Example sentences of "come [not/n't] from [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could hear the rush of water , but it seemed to come not from one point but from all around her . |
| 2 | The material which Ivanov accumulated and interpreted came not from closeted sources but from publicly available journals , technical newspapers and magazines , and house publications such as British Aerospace News . |
| 3 | In continental Europe , however , the union assault came not from workplace-based craft organisations but from centralised and more politicised trade unions . |
| 4 | What really sets Mr Thaksin apart is that he comes not from southern China but from Chiang Mai in northern Thailand . |
| 5 | The power of the kick comes not from any knee snap , but from the line of tension which runs from the lower back the whole length of the right leg . |
| 6 | There are many interesting facets of this complex diagnostic process and three are worthy of re-emphasis : firstly most of his information comes not from positive signals , stimuli or cues but from their absence , secondly he is relying on a hybrid model — a mixture of rules , mental pictures and symbolism , thirdly it all happens without very much conscious guidance — one mental or physical event leads to another and each event in the chain plays its part before handing over to the next one . |
| 7 | Now the first story that I 've been asked to tell specially comes not from this country we 'll just let our lads here get dressed because you , you knew that the story was gon na come from a very hot country did you ? |