Example sentences of "[verb] not 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 | The marriage of Anne and Tim does not just have a personal significance for them . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |