Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] not just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joanne , 13 , says simply : ‘ Mum has n't just looked after her own children , she has looked after so many others . |
| 2 | In Ireland , where the rugby population is , even at the most optimistic estimate , around a mere 20,000 , the base of the pyramid is obviously narrow and talent does n't just grow on trees . |
| 3 | Having the same financial people on either side does n't just make for faster communication . |
| 4 | Distress does not just arise from the symptoms of mental disorder but also from the consequences of the disorder as they affect the social and occupational life of the individual . |
| 5 | Beautiful hair in the peak of condition does n't just come out of a bottle . |
| 6 | The research does not just attempt to see when , where , whether and which people pack more into their lives but to bridge the gap between existing empirical work based on time budgets and more subjective accounts of the process . |
| 7 | Feedback Your Letters To The Editor Do n't just sit there bottling up your emotions . |
| 8 | This machine does not just feed off ‘ peckerdillos ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ Actuarial work does not just mean being involved in a mass of figures ’ |
| 10 | But the dancing does n't just stop with the waltz the Dolphin Sunday Dance Club knows how to mix the old and the new . |
| 11 | A monster eating a child does not just gnaw its head , but holds its wrists to stop it wriggling . |
| 12 | Archaeology does not just deal with buried evidence , but also with sites and objects of all kinds ; the study of buildings is considered equally important . |
| 13 | Awareness of the distinction did not just disappear . |
| 14 | Here the secondary process does not just operate through discourse , but is structured like discourse , while the primary process does not only discharge energy through the use of perceptual memories , but is structured like a ‘ perceptual field ’ . |
| 15 | The one-lap hurdles queen has quickly discovered that winning the Olympic title has not just brought her fame and fortune . |
| 16 | And the transformation has not just taken place underground . |
| 17 | The strike affects not just tax and customs officers but every branch of the state 's financial service . |
| 18 | The Crown Prosecution Service did not just consider whether a bare prima facie case was enough , but whether there was a proper chance of conviction on reliable evidence . |
| 19 | I am sorry to say that the hon. Gentleman did not just stoop to the gutter in terms of smearing my hon. Friend : he used a series of inaccurate figures . |
| 20 | The one-flesh nature of the relationship does not just refer to the sexuality of marriage ; although sexuality in marriage is both an expression and symbol of that oneness . |
| 21 | Conflict does n't just involve us in disputations with others . |
| 22 | Conflict does n't just happen , it has its own process of growth . |
| 23 | Ridding yourself of clutter does not just mean organising things into tidy piles , it means either being properly rid of them or putting them in or on something — like shelves . |
| 24 | One way or another , you place your order , but the wise gardener does not just sit and wait for it to come . |
| 25 | For Rabbit does n't just want to say what 's true : he wants to make Pooh believe it . |
| 26 | Meantime the moon is going round the earth and in the relative movements of the sun and the moon and the earth means that the moon does n't just go round . |
| 27 | But the International Air Tattoo does n't just help those who 've served with the RAF — for the past ten years it 's been helping disabled people learn to fly . |
| 28 | The court might hold that the existence of the default power precludes the tort action ; but if the authority has not just failed to act but has taken positive action , or if it has acted ultra vires , or if it has inflicted injury on the applicant greater than that suffered by other affected parties ( ‘ special damage ’ ) , a court might be prepared to allow a tort action even in the face of a statutory default power . |
| 29 | Expectations of changes in the exchange rate do not just depend on current domestic interest rates . |
| 30 | Strength , agility , vigour , and endurance do not just happen , but require proper nutrition and training to develop their full potential . |