Example sentences of "not [conj] [adj] [noun] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that this defence is likely to have an easy afternoon . |
| 2 | Not that this production is in any way unbalanced . |
| 3 | Putting a layer of polystyrene , either in tile or roll form , onto the ceiling of a room under a flat roof can help , but remember , not if this room is a kitchen . |
| 4 | Not until this matter is settled . ’ |
| 5 | Well , it 's Sunday , but it 's not until next week is it ? |
| 6 | ‘ Weak ’ stimuli , activating only a few fibres , fail to induce LTP not because insufficient L-glutamate is released to activate NMDA receptors , but because the level of depolarization provided by the weak input does not produce an adequate reduction of the Mg 2+ block . |
| 7 | The evidence I have reviewed points to the possibility that poor-quality or transmission-style teaching arises in some subject teaching , not because that subject is being taught by poorly qualified generalists , but by other specialists whose commitments lie elsewhere and whose preferred pedagogical approaches are seen as incompatible with those required in subject areas other than their own . |
| 8 | Whether a particular occurrence amounts to an act of God is a question of fact , but the tendency of the courts nowadays is to restrict the ambit of the defence , not because strict liability is thought to be desirable but because increased knowledge limits the unpredictable . |