Example sentences of "not [noun] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps he wanted second prize ; not Jim Rosenthal 's Book of Banal Alliteration , but two tickets to the US and £300 in cash . |
| 2 | He has more than likely planned the expedition for the half of the day when it is not Northumberland Avenue 's turn for heating . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's not Miss Ferguson 's fault , sir . |
| 4 | Well the policy is not Mrs. Thatcher 's policy , it 's the policy on which we are all agreed on and which Geoffrey Howe helped to main . |
| 5 | Every step he took , Nicandra thought , he was dancing on a grave ; not Aunt Tossie 's death , nor Dada 's , but the death of a house . |
| 6 | he did a very good job , with plenty of the man-management skills which are not Martin Crowe 's forte . |
| 7 | That is quite an assignment for any historian in under 500 pages , and it is not Sir Ian 's fault if the reader often feels short-changed by being obliged to travel through so large a landscape guided always by the same question : what was the role of ‘ popular violence ’ in all this ? |
| 8 | THE husband of Camilla Parker Bowles revealed last night : She is not Prince Charles 's lover . |
| 9 | Yet this is most definitely not Mr Lawson 's position . |
| 10 | That is not Mr Lawson 's fault , of course , but he has to live with the danger that while the world 's capital markets will duly bridge the gap between Britain 's domestic savings and investment , they will only do so at a lower price for sterling . |
| 11 | Moreover , focusing is not Mr Clinton 's strength . |
| 12 | Coffee , strong and black , was what he needed , not Mr Jackson 's breakfast tea , but how could one explain that to the good English landlady ? |
| 13 | She 's no tart ; certainly not wor Robbie 's type . ’ |
| 14 | ALTHOUGH John Kirwan might be in a honeymoon mood at the moment after the whole All Black team turned up at his recent marriage in Italy ( see pages 54 and 65 ) , his good humour is unlikely to last too long if the NZRFU meeting on December 12 and 13th decides to take action against him over his public announcement that he would not make himself available for the All Blacks if Auckland coach John Hart is not Grizz Wyllie 's successor as national coach . |
| 15 | ‘ It was not Mrs Greville 's word , ’ said Sally-Anne , goaded unwisely into further indiscretion , still trying to break free , ‘ it was your handwriting — the same that told me that I was the light of your life and that you loved me dearly . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ That 's not Mrs Abberley 's version of events . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ We know it 's not another organisation in London , especially not Ralph Connelly 's firm . ’ |
| 18 | Might not Derek Pringle 's participation in the World cup final with the help of a cortisone injection have been at the risk of permanent damage to himself| ? |
| 19 | And he said : ‘ I hope you will stand by your Chancellor — it was not Norman Lamont 's decision to enter the ERM . |
| 20 | What is surprising and interesting is not de Gaulle 's disenchantment with the parliamentary game , which was hardly new , but the perseverance that he showed in sticking with the RPF . |
| 21 | That is not de Pomiane 's way . |
| 22 | ‘ Not St James 's Palace , either . ’ |
| 23 | For Rosie O'Dell was not Mary O'Dell 's daughter . |
| 24 | But this was not Lord Grimond 's view . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's not Remittance Man 's ground , ’ explained Henderson . |
| 26 | But what is not wanted is a housing estate , but the employment that is related to , not Greater York 's employment but the employment related to the level of development in the settlement . |
| 27 | And was not Lady Chatterley 's Lover defended on the grounds that it was a work of literary genius ? |
| 28 | It was not Minister Chuang 's fault . |
| 29 | I look to NI for factual-thought-provoking journalism , not April Fool 's Day articles . |
| 30 | Hopefully the spring weather will bring out the wildlife , but if not JUDITH NICHOLL 'S carving of an avocet is worth trying , while there will also be projects and techniques for turners , with a test of the new miniature CARBATEC lathe . |