Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole House will be very relieved to know that such a matter is not entirely in a Minister 's hands . |
| 2 | Any one person may hold aspects of each together , though not necessarily in a way which is successfully integrated . |
| 3 | The medium of an art critic as theoretician is the magazine or journal article , not necessarily in a publication specialising in art . |
| 4 | The bourgeoisie of the third quarter of the nineteenth century was overwhelmingly ‘ liberal ’ , not necessarily in a party sense ( though as we have seen Liberal parties were prevalent ) , as in an ideological sense . |
| 5 | Repeated government " failure " results not only in a withdrawal of support from specific administrations by the electorate but eventually disillusionment with the institutions and processes of political democracy itself . |
| 6 | This results not only in a shift along the marginal productivity of labour curves , but in shifts in the positions of the curves . |
| 7 | It was important , bearing in mind private viewing , that bodies should be not only as wholesome as possible but also as well dressed ; and dressed not only in a material according to social status but also in as well upholstered a coffin as funds would permit . |
| 8 | Basingstoke can look back with pride , not only in a record crowd of 4,091 but in extending the reputation of non-League clubs for friendliness . |
| 9 | Teddy has lots of people to thank , including such nice FlyPast -type people as W/C Chris Booth of 8 Squadron who got him flying not only in a Shackleton , but in 8 Squadron 's new Boeing E–3 Spinning Coffee Table ; Teddy 's logbook itself came courtesy of Vulcan XH558 ; thanks also to Plane Sailing , Sally B , the Old Flying Machine Company , the Fighter Collection and the Shuttleworth Collection . |
| 10 | Heather moorlands , many of the upland broadleaved woodlands , and some of the individual species dependent on these habitats , are of significance not merely in a UK context but in a Western European context also . |
| 11 | Had she really agreed to live if not exactly in a wilderness , yet certainly in a place which gave every appearance of being truly rural ? |
| 12 | ‘ Not exactly in a hurry , are you ? ’ |
| 13 | It is it is in a way is n't it well very much so not just in a way it 's very much because we have what 's that saying we say a picture is paints a thousand words yeah ? |
| 14 | If I might be so bold , for one who missed out on so much ( and not just in a cricket sense ) , I would offer a few words of advice . |
| 15 | He must be educated with professional expertise , not just in a specialist discipline but with a general knowledge of the disciplines which bear on management , to allow communication with other contributors to the industrial activity of the company or organisation . |
| 16 | Rather than fall back on an increased emphasis upon managerialism based upon hierarchy and control , the Education Reform Acts should be regarded as an opportunity to review , not just in a coping way but in a maximising way , the management structures and processes of our schools . |
| 17 | I definitely think we 've found a niche , not just in a business sense , but in the sense of providing a much needed service to dog owners , and I think we all need some helpful service nowadays , rather than being told to go elsewhere . ’ |
| 18 | It seemed to create that relationship , that tension between the audience and the performers which you got in a theatre , in a music-hall , but not usually in a cinema . |
| 19 | and not like in a shop , you know , from nine in the morning till six at night |
| 20 | could clearly make some kind of differentiation between a conglomerate paying V A T or some such tax whereas er the exception could be made to those people who are not clearly in a position to make er er to say that . |
| 21 | As a result , supervisors are not often in a position to make first-hand assessments of an officer 's skills in the field ; they have to learn indirectly about his work , his negotiating abilities , the demands he makes , and his integrity . |
| 22 | Of course , people do act out of character — but not often in a matter involving almost the whole of a man 's private fortune . |
| 23 | True , Alfred was not now in a position to contradict her , but why should she lie ? |
| 24 | The County Council as I 'm aware was not actually consulted on these particular applications , and therefore I 'm not really in a position to be able to comment as what the County Council 's position . |
| 25 | I am not really in a position to write this column . |
| 26 | Jane also felt she was not really in a position to refuse : ‘ I was missing the fifth years , which meant I had lots of ‘ free time ’ , so I was in a position where really I could n't refuse to do it . ’ |
| 27 | because their husbands have made these settlements , often at very emotional times when the women were not really in a position to really make sure they |
| 28 | Joyce Anderson , of Thornton Hough , said : ‘ We are not really in a race against time , the winners will be the party who come back with the fewest miles on their clock . |
| 29 | ( And never do this in court , not even in a magistrates ' court ! ) |
| 30 | Not quite in a hole ? |