Example sentences of "[adv] [not/n't] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is perhaps not by chance that the first Greek book to speak extensively about the Jews was written by an adviser of Ptolemy I in the years in which he was campaigning for the conquest of Palestine . |
| 2 | It is held together not by command and obedience but by influence and what may be called allegiance … |
| 3 | The progression is determined largely not by time sequence , but by other connections . |
| 4 | G. says he thinks the man is lying , that the vat went over not by accident but because the ice cream was not up to standard and pouring it away was the most convenient way of getting rid of it . |
| 5 | She is starting a career , leaving college , unhappy with her present job or too caught up with her work — anyway , she 's open to change and accepts adventure , though often not by choice . |
| 6 | It had been left to Halifax — surely not by accident — to broadcast a rejection on the radio . |
| 7 | . And erm she goes oh sh he knows your reputation , I mean he not , maybe not by face but erm but he 'll know you , you know , just , he 'll know your reputation or by who you hang around with , I went I 've never done |
| 8 | He seems to have grown up rather a solitary boy , and afterwards not by nature a businessman — unlike his brother , who quickly outstripped him in enterprise , property , and prosperity . |
| 9 | I never judge individuals in moments of comfort and convenience and certainly not by self praise . |