8.7 lives : for 1839–1844 , this had fallen further to 6.5 lives , But the three periods are not easily comparable ; the new production came not from the old collieries described but from new and ever deeper ones to the south and east made accessible after 1815 by steam-and-gravity operated railways . |
| 4 | The hubbub outside comes not from the picturesque traders of the bazaar but from some 500 fans pleading for a glimpse of their idol . |
| 5 | It says something for the delicacy of the proposal that it comes not from the Japanese government , but from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party . |
| 6 | It 's odder still when the money comes not from the anonymous depths of the Eurocurrency market , but from the savings accounts of Americans living in Ohio . |
| 7 | The gallery , opened in October 1992 , is presented ( as was the Boilerhouse ) as indebted to private sponsorship ; on this occasion however financial backing comes not from the enlightened entrepreneur but from the ‘ Friends of the V&A who are credited with have donated £75,000 to the project . |