Example sentences of "if not [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Treaty involves two factors : physical location and the exercise of an economic activity , both , if not on a permanent basis , at least on a durable one . |
| 2 | It is possible that he now established Anna 's brother , Aethelhere ( see Appendix , Fig. 5 ) in his place , to judge from Aethelhere 's presence in Penda 's army at the Winwaed , if not as a dependent ruler at least as an ally ( HE 111 , 24 ) . |
| 3 | As a consciousness which is objectively necessary and yet at the same time false , as the intertwining of truth and falsehood , which is just as distinct from the whole truth as it is from the pure lie , ideology belongs , if not to a modern economy , then , in any case , to a developed urban market economy . |
| 4 | Constitutionally disinclined to surrender preferment , being , as he once observed , ‘ of a modest if not of a retiring disposition ’ , he remained librarian until 1952 . |
| 5 | Where , that is , if not in a small workroom in up-state New York ? |
| 6 | Locate the ceiling joists , and if not in a suitable position fit noggins in between the joists . |