Example sentences of "[conj] not [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , well except that it would , it would happen to some extent , I mean the key is whether you , whether or not when a complaint comes in whether you can assess that it 's likely to go |
| 2 | Although not strictly a relaxation therapy , toning tables offer the benefits of exercise without a great deal of effort , and without the aches and pains of overstretched muscles . |
| 3 | Although not formally a peace treaty , the treaty was nevertheless described by Eduard Shevardnadze , the Soviet Foreign Minister , as drawing " the final line under the Second World War " . |
| 4 | Although not formally a member Gore had a profound influence on Leese . |
| 5 | At the meeting which adopted the constitution , Ken Banks of AUEW TASS was added to the executive committee ; he was close to the CPNI , although not actually a member . |
| 6 | The Reporter , although not necessarily a lawyer , must ensure that the Hearings stay within the legal framework . |
| 7 | Although not technically a fountain , it utilizes the same components as the conventional fountain . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm saying that not even a ten-year-old would fall for the line of crap you just had me feed Kevin . ’ |
| 9 | The harbour was crowded with boats berthed two and three abreast but the market sheds were empty , sluiced down so that not even a small of fish remained . |
| 10 | This is something that not even a Washoe or Lucy , far less a baby calf , begins to approach . |
| 11 | Why trim the grass so short that not even a goat could get its incisors into the chlorophyl ? |
| 12 | So that not even a sparrow shall fall to the ground unnoticed by Him ’ . |
| 13 | Despite pleas from both Spanner and the referee I insisted that the match go ahead , pointing out that not only a principle but also three certain points were at stake . |
| 14 | They discussed the rudiments of the Charleston , that still over-sophisticated exercise in dancing , a world apart from the slow foxtrot and not yet a familiar of Irish Hunt Balls . |
| 15 | After a brief goodnight and not even a peck on the cheek he looked down , then said , ‘ I 'll be in touch some time , Sarella . ’ |
| 16 | When he 'd arrived home there had been nothing to eat and not even a bed of his own . |
| 17 | But give him his due , he does not give up for a scratch or two , and not even a dagger could hold him off for ever . ’ |
| 18 | The Flag Cichlid is Mesonauta insignis , but the American Flag fish is quite different , and not even a Cichlid . |
| 19 | If someone was looking for The Bar in those days — because there was no name written up or sign for it , no lights at all , and not even a number on the door , Madame liked to keep it that way even when she did n't have to any more — I mean when she opened up we may all have been in a sort of hiding , and not many people knew about The Bar and our life there , but it was n't that way later , and now you know we can have lights and advertising and you see boys queueing up outside every night , very public , and I like to see that — but in those days , in those days if somebody arranged to meet you for a date there , and it was their first time and they were n't sure how to find us , you 'd joke with them , and you 'd say well first there is a wedding , and then there 's a death , and there 's the news , and then there 's us ; meaning , first there 's the shop with the flowers , the real ones , and next door to that is the undertaker 's with the fake flowers in the window , china , all dusty ; and then the newsagent 's and magazine shop , and then right next door to that is The Bar . |
| 20 | ‘ It was a feeling of being suspended — it was not a negative feeling and not even a loss to be mourned , but I just could not see a way ahead . |
| 21 | The shoemaker 's daughter was pretty enough but poorly dressed with a Welsh shawl over her shoulders and not even a hat to cover her hair . |
| 22 | A light touch and not even a mouse could have scuttled through that ballroom without setting off the alarm all over the house — and the city . |
| 23 | No reply and not even a hint of a smile . |
| 24 | There was complete silence and not even a breath of wind disturbed the peace . |
| 25 | ( 95 ) Outdoors you will find Wren create new green dimensions with sensitive landscaping that creates a community and not just a row of houses . |
| 26 | Thus what we should be looking for is a system of screening that is capable of picking out expeditiously all cases that require testing and not just a sample . |
| 27 | The representatives of the media should see the meeting as a constructive activity and not just a propaganda exercise . |
| 28 | Running is a part of my life and not just a way to prepare for races . ’ |
| 29 | Now that the law embraced the principle of what lawyers called cessio bonorum — yielding up of goods — some thought imprisonment should be regarded as punishment and not just a way of preventing the debtor absconding . |
| 30 | Will you allow people to address the panel as a a comment and not just a question yes or no if you say no fine we all understand and we have to er formulate our our ideas as a question and we 'll carry on that case is quite simple and straight forward like that . |