Example sentences of "[be] [conj] not [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could be but not the sort of merchant you 're thinking of there were lots of merchants in those days those merchants who build up places like they were Greek merchants , in fact they were called merchant venturers were n't they ? |
| 2 | Finally , and perhaps most importantly , this account fails to explain why it is that the forms of state intervention have shown tremendous variability in capitalist economies and why it is that not every country had the same welfare and interventionist economic policies . |
| 3 | But the warning is that not every road is treated with salt — and even if it is , not every road is safe in icy conditions : and sometimes it 's even hard going for the experts . |
| 4 | The most likely interpretation of 16 is that not every part of the car underwent washing and polishing , but the exterior surface only . |
| 5 | The lesson from Butler is that not every document sent between the parties is in fact a counter-offer . |
| 6 | If top panel is without perspective and bottom is nothing but perspective , then is that not the place for a different kind of vision ? |
| 7 | I think that 's is that not the thing that 's worrying you , is that the question mark in your mind as well ? |
| 8 | Now one can say well what are we aiming for in terms of the sexual harassment free environment , and I think that what one would be aiming for is if not the atmosphere of a girls ' convent school one 's certainly aiming at an environment where women can work and study and interact without the sense of being constantly on display as sexual objects , and , you know , to that extent I do n't know if it is the case that a large number of the respondents are saying , you know , ‘ I have come from an environment when I have n't had to deal with this before , and I do n't expect to have to deal with it ’ then we should certainly sit up and take notice of that . |
| 9 | It is and not the word . |
| 10 | It was rather a loveless heart , the guts were dagging , and the cunt was the driest coldest and most shrivelled of cunts , if indeed cunt it was and not an asshole in disguise . |
| 11 | He smiles at his wife lovingly and she reaches across and pats his hand , loving him for what he was and not the stranger he has become . |