Example sentences of "[conj] not the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Expansion or reformulation should be possible whether or not the first result is positive or negative . |
| 2 | A well-conceived interior , spoilt only by some awkward minor switchgear , should please anyone looking to cover large mileages , while the V6 engine , although not the last word in smooth-spinning power , executes its task effectively and quietly . |
| 3 | If you achieve this , then a record deal is just around the corner , and you will have earned yourself a strong negotiating position which should enable you to sign the deal you want and not the first deal that is offered . |
| 4 | The UK government measures the lead in tapwater that has been running for several minutes , as it would be if you had a bath in it , and not the first few pints or cupfuls , as you would use for cooking or making a cup of tea . |
| 5 | ‘ And not the first one . ’ |
| 6 | The research evidence suggests that support from one 's family should be the last resort and not the first , and that even then it must be handled carefully to ensure that each party retains a proper independence of the other . |
| 7 | How was Norway Chamberlain 's fault and not the First Sea Lord 's ? |
| 8 | The present case fell into the second category and not the first as far as garage C was concerned . |
| 9 | It was a disgraceful decision and not the first of the night . |
| 10 | TO suit BBC TV demands , the British semi finals of the ABA championships will be held at Gateshead Leisure Centre on Monday and Tuesday April 13 and 14 , and not the 14th and 15th . |
| 11 | But for the first time , and not the last , Elizabeth had to agree to support Scottish rebels against their rightful queen ; it was a nightmare created in 1559 which was not to end until Mary 's death in 1587 . |
| 12 | He considered resigning , for the first and not the last time , but failed to do so . |
| 13 | Bukharin was one of the first , if not the first , to recognise that arms production , far from being productive of surplus-value , was in fact value and surplus-value consuming . |
| 14 | The alternative voting system at least possesses the virtue of requiring that if such policies are to be persisted in , the doctrine in which they are grounded must have been at least minimally acceptable to , if not the first choice of , a majority of voters . |
| 15 | For the Australian army was among the first , if not the first , Allied service taking up the commando idea , even though they already had nearly four divisions overseas . |
| 16 | In many ways , McLaren was an early , if not the first , prototype of the modern racing team , and it did indeed seem as though Emerson fitted in very well . |
| 17 | Kastri on Kythera seems to have been one of the earliest , if not the first , Minoan colony , and it was set up well before 2000 BC . |
| 18 | The PROFITBOSS gets there — if not the first time , then the second time ; if not the second time , then the thousandth time . |
| 19 | Thus , claims Matthew Swainston , " the seamen were among the first , if not the first , of any class of working men to think in national terms " . |
| 20 | The PROFITBOSS gets there — if not the first time , then the second time ; if not the second time , then the thousandth time . |
| 21 | He knows that if he fails the first time , he 'll win the second time , if not the third time . |
| 22 | The mosaic is datable to the later second century , if not the third ( appendix E , section 1.3 p. 131 ) . |
| 23 | After this preamable , the question is , where did Benjamin Britten , the latest if not the last of the great composers of opera in a line stretching over three and a half centuries , look for inspiration to invent his masterpieces ? |
| 24 | The poem which advocates marriage so long as the partner is chosen reasonably is included , but not the second poem which examines the dangers of marriage per se . |
| 25 | In this case the first layer Ni atom is well imaged , but not the second layer Ni atom . |
| 26 | ‘ But not the second blow , surely . |
| 27 | In April 1990 reforms came into operation which addressed the first but not the second elements of concern outlined above . |
| 28 | Eric of Mallion was the first champion to be born in this country , but not the first to gain this title because he did not actually become a champion until he was seven years old . |
| 29 | Members of Village community made use of the second and third but not the first social argument against school closure listed on page 35 , and added a number of other way of life arguments of their own . |
| 30 | Or , finally , two events are cause and effect if the probability of the second event , given the first event and certain accompanying conditions , is greater than the probability of the second event , given those conditions but not the first event . |