Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few large authorities have created these posts , which involve not merely the operation and maintenance of audio-visual equipment and other educational technology , but also the preparation and production of audio-visual materials and the in-service training of teaching staff in the use of the equipment . |
| 2 | The multiple disturbances caused by these developments afflict not only the south , but the north too . |
| 3 | Visual art has a rich and abundant language , and by learning to express and translate its varied vocabulary you gain not only the power to explore personal truths or create unique images , but you have the opportunity to show a rare insight into this diverse and extraordinary world . |
| 4 | Sarah Abbott , also from Edinburgh Women 's Aid , added : ‘ These figures highlight not only the amount of women and children who come to us but also the amount who unfortunately we have to turn away because of lack of space , facilities and funding . ’ |
| 5 | They influence not only the way the audience receives cultural texts , but also what gets exhibited in museums , the paintings we see in books and magazines and on television , and what gets taught in the art schools . |
| 6 | Nevertheless Cubism is not a system , and the differences which characterize not only the talent but the styles of these artists , are an obvious proof of it . ’ |
| 7 | The people who have raised the petition , in particular the Scunthorpe pensioners rights campaign , point out that they seek not only the restoration of the link that was broken in 1979 , but also parity with pensions in Europe . |
| 8 | This contains a wide selection of accessible articles which span not just the decline of manufacturing but also the geography of the growth of new manufacturing sectors and of services . |
| 9 | They cover not only the lifting of loads but also lowering , pushing , pulling , carrying or moving them , whether by hand or other bodily force . |
| 10 | ‘ I am not sure if Scottish Office ministers fully appreciate not only the outrage felt by the university , but the potential feelings of the wider community . |
| 11 | she did n't say well er my husband brought me here because it was a decision that she had parted , it was a choice she had made as well and so she , she excepts her responsibility , she excepts her blame and she goes to return so there was , there was this sense of confession and , and confession can be costly when we 've got to admit that I was wrong , I did wrong , I was mistaken , I went the wrong way that could be a costly mistake and , and , and er costly experience for us to go through , but surely the , the true sign of repent is that we do acknowledge our sin , we acknowledge our failure , that we acknowledge what it means to god , we ca n't shift that blame onto somebody else then also consider not just the cost that Naomi had to pay in going back , but also there was a cost for Auper and for Ruth as well as Moabias there would be little joy for them in Israel , they were foreigners , they were strangers , there would n't be much hope for happiness for them , there would be very little likeliness for them ever getting married in or remarrying er in , in Israel , they would n't be able to worship there own god , they 'd be taken from one culture to another , there 'd be taken from one language to another , what was it gon na be like for them , alright , perhaps whilst they were living with Naomi perhaps she could pull a few strings for them , but what happens when she goes and they are left by themselves and yet it would appear that with Naomi making her decision to return that they too these two daughters in law they decided to go to Bethlehem with her and it tells us that they set out together but perhaps they had n't thought it really through because their not totally committed to us and as they come towards the frontier and their gon na pass into in , back into Judah with their few miserable possessions that they 've gathered together , Naomi again considers the consequences facing these two young women , Auper and Ruth , they continued with her , as she pleads with them to go back home , Judah is no place for a foreigner , Judah is no place for somebody to come unless they are part of gods people , and I 'm reminded of again of what it tells me in , in the book of acts , that in the early church , that people were actually frightened , frightened to join with the disciples , they were frightened to join the church , there was no room for , for stragglers , there was no room for hangers on , there was no room for those who went just because they thought it was gon na be the next , the in thing to do , but folk were actually frightened of joining because they knew they had to put their lives right , they knew they had to live holy lives , they knew that god had to be lord and master in their lives and unless they were willing to do that and be committed to him they were actually frightened of joining and one of the great weaknesses of the church today is that it becomes and it can becoming our thinking and nothing more than just something we join , something we belong to , something we go along to er as like a club , like an association , but that 's not the picture we see it in the New Testament , it is a very exclusive body , it is a very exclusive grouping , a grouping of those who have committed themselves to Jesus Christ and that 's why not every body is a member of the local church , not every body who goes to church on a Sunday is a member of a church to Jesus Christ now they know if they are , but other people may not know , they know and the lord knows , I know if I belong to him and he knows if I belong to him other people may not , I can put on the act , I can look as though I 'm playing the part , I can go through the routine , I can , I can , I can fool every body , but he knows and I know , and he knows and you know and so Jesus said not every body who says lord , lord on that day will I acknowledge and recognize and so for Ruth and Nao er yes Ruth and Auper it was gon na be different of course for them as foreigners in Judah especially when Naomi goes and she pleads with them go back home , Judah is not place for Moabias , she knew what it had been like to be a foreigner , she knew what it had been like to be an alien land in an alien culture in a different religion with a different language she had known the bitterness of it all , she pleads with them go back home she prayers for them the lord bless you , the lord you know be gracious to you and so on , but they refused and again Naomi puts it to them , to please go back and Auper reconsiders and she takes the counsel and advice of her mother in law but no so Ruth and Naomi turns and says look your sister in law 's gone back , she 's gone home , you go as well , you ca n't do it , its a too greater price for you to pay , its a choice you must n't make , a decision you must n't make , your gon na have poverty , your gon na have loneliness , your gon na have hardship . |
| 12 | The great advantage of having a fixed date er for these European elections on the ninth of June , a date that 's been well known for a considerable time now , should be the certainty for the electorate , that they know not only the date of that election but the geographical boundary er of the constituency in which they live er the candidates that they can choose from and of course in relation to European elections , the number of er members of the European parliament that there will be representing the United Kingdom . |
| 13 | We indicate not only the location and amenities , but also the number of bedrooms in the hotel , and whether it has a lift . |
| 14 | Lining the walls of the display hall are a long series of photographs and displays which trace not just the history of Yakovlev but the whole history of Soviet aviation , both civil and military , from the very earliest days right up to date and covering significant events through the years . |
| 15 | The greatest benefit in having a national society , however , arises from the fact that although amateur radio is a hobby it is governed by national and international regulations which define not only the radio communication modes which can be used , and the nature of the communications allowed , but also the frequencies allocated to amateurs . |
| 16 | A mass of facts and figures which embrace not only the year by year progress of aviation , but also features separate sections on piston and jet engines and their development , propellers , fuel , and world airlines and their respective histories . |
| 17 | Both authors argue for a stylistic analysis that recognises the inherently dialogic nature of all kinds of discourse , and that is able to discriminate between the multiplicity of voices and ideological accents that characterise not only the language of the novel , but also that of poetry and drama . |
| 18 | The unfortunate result is that farmers , angered by the attitude of the careless few , block footpaths or refuse access to such places as the dry valley of Gordale Beck to the many considerate walkers who respect not only the countryside but also the problems of the working community who for centuries have fought to make a living from the land . |
| 19 | Of course , those who advocate unfettered insider dealing emphasise not only the lack of victims . |
| 20 | If they followed the regime like some of the other young people , they would be a lot more mobile and more ‘ well ’ generally , because the implications of not doing some things affect not only the mobility but the actual kidney function , digestion and other things . ’ |
| 21 | Whether the image of an ice cream cone or a hamburger is good or bad is not too big an issue but when it comes to nuclear weapons and political events which affect not only the happiness of countless people but which are also a matter of life and death , does it help to avoid value judgements ? |
| 22 | Scientists , meanwhile , have shown that our activities affect not only the air we breathe , but the air which regulates our climate and even climates on the other side of the world . |
| 23 | If they do not then the interview is politely broken off . |
| 24 | Conflicts in the countryside — especially between farming , forestry and conservation — have in places become so intense that they threaten not only the sound use of land resources but also the future prosperity of rural communities . |
| 25 | The court recognised , however , that circumstances may arise which require not merely the carrying out of a fresh balancing exercise but the disclosure of documents within this otherwise immune class because of some yet more potent countervailing public interest . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've not even the money to see you properly married , Emily , ’ he said softly . |
| 27 | They see not only the immediacy of pain but the effects of damage , accident and fate on human lives . |
| 28 | They have not merely the right to possess : they are in possession . |
| 29 | A lifelong love of fashions means I have not only the nerve to try something original , but the experience to put my own version of style together . |
| 30 | With essential oils we have not only the material substance of the oil with its therapeutic properties , we also have the ethereal aroma , which , according to psychic healers , influences not only the emotions , but also the spiritual aspect . |