Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] just [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has not just found a role for himself , which was something he had agonized over for years , but has used his position to lead an assault on the ills of modern society ; to try to alter people 's basic thinking , not just in an effort to improve their lives , but to persuade them of the need to preserve the planet for future generations . |
| 2 | In 1989 , Renault failed not just to win an award but even to find a place among the shortlisted contenders . |
| 3 | Renting property means not just renting a place to live in , or to run a business from . |
| 4 | By an unemployment reserve , I do not just mean a register but a reserve of people who are being trained and well paid and who feel part of the economy and of our industrial community . |
| 5 | Do not just plan a time plus/minus an allowance for wind . |
| 6 | Mother , I sensed , did n't just know a little about Mr Broadhurst , she knew all about him . |
| 7 | We do n't just deliver a lot of airplanes . |
| 8 | We do n't just want a merging of our unions either . |
| 9 | ‘ We do n't just want a reprieve for limestone but for other freight and for passenger services . |
| 10 | Out here they do n't just send a polite cube over to your bank manager to cancel your pay . |
| 11 | If we go to see a band , we do n't just send an A&R person , one of our product managers or maybe the sales director might come as well . |
| 12 | And by low temperatures I do n't just mean a few degrees below freezing , but the world close to what scientists call ‘ absolute zero ’ . |
| 13 | She has very clear pale skin and so is used to having quite strong make-up ( ‘ so that I do n't just look a bland mass ’ ) . |
| 14 | These two do n't just share a routine , they share each sentence , until the mind reels and the laughter explodes . |
| 15 | Do n't just write a continuous stream of unorganised information . |
| 16 | You do n't just lose a husband , you lose a friend , a lover , a bank accountant , the whole lot . |
| 17 | That 's why you do n't just get a print-out every month from us ; you get a set of charge forms . |
| 18 | Of course , they are being treated with the contempt they deserve and you have to wonder why they do n't just get a life … |
| 19 | And what we do with the eyebrows , we do n't just use a pair of tweezers we actually use wax , so if you 've got quite a lot of hair underneath your brow , we never take from above the brow , just below , if you 've got quite a lot of hair , it can be painful if you 're just using tweezers , so what we do now we use a little bit of hot wax , which is pink , so we put some wax under the brow , either side , let the wax erm , cool and set , and then pull the wax off . |
| 20 | Do n't just put a line through it saying revoked , that 's not good enough . |
| 21 | You do n't just put a two page report in and it 's resolved it 's probably a three month project that you need to go continuously once a week to a trial meeting or or three months once a week to a two hour meeting . |
| 22 | why they do n't just put a screen up |
| 23 | In America these days stars do n't just have an agent , they have publicity assistants and managers and accountants , who are becoming increasingly important . |
| 24 | I do nt know why they do nt just leave an outside broadcast team with them on a permanent basis . |
| 25 | The marriage of Anne and Tim does not just have a personal significance for them . |
| 26 | The relative isolation of women from the public world of their husbands does not just have an impact on their access to relatives and friends but also , not surprisingly , on their use of leisure facilities outside the home ( see also chapter 10 , section 10.3 ) . |
| 27 | ‘ Proof that Silas really loved me , and that I had n't just become a habit with him . |
| 28 | Rosslyn realised that the horse was asking for help , and that his manners had n't just experienced a mysterious and miraculous change for the better during the course of the day ! |
| 29 | She does n't just carry a tune , she sends it by express mail and it seems to reach your spine long before your ears . |
| 30 | Well he does n't just have a few . |