Example sentences of "[adj] [not/n't] [adv] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew this not just because Uncle Titch said he had — you could n't believe anything a grown-up told you , and Uncle Titch belonged to the world of grown-ups even if he was n't — but because of the tricks he could do . |
| 2 | PAUL Johnson hammered a record-breaking 167 not out as Nottinghamshire thrashed Kent at Trent Bridge and then confessed : ‘ All I had in mind was finishing the job off this time . ’ |
| 3 | How is it possible not only that children are not listened to when they complain , but that the man against whom they are complaining can leave one employment for another and be given a reference by the very people who have already received complaints about him ? |
| 4 | Mike McEvoy scored 92 not out and Lorrie Austin 70 in Colchester & East Essex 's 202 for 3 declared , but they lost at South Woodford by 3 wickets . |
| 5 | Unfamiliar , clearly posed , these problems are made accessible not quite as history nor yet as fantasy but with something of the acceptable plainness of fairy tale challenges . |
| 6 | serious not really and Alistair goes oh yeah , it could do and I went er yeah er he goes why and I went why and he goes oh well , she ran on the . |
| 7 | This is welcome not only because women 's desires are being taken more seriously in cultural production or because a less purist feminist film practice and criticism is simply more fun , but perhaps particularly because it is in relation to the audience , and in the context of film reception , that issues of race , class and sexual orientation can at last find their rightful place in feminist theory and criticism . |
| 8 | It was dominated by a century from Richards , which on the fourth morning he took in explosive style to 182 not out when Lloyd declared on 379 for 7 . |
| 9 | The works team scored a modest 95 , Mark Williams hitting 31 not out as Tony Hughes took 4–36 . |
| 10 | Talybont were then sent back for 109 , Wheeler hitting 33 not out and Simon Lloyd Williams 31 . |
| 11 | It was not until the 1880s that intercolonial connections were made , and the stations which connected them became important not only as points of break of gauge , and therefore of journey for passengers , but also as customs centres . |
| 12 | An annulment of his marriage was deemed essential not only because Anne had steadfastly refused to become the royal mistress , but more importantly because Henry was deeply anxious about the succession . |
| 13 | I got 162 not out but Norman Doggart did the dirty on me by getting 173 . |
| 14 | Pontblyddyn were sent back for 89 , Nicky Holt hitting 42 and Colin Peers 20 not out as Phil Williams picked up 6–33 and Tim Davies 3–51 . |
| 15 | They are significant not only as media for transmitting material , television now being the main source of political information for most people , but also for the choice of what material to transmit . |
| 16 | Alistair Brown scored 210 and Paul Atkins 111 not out as Surrey ran up 364 for 1 in their 55 overs against Kent ( 207 for 8 ) in the county 2nd X1 limited-overs championship match at The Oval on May 8 . |