Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] not [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dealing with customers also taught me that not every situation is the same and I had to think fast and wise when faced with a problem . |
| 2 | 11 I lift it gently to give her a ride and a feeling the perch is part of me and not the cage . |
| 3 | You leave here when I 've finished with you and not a moment earlier . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Why with you and not the swan ? ’ |
| 5 | The rain was making a curtain all round them but not a drop came through the yew . |
| 6 | ‘ The Shah accepted them but not the Ayatollah ; persecuted to annihilation . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ If so , that is because it suited my uncle 's purpose — he will use Buckingham just as long as it suits him and not a moment longer . ’ |
| 8 | It is also clear from Walkley v Precision Forgings [ 1979 ] 1 WLR 606 and Chappell v Cooper [ 1980 ] 2 All ER 463 that where the plaintiff commences an action during the primary s11 or s12 limitation period but then puts himself in a position where he can not pursue it , for instance by letting his writ expire without service or delaying so much that his action is struck out for want of prosecution , the court will have no power to exercise s33 discretion , since it is the plaintiff 's own action or default which has prejudiced him and not the operation of s11 or 12 . |
| 9 | The bank must pay him and not the assignor . |
| 10 | Or was it because it was Finn who kissed her and not a man like the men in whose arms she had imagined herself when she used to imagine things like that , in the past ? |
| 11 | Mum looked pleadingly at him but not a word was said between any of us until he was opening the door to leave and Dad said , ‘ Bloody good riddance , an' do n't bang the door when you go , I 've only just mended it . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It was in me to beat him but not the way they wanted me to fight . ’ |
| 13 | I remember wickedly making a note at one assembly of the number of times he spoke and believe it or not the total was sixty seven . |
| 14 | Classic — a team without a woman on it and not a mention of cystitis or breast cancer , the menopause , or any of these things . |
| 15 | What was he if not the creature who circled that dark silhouette , sometimes letting a wing-tip brush the brickwork , sometimes soaring on an up-draught , better to look down , better to choose , better to fall on the prey ? |
| 16 | It is often described as ‘ whickering ’ , a pretty good term once you 've heard it but not a lot of good if you have n't . |
| 17 | The defendant must establish not only that the plaintiff consented to the risk but also that he or she agreed that if he or she was injured the loss should be his or hers and not the defendant 's . |
| 18 | We tend to observe what interests or concerns us and not the rest . |
| 19 | We pray that Christ will reign in us and not the devil . ’ |