Example sentences of "[adv] not the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was apparently not the right thing to say . |
| 2 | Perhaps not the literal truth ( it is unlikely that Jane Eyre , the unloved orphan , should come into a fortune and gain mastery over Rochester who was once her master or that Pip should be ‘ raised from his station ’ by a mysterious benefactor , who turns out to be Magwitch , the convict he once fed ) , but what Henry James called ‘ the truth of the imagination ’ . |
| 3 | Perhaps not the lime-green hat , then ? |
| 4 | It 's almost a confession — though that is perhaps not the right word — of the depth of feeling . |
| 5 | well certainly one could do that , but it , it , it would preferably if my suspicions if er imposing perhaps not the right word , er define er at the outset we erm the time limits that er are envisaged for the obtaining of magistrate licence or than that I 'm |
| 6 | Perhaps not the best saint the church should have chosen for such a profession . |
| 7 | Students receive an overwhelming mass of information during their first weeks at college or university , so this is perhaps not the best time to distribute library handouts . |
| 8 | Politically it was perhaps not the best time to visit Israel with the deportees refuelling the Intifada unrest in the lands of the West Bank . |
| 9 | There are a number of reasons why His Friend Chris is perhaps not the ideal chairman for the election . |
| 10 | It is perhaps not the ideal place for a beautiful blonde to return late on a Saturday night . ’ |
| 11 | I mean , some and some of the issues are , perhaps not the main issue of the story , but er , are sort of peripheral , if I can use that word , on the , on the edge , like identified weight as a problem , which a lot of middle aged women seem to encounter and get obsessed by it , but actually , the weight thing there , but the central thing is the relationship between the husband and wife , and the weight issue is sort of , I do n't know , tied up with it , but it it was n't the main issue . |
| 12 | It 's one of the principal forces at the core of the universe , perhaps not the main force , but something that can give us immediate enlightenment if we … ’ |
| 13 | During Teotihuaca/n times in the Veracruz wetlands there may have been occasional impounding of swamp water late in the dry season but perhaps not the sustained maintenance of water levels as happened in the chinampas . |
| 14 | Molly announces , holding out her glass for what is obviously not the first refill . |
| 15 | Although the ledger solution , where available , is fine , for many small to medium-sized businesses it 's obviously not the best option within an organisation that is already using a variety of ledgers . |
| 16 | Forgetting the past is obviously not the positive action it ought to be if it results in waves of violence towards anyone perceived as not sufficiently ‘ German ’ . |
| 17 | Each has proven ideal as a starter design , capable of all the intricate manoeuvres sufficient to satisfy the novice but obviously not the demanding competition flyer . |
| 18 | This is obviously not the rip-roaring success you imagined it was . |
| 19 | Presumably not the minor detail that young Anne was a designing little minx who married Henry in cold blood to further her own ambitions — and then did n't even have the sense or decency to stand by her bargain . ’ |
| 20 | Here are the singles that filled floors and fields throughout 1991 , plus a pile of newer tunes to match ; ‘ Raise Me ’ , ‘ X-Static ’ , ‘ Playing With Knives ’ ( thankfully not the Blue Pearl version ) , the mighty ‘ Plutonic ’ and current monster ‘ I 'm Gon na Get You ’ . |
| 21 | Come on not the whole packet out . |
| 22 | The strict construction of the contract is thus not the conclusive factor . |
| 23 | I could look at all these things and say that 's just not the right way to do it . |
| 24 | It was the truth , just not the right answer to his particular question . |
| 25 | The Government 's present position is one of scepticism about the value of a ban on tobacco advertising , but Secretary of State William Waldegrave has said ‘ I do not rule it out for ever , certainly : but it is just not the highest priority at the moment … |
| 26 | I 'm just not the marrying kind . ’ |
| 27 | For the great majority , the industrial co-operative is just not the done thing . |
| 28 | ‘ I suppose I 'm just not the maternal type , ’ she ended up , lamely . |
| 29 | Cunt and Rocky are just not the same issue . |
| 30 | Bob Jackson and the boys had nicknamed their little whisky and dry ginger group Eldorado , and maybe Eldon Lane is still not the Golden Land . |