Example sentences of "[noun] not by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ordinary people who have been awarded ‘ less important ’ decorations like the British Empire Medal may well find it pinned on their chest not by the Queen but a lord lieutenant in the form of a retired colonel or minor baronet . |
| 2 | You should have told him that we pay for it by the gallon not by the year ! |
| 3 | As the pope strapped the sword round the emperor 's waist , he reminded the emperor that the saints had conquered kingdoms not by the sword but by faith . |
| 4 | Not the way it is today , when on the rare occasion an employee accompanies a guest here , he is likely to be some newcomer who has little to say about anything other than Association Football , and who prefers to pass the evening not by the fire of the servants ' hall , but drinking at the Ploughman 's Arms — or indeed , as seems increasingly likely nowadays , at the Star Inn . |
| 5 | The privilege from self-incrimination is abrogated in bankruptcy proceedings not by the opening words of section 31 of the Theft Act 1968 , but by rule 6.175 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 made pursuant to section 412 of the Act of 1986 : |
| 6 | He is Prime Minister not by the vote of the people but by the votes of 185 Tory Members . |