Example sentences of "[subord] not a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where not a habitation stood before , |
| 2 | Although not a classic , this 90-minute video is worth watching if only to see again the legendary mistakes of Leeds keeper Gary Sprake , or Lee Dixon 's own goal for Arsenal against Coventry — surely the cock-up against which all future cock-ups will be judged . |
| 3 | Finally , although not a criticism of our method — indeed , if anything , quite the contrary — it should be noted that for several of our chosen authors it was possible to arrive at more than one ‘ diagnosis ’ that fell within the general category of psychosis . |
| 4 | If I am correct , should not the Institute , although not a company , also have regard to s 245 of the Companies Act ? |
| 5 | Although not a Government publication , this book , first published in 1923 , achieved considerable popularity before the Second World War and has run to twelve editions , all revised by the original writer , the most recent being that of 1954 ; in England it was the main vehicle for the principles of Sir Truby King and his Mothercraft Training Society . |
| 6 | Although not a feature of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 , a major justification for the introduction of literary forfeiture legislation in the United States of America and Australia was that it would facilitate compensation for victims of crime . |
| 7 | So it would actually be very straightforward to do this , although not a couple of problems in this model that we ought to just say something about alright , the specification of four does present a couple of problems right . |
| 8 | The right of rescission may also extend to the occurrence of certain events which , although not a breach of warranty , may lead to the acquirer being unwilling to proceed ( for example , a major fire ) . |
| 9 | On the debit side we have dropped one day on the calving interval to 376 days , although not a disaster we had been trying to improve that but our heifers are calving at 28 months instead of two years three months . |
| 10 | Boyfriends are encouraged to visit , although not a lot of them do . |
| 11 | ( Phoebe ) Bradley became the first lady to serve on the Club Committee , an event doubly unique , for although not a bondholder she was elected by their Committee to represent them for a four-year term . |
| 12 | Much pre-war inner city housing has little in the way of space and more often than not a backyard is the best you can hope for . |
| 13 | But they do admit that it 's still more often than not a case of all talk and no action when boys discuss sex in the playground . |
| 14 | Most pilots do not instinctively look across and compare their height with the trees unless they have been taught to do so , and more often than not a pilot will try to judge by angles and positioning alone . |
| 15 | You know that that 's about all the room there was was honestly was a table and chairs and more often than not a couple of us had to sit on the stairs . |
| 16 | More often than not a shoal of big bream , particularly a small shoal of very big bream , does not remain in a swim for long . |
| 17 | Although she had not bought the smoke ball from the Company , it was held that there was a contract between her and the Company , albeit not a contract of sale . |
| 18 | Alternatively , such an entry might mean a temporary absence , on Church business if not a foray in quest of preferment . |
| 19 | Your noble savage of the slums is nothing if not a realist , eh , Shelley ? ’ |
| 20 | If not a Carley float , then certainly an inflatable rubber dinghy . |
| 21 | increase , against a background of , probably , rising unemployment , growth not exceeding 2 per cent. , and , if not a recession , certainly no expansion in the economy . |
| 22 | Pressure on the financial markets worsened dramatically after Jan. 4 , when President George Bush conceded in public , for the first time , that the country was " in a slowdown economically , if not a recession " . |
| 23 | Unlike Persian rugs , where the name of the weaving group is an indication , if not a guarantee , of a certain quality , the " Persian " names used by Indian weavers are totally useless as pointers tot he quality of an individual item ; they refer only to the design , and must never be taken as indicating that the rug also emulates the quality and structural characteristics of the original . |
| 24 | He discussed religion and politics , leaving no room for doubt that not only was he ‘ a Unitarian , if not a Deist ’ , but also ‘ a Democrat , to the utmost extent of the word ’ . |
| 25 | This old Westminster hand misses the joy of watching a backbench procedural expert destroy a day 's business , if not a bill , with a point of order or a single wrecking amendment . |
| 26 | Gooch who has Fletcher 's total support is nothing if not a fighter , however , and insisted last night : ‘ I 've no second thoughts about staying on as captain . ’ |
| 27 | True , revolution was for a time a strong possibility , if not a probability ; and as true , such a revolution would of course have been seen as the means to industrial democracy by those who sought it . |
| 28 | These licensed pirates were often outstanding seamen , and the most famous , Jean Bart , son of a Dunkirk fisherman , became a legend , if not a hero , on both sides of the Channel . |
| 29 | ( Jan 21-Feb 19 ) Jupiter and Neptune are challenged by the Sun in Libra and everything must seem to be out of focus at the moment , if not a bit unreal . |
| 30 | Naturally , the brighter the white , the more it will suit pictures with a modern style , so consider choosing at least an off-white , if not a cream , for pictures with an antique flavour . |