Example sentences of "[subord] not a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , although not a criticism of our method — indeed , if anything , quite the contrary — it should be noted that for several of our chosen authors it was possible to arrive at more than one ‘ diagnosis ’ that fell within the general category of psychosis . |
| 2 | Although not a feature of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 , a major justification for the introduction of literary forfeiture legislation in the United States of America and Australia was that it would facilitate compensation for victims of crime . |
| 3 | So it would actually be very straightforward to do this , although not a couple of problems in this model that we ought to just say something about alright , the specification of four does present a couple of problems right . |
| 4 | The right of rescission may also extend to the occurrence of certain events which , although not a breach of warranty , may lead to the acquirer being unwilling to proceed ( for example , a major fire ) . |
| 5 | Boyfriends are encouraged to visit , although not a lot of them do . |
| 6 | But they do admit that it 's still more often than not a case of all talk and no action when boys discuss sex in the playground . |
| 7 | You know that that 's about all the room there was was honestly was a table and chairs and more often than not a couple of us had to sit on the stairs . |
| 8 | More often than not a shoal of big bream , particularly a small shoal of very big bream , does not remain in a swim for long . |
| 9 | Although she had not bought the smoke ball from the Company , it was held that there was a contract between her and the Company , albeit not a contract of sale . |
| 10 | Alternatively , such an entry might mean a temporary absence , on Church business if not a foray in quest of preferment . |
| 11 | But then what is Wonderland if not a celebration of special effects from white roses being painted red to Cheshire Cats dismantling before your eyes ? |
| 12 | He should value her , a woman of substance : she had , if not a sack of gold weighing sixty kilos , at least one of the most handsome trunkfuls of linen , drawn-thread-work and crochet table-mats in Ninfania . |
| 13 | Leave some initial thing undone , and it will be a handicap later , if not a factor in eventual failure . |
| 14 | Only a minority of the population would have the plasmids needed to combat such a stress but at least the species , if not a majority of individuals , would survive . |
| 15 | There is instituted under it , however , a regime which , if not a part of the constitution of the United Kingdom , at least discharges there a function which , in most other democratic states , is a constitutional function . |
| 16 | So when the searcher eventually believes and becomes a Christian ( I am ignoring for the moment the other levels of understanding which are involved ) , he is nothing if not a man with a memory and a man of special gratitude : Whatever he becomes , wherever he goes , whatever he does , he should never be unaware of what once was , what might have been and what could well be again . |
| 17 | Yet that audience with the King on Sunday night did produce an improvement in spirits if not a change of mind . |
| 18 | A loose stone under a bed-leg ( I test to find , -10 penalty if not a follower of Sigmar , +20 if a Cleric or Initiate of Sigmar ) can be prised up , to locate a hollow space in which the Cleric hid a note stuffed inside a small copper jar . |
| 19 | Having got so far it seemed appropriate to have a word with Tom yesterday , if not a glass of champagne . |
| 20 | So it would seem safe to assume that life as a gay priest might be something of a tortured path — if not a contradiction in terms . |
| 21 | Accepting that , the health authorities say that the damage in the present case was suffered by the plaintiff whilst still en ventre sa mère and therefore while not a person in the eyes of English law . |
| 22 | Samuel Richardson , though not a subscriber to the first volume , had taken an interest in Leapor , who was in his eyes perhaps a more tragic Pamela . |
| 23 | The latest available figures for Holland , Belgium and Austria ( which , though not a member of the EMS , pegs its currency to the D-mark ) show that output remains fairly buoyant . |
| 24 | One other type of statue is integral to the idea of a Doric temple , though not a part of it : the cult-statue within . |
| 25 | The facial features are those of an elderly woman and , though not a portrait of the deceased , they are in line with standard representational portraiture of the period ; viewed from above one can almost visualize the parted winding-sheet . |
| 26 | The cultural frontier that here lies between canton Bern and the original Four Forest Cantons has been described thus : " though not a boundary between language groups , it does form a more significant division in everyday affairs , separating one set of customs and traditions from others . " |
| 27 | Though not a follower of that particular sport herself , even Sarella had a vague recollection of what had happened once Peter had jogged her memory . |
| 28 | His faith comprised curiously disparate elements — the rough , frightened , humility of the countryman ; the thoughtful worshipper ; the vigorous enquirer ; and even though not a micro-molecule of disrespect ever enters his attitude towards his Deity , his natural radical-ness stood so near at hand one can almost feel its heat . |
| 29 | Charlemagne himself was a singer though not a soloist like David ; he sang only when the rest of the congregation was singing , and in a low voice . |
| 30 | Towards the end of 1951 he undertook a Sketch-Club criticism at St Martin 's School of Art where his liveliness and way of talking impressed the young David Tindle , who , though not a student at St Martin 's , was sitting in among the audience . |