Example sentences of "'s [noun] [verb] not [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pleasure of parody 's irony comes not from humour in particular but from the degree of engagement of the reader in the intertextual ‘ bouncing ’ ( to use E. M. Forster 's famous term ) between complicity and distance . |
| 2 | Much of the family 's influence derived not from land , but from office holding within the royal demesne , and the implications of this tend to be overlooked . |
| 3 | Much of the family 's influence derived not from land , but from office holding within the royal demesne , and the implications of this tend to be overlooked . |
| 4 | To Mr Milosz , literature 's dignity resides not in politics but in a frankly metaphysical attempt to bridge awe and horror , to name the sorrow of mankind . |
| 5 | Dexter 's interest lies not in gang warfare , but in the character of Peter Flood . |