Example sentences of "[noun sg] not [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( HARRIET AD LIB ) ( WES ) Still to come on Central News , kill your speed not a child |
| 2 | It 's hoped that eventually motorists will take heed of these messages and learn to kill their speed not a child . |
| 3 | ‘ In fact , I think a decision had been reached that it is a play about women entering a beauty contest not a play about women getting undressed . ’ |
| 4 | We believe training is an investment not a burden . |
| 5 | After all , the buyer wanted to own a car not a computer program . |
| 6 | But luckily this was Portugal not Palestine , our transport was a hire car not a camel and yes — there was room at the inn . |
| 7 | but , sort of like er , erm its like so , some of those paintings of the wraps and beautiful boat , they look as if they 've just been photographed , they looked as if they 're a photograph not a oil , oil painting . |
| 8 | We shall not be a party to that : If Fascism was , as the Communists insisted , simply capitalism with its back to the wall , then it was realistic to see in Chamberlain 's rearmament programme not the promise of defence against German Fascism , but stage one in the construction of British Fascism . |
| 9 | The judge went on to find that not only was the information contained in the manuals and the feasibility study not a trade secret but that the information contained in the feasibility study was too obvious and too vague and unspecific to be caught by any alleged fiduciary duty that the defendants were under . |
| 10 | Do n't be too influenced either by colour — you can often buy pvc liners in blue or ‘ stone ’ ( buff or beige ) , but you 're constructing a pond not a swimming pool , and mud and algae will soon hide or discolour the liner below water level , and every part that shows above can look glaringly conspicuous . |
| 11 | Its white , openly gay editor Jonathan Van Meter says he 's a journalist not a hip hop artists , but this assertion ( and the fact that other staff members are gay ) did n't stop Russell Simmons , Def Jam owner and Jones ' original partner in the project , from resigning — because of ‘ philosophical differences ’ rooted in hip hop 's general ambivalence towards homosexuals . |
| 12 | This time she understood it was the drawing not the lifting of a veil . |
| 13 | when is a monster not a monster ? |
| 14 | We are at once in the realm of ‘ when is a monster not a monster ? ’ |
| 15 | It was becoming the rule not the exception that launches did not go right first time , but BBC2 settled down quite quickly as a recognized minority channel . |
| 16 | And even if the signature is original it would only be of value to an autograph hunter not an art collector . |
| 17 | A major theme of the paper was that punishment should fit the crime not the criminal , that vandals , thieves , and burglars should not be jailed for persistent offending . |
| 18 | There were already signs of the difficulties ahead in May 1990 when it was reported that in order to avert a row with judges and magistrates the Home Secretary was contemplating watering down the principle that punishment should fit the crime not the criminal . |
| 19 | While I appreciate that you are quoting the system Inventor 's personal opinion I feel it is irresponsible to say that freeze branding spoils a horse/pony 's looks , especially as the item is in the format of a News Review not an advertisement . |
| 20 | In Suffolk , we are particularly glad that Customs and Excise has at last been persuaded that horse-racing is an industry not a hobby , and that it will adjust its VAT demands accordingly . |
| 21 | Oh , that one looks like a teddy bear not a bunny . |
| 22 | What you had to do was listen for the echo not the report itself . |
| 23 | Official committees of enquiry tended to duck the task of too detailed an account of the stuff of public service , falling back on the Pilkington Committee 's observation that ‘ good broadcasting is a practice not a prescription ’ ( Pilkington , 1962 , p. 12 ) . |
| 24 | A boat is a boat not an airport hotel . |
| 25 | with hocked gems financing him/ our hero bravely defied all scornful laughter/ that tried to prevent his scheme/ your eyes deceive/ he had said/ an egg/ not a table/ correctly typifies this unexplored planet/ now three sturdy sisters sought proof/ forging along sometimes through calm vastness/ yet more often over turbulent peaks and valleys/ days became weeks/ as many doubters spread fearful rumours about the edge/ at last/ from nowhere/ welcome winged creatures appeared/ signifying momentous success |
| 26 | ( The playful heading , ‘ we need a dictionary not a dick-tionary ’ is taken from A Feminist Dictionary . ) |
| 27 | ‘ It 's about a musician not a disarmament conference . ’ |
| 28 | The largest cost component of an upgrade to SVGA is the monitor not the video display board . |
| 29 | When is a gypsy not a gypsy ? … the High Court is asked to decide |
| 30 | It is a building market , a marathon not a sprint . ’ |