Example sentences of "[not/n't] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | But not between the last two words : |
2 | ‘ . Primitive and child are again linked , but not as the second childhood of ‘ The Hollow Men ’ . |
3 | ‘ I want you to regard me not as the last Viceroy winding up the British Raj ’ , he told Nehru , ‘ but as the first to lead the way to the new India . ’ |
4 | About this 40,000 , maybe ; but not about the next 40,000 who would fill the camps as soon as they were cleared . |
5 | About this 40,000 , maybe ; but not about the next 40,000 who would fill the camps as soon as they were cleared . |
6 | I felt an incredible sense of relief and achievement , but as Richard quickly reminded me it 's not during the first free flights that a bird takes the opportunity to fly off , because it does n't fully realise what it means to be free . |
7 | for most of it , but not during the last few days |
8 | Her patience in equally short supply , she found herself exasperated , not for the first time , by Peony 's snide tongue . |
9 | His early involvement in this so-called jazz-poetry — which achieved such popularity in the sixties — shows that Leonard , not for the first time , and certainly not the last , was ‘ where it was all happening ’ before it actually happened . |
10 | Not for the first time , Kevin Blackwell chose to sprint rashly from his goal ; both he and Dixon were beaten by the bounce , and Kevin Wilson outstripped his marker to score . |
11 | S&N , not for the first time , enjoyed a heady ferment as , once again , the market was gripped by the story that the Elders ' 23.7 per cent shareholding had found a new home . |
12 | WALTER SISULU will have cause in the coming days to reflect , perhaps not for the first time , that stone walls do not a prison make . |
13 | Thus a suspect defence completed the qualifying programme of six matches without conceding a goal ; they must be doing something right , although not for the first time their debt to Shilton was manifest . |
14 | Much of what we saw related discouragingly to familiar bad habits , a thought that occurred , not for the first time , to George Cohen , who for the benefit of younger readers made a notable contribution to the history of English football when turning out in the 1966 World Cup final . |
15 | As he said ( and not for the first time ) , you ca n't beat a bit of local knowledge . |
16 | Not for the first time he reflected on the power of grief . |
17 | Not for the first time that morning Erika felt slightly uncomfortable . |
18 | Not for the first time this season MrTyson needed a police escort as protesting losers surrounded him at the end . |
19 | Not for the first time this season their defence had been found wanting and Oldham exploited the weaknesses to the full , owing a special debt to the inspiration and tireless running of Henry and Milligan . |
20 | Not for the first time this season Tyson needed a police escort at the end as he was surrounded by protesting players . |
21 | Not for the first time , the NHS in Wales seems streets ahead of its big brother in England . |
22 | MR TOSHIKI KAIFU , Japan 's prime minister , may still be a little wet behind the ears but , not for the first time , he has confounded his more experienced rivals . |
23 | Not for the first time , therefore , a government keen on deregulation has been upset by the results . |
24 | WAR , not for the first time , has brought the best out of Britain . |
25 | That let off seemed to breathe relief back into the home side , and not for the first time this season the imposing physical presence of youngster Ferguson proved crucial with a deft header which set up Cleland for a fine angled finish from 15 yards for the leveller . |
26 | Not for the first time , the British voter has confounded the pundits and returned a shrewd , sensible verdict which should renew our respect for his discernment . |
27 | Not for the first time she thought her father would have made a wonderful actor . |
28 | ‘ Not for the first time , hmm ? ’ |
29 | A column entitled ‘ Bulletin ’ informs her that Marilyn French will be discussing her new book , Beyond Power : Women , Men and Morals , at a public meeting to be held later in the week in London , and it crosses Robyn 's mind , not for the first time , that it is a pity she lives so far from the metropolis where such exciting events are always happening . |
30 | As my one hundred and eighty-nine pounds in their six feet frame laboured up behind him , not for the first time I smiled , remembering the advice of the South American Handbook to ‘ try and look as little like a tourist as possible ’ . |