Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her face was thinner , not altogether a good thing , and she 'd had her hair coloured too , a sort of pale version of the colour it used to be . |
| 2 | What she really meant was that the child 's affections were being alienated ; this was not wholly a fair charge . |
| 3 | The case is not entirely a private family matter since it has very serious implications for society as a whole . |
| 4 | In the view of many discerning pop fans , The Farm are , of course , shite , the most recent and worst atrocity being their ‘ reading ’ ( or should we say brief flick through , glancing at the pictures ) of ‘ Do n't You Want Me ’ , which , contrary to popular belief , is not entirely a third-rate copy of the Human League original . |
| 5 | This was not entirely a semantic shift , and was to foreshadow a much wider change in attitude to the relationship between the state and the economy , which was to be felt throughout the 1980s . |
| 6 | However , compliance with the code is not necessarily a complete defence . |
| 7 | The trouble with all these lines is that when you get to a length exceeding about fifty miles ( 80km ) , the curvature of the Earth begins to become significant : a straight line on the map is not necessarily a straight line on the ground . |
| 8 | But this is not necessarily a simple task . |
| 9 | Pareto is clear that political activity is not necessarily a moralising activity ; on the contrary , the governing elite has to be able and willing to use violence , corruption , guilt and deceit to ensure public order , national independence and social conditions for the growth of national prosperity . |
| 10 | Commenting on this guideline in Capricorn Inks Pty Ltd v Lawter International ( Australasia ) Pty Ltd [ 1989 ] 1 Qd R 8 , at 15 , McPherson J said : … the existence of a " dispute " , although a factor , is not necessarily a decisive factor in determining whether arbitration or appraisement is involved . |
| 11 | Could that mean a great view , but not necessarily a great approach walk ? |
| 12 | Use is not necessarily a major factor , and Peasgood 's article describing changes in allocations between faculties according to past use probably reflects the exception rather than the rule . |
| 13 | Brothers sisters , they 're the same age as you more or less , not necessarily a good idea . |
| 14 | Being big is not necessarily a good thing : most organisms are bacteria and very few are elephants . |
| 15 | ( Not necessarily a good thing as McCullouch , esoteric as always , often attached a McCullouch stigma to his favoured acts . |
| 16 | Complete freedom is not necessarily a good thing , as the newly retired often discover , nor is it easy to use effectively . |
| 17 | You know , on the surface it 's not necessarily a good bargain . |
| 18 | It 's not necessarily a good deal . |
| 19 | This is not necessarily a straightforward procedure ; some goals may not be initially apparent . |
| 20 | This represented a significant increase in Gloucester 's power in the region , but not necessarily a corresponding decrease in royal authority . |
| 21 | This represented a significant increase in Gloucester 's power in the region , but not necessarily a corresponding decrease in royal authority . |
| 22 | Is not necessarily a poor reader . |
| 23 | This is not necessarily a central problem , but the Kingman Report does recommend that pupils should understand something of the systematic nature of languages other than English . |
| 24 | Yes I was going to say , whilst it 's not necessarily a strategic issue , there is a reference in the revise P P G three to the need to avoid coalescence . |
| 25 | Ex-Fini Triber , Ministry Man and Revolting Cock Chris Connelly team up with the Tribe once more in a long and slow shuffling expedition that 's not necessarily a club-oriented track but is constructed from the fundamental elements of the club scene at least . |
| 26 | As experience in the US or UK during the 1980s shows , a small state is not necessarily a weak state despite the rhetoric of claims that a limited state sector restores individual freedom and personal initiative . |
| 27 | It was not necessarily a kindly mood — the number of types of crimes that carried the death penalty went up steadily in the early eighteenth century — but it was practical rather than cruel . |
| 28 | The study merely shows a positive relationship between market share and ROI and this is not necessarily a causal connection . |
| 29 | Home burial is not necessarily a practical option available to all pet owners . |
| 30 | Thirdly , the stated objectives of such a project are not necessarily a true representation of the motives of those who designed and implemented it . |