Example sentences of "not [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 A biography of an artist is a tricky proposition for a writer , since the artist may prefer to be judged through art , not life ; the incidentals of an everyday activity , not altogether under the artist 's control , are rather unimportant compared to the artist 's concentrated effort to create paintings or sculpture .
2 There is some truth in this , but not altogether in the sense that was there intended .
3 A study of the news media is not properly within the scope of this assignment , but the topic of channels is necessary to a consideration of communication and a cursory look at the nature and availability of various media seemed in order .
4 No it 's not on at the moment , cos Paul
5 ' ’ But not on to the other ? ’
6 At the back of the fort they diverted the Jumna and laid in its place a main road so that the delicate Mughal pavilions look out , not on to the source of the Waters of Paradise , but on to Mahatma Gandhi Marg , the most noisy and polluted stretch of the Delhi Ring Road .
7 They are simple to install ; all that is required is that they be level from side to side , and with the lip of the lowest basin protruding sufficiently so that the water empties directly into the pool water and not on to the edging of the pool .
8 One of the first houses in the goldfields was built to welcome them and the two children ; the roof was not on by the time they arrived but many miners joined in helping to complete it , the sight of two young Englishwoman being a delightful rarity .
9 Oh no I might be able to actually no I 'll be able to come in James because I 'm not on until the evening , I can call in on my way to Merseyside .
10 I greatly fear that there is something not right about the man . ’
11 There 's something not right about the way he goes on with her .
12 Some people , brought up in the expectation of forging a career and getting near the top if not right to the top in their profession , may be deeply committed to their work .
13 Local searches — a new motorway is a boon if sited a couple of miles away , but not right at the end of the road .
14 Not all over the top , there 's all the glasses .
15 turf her out on the bed she might sleep with me and you sleep on the settee or would be a bit better than two beds than the settee , an extra bed space for her mum 's house too much for over Christmas , that 's not fair she 's not all over the place .
16 But the magazine is not entirely about the cube .
17 Mum 's anger and frustration was based , not entirely on the fact of the girl being a Gentile , but on the great expectations she had anticipated for the boy .
18 While they may not alter the actual risks that something will happen , they at least inspire the feeling that such events are not entirely outside the hunter 's control .
19 I suspect it is not entirely for the good .
20 Finally , with regard to cl 10 , it should be noted that no obligation to permit alteration of the goods to make them non-infringing is imposed on the buyer , and that the obligation to return infringing goods , subject to a refund of the price , is only imposed on the buyer where it arises not at the option of the seller but because of a judgment or settlement relating to the claim of infringement ( which is presumably not entirely within the seller 's control ) .
21 We therefore felt it appropriate , in our discussions with the lenders , to negotiate a contribution from lenders , so that the increased costs would be met at least in part by them and not entirely by the Government .
22 Within two days of leaving the warm winter of Hong Kong , I was standing shivering in the endless summer gales of the roaring forties on the shores of the Magellan Strait — if not obviously at the edge of any tectonic , plates , then certainly at the very edge of the world .
23 A substantial amount of prospecting may have been undertaken in some of the areas , but not necessarily for the deposit styles mentioned above .
24 Actually utilise our space not necessarily for the public which obviously is difficult to get to the disabled people etc but using it for something like that .
25 - , and to applications ( such as PipeDream ) , but not necessarily to the filing system .
26 In short , if you crept up behind a chameleon and shouted ‘ boo ’ it would respond by changing colour but not necessarily to the colour of its surroundings .
27 However , Davis and Latter ( 1989 ) concluded that such developments are not necessarily to the benefit of any other centre , and orderly removal of excess capacity should be seen as a normal component of London 's evolution .
28 This is an advantage to the consumer , but not necessarily to the manufacturer , who may well have made both !
29 He was more involved with the businesses and the actual mergers than Mr Milken ever was , but not necessarily to the good .
30 Prefabricated units are not necessarily of the shape or length desired and , when something special is needed , the waterfall can be made with concrete , although some suppliers suggest that a presentable feature can be constructed using a pool liner .
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