Example sentences of "not [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Max was there when Dedo arrived the chances were not altogether against a peaceful conversazione and the witty exit of Modigliani to his own atelier close by … |
| 2 | The inclusion of the former originated less from public concern over any alleged malpractice than from lack of confidence , felt mainly but not wholly within the legal profession , in procedures whereby ultimate responsibility for prosecuting as well as investigating in the vast majority of cases rested with the police . |
| 3 | Although he suggests he is not wholly against the permissive society , all that he can find to say in its favour is that it points to the continual necessity to make traditional values relevant to contemporary society , to the fact that the importance of the family , ‘ the very principles of order itself … are not … accepted by all ’ . |
| 4 | Was I not right about the wee lass , saints preserve her ! |
| 5 | Arpeggios sound best when placed in the middle and upper reaches of the instrument ( but not right at the very top ) . |
| 6 | These last two are obviously each related to the nervous system and to the brain but not necessarily to a particular part of the brain and taken together they overlap in such obscure ways that they are best regarded as sub-systems in different domains , one can talk in terms of one or the other but not both simultaneously . |
| 7 | In narratives as diverse as Jane Eyre and Great Expectations , we are aware , when reading , of a certain inevitability of outcome : the writer has us by the hand — in his or her hand , almost — and we know we will be led , not necessarily to a happy conclusion but that the narrative will be resolved at a place that feels safe and right , that leaves us satisfied . |
| 8 | Mm , mm , yeah , I must admit I would n't , I agree with what you say , where I would n't classify those people as being of no fixed abode , they 're not necessarily of no fixed abode , there are a lot of people who would , living in flats and Council houses and things like that , they 've got that attitude |
| 9 | An article will be published in the C.B News asking for assistance , not necessarily on a full time , regular basis . |
| 10 | She asked for any qualified teacher interested in assisting with training — not necessarily on a full time basis — but willing to sit in and observe and become involved generally — perhaps you have a special knowledge and/or interest in Music — Dance — Anatomy — Etc or would like to know more about training and the role of the trainer . |
| 11 | The College 's offer was simply to provide students to undertake work experience — but not necessarily on a direct replacement at the same level . |
| 12 | She said I think in practice they will make considerable input in the care of their daughter , not necessarily with the heavy physical work of care . |
| 13 | Their views frequently are less innovative ( not necessarily in a pejorative sense ) than the next generation over whom they have considerable control . |
| 14 | The operations of the latter in the money markets are frequently designed to move short-term rates of interest up or down ; and movements in short-term rates usually affect medium- and long-term rates , albeit not necessarily in a one-to-one manner . |
| 15 | What was less obvious was the effect on the system as a whole , which had evolved over a long period of time influenced by a variety of political and economical pressures , and not necessarily in a methodical manner . |
| 16 | But not necessarily in a negative way : he had used his blackness to become a better boxer . |
| 17 | Such a view of the teacher 's role would amount to a thoroughgoing ‘ secularization ’ of the schools , though not necessarily in a literal sense . |
| 18 | Most people expect the PLA to intervene more openly in the next political crisis , but not necessarily in a unified manner . |
| 19 | Peer pressure is a factor , but not necessarily in a coercive way ; a teenager who is n't sure how to smoke a joint will be more worried about losing face from doing it wrong than not doing it at all . |
| 20 | In February or March , when spring was waiting to burst out but the trees were still leafless and the earth grey and cold , Sophia used sometimes to pretend that she was in Italy — not necessarily in a beautiful or famous part but perhaps in some obscure little town in the Alban Hills or a dusty coastal village between Naples and Sorrento . |
| 21 | Although not necessarily in the current economic climate . |
| 22 | Buying a soon-to-be-obsolete car can be a saving in the short term , but not necessarily in the long term . |
| 23 | These refer to victims of road accidents occurring throughout Lothian and not necessarily in the eligible areas themselves . |
| 24 | In adopting this approach , Manne ignores the fact that much financial regulation including insider dealing has been sponsored by liberal groups , and not necessarily by the regulatory bodies . |
| 25 | ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) A closure order hearing must be before a full board meeting , but not necessarily before a quarterly meeting ( s.5 ) . |
| 26 | Too much attention had been given to the short-term goals of profitability and not enough to the long-term effects on the environment of industrial waste , chemical spillage and oil and petrol pollution . |
| 27 | ‘ It seems to depend on how much credit people can afford , and at the moment it is just not enough for a new car , ’ said one high-street main dealer . |
| 28 | and its animals not enough for a burnt offering . |
| 29 | as if one superlative were not enough for a single day , just across the way from Bill 's place I found a stall serving some unusual flavours of ice-cream . |
| 30 | It 's not enough for the rich to be rich , they have to boast about their perks and fiddles and scams as well . |