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 ’ .
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