Example sentences of "a [adj] not a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a real not a conjectural cause ; for it was known to exist from observations of swinging pendulums and falling stones down here on earth . |
| 2 | In fact when we say a piece of language is rhythmic we mean that we as readers have a rhythmic response to it — rhythm is a perceptual not a physical fact . |
| 3 | She is interested in accents and she 'll listen to it and think , Ah that 's someone who comes from Liverpool , er not a very not a very scouse accent but because they say |
| 4 | By a statesmanlike not an enthusiastic appeal Buxton may have calculated on maximising pressure for policy revision and politically isolating the West Indian interest , believing that they were already on the defensive morally and ideologically . |
| 5 | And it has to be said that most of us are likely to have some kind of experience when our ego is deflated ; and that can often have a beneficial not a negative effect . |
| 6 | Finally , John repeated that he wanted a positive not a negative Council . |