Example sentences of "have not just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite our beliefs , pain has undermined his strength , he is not undefeatable , God has had his way , if he ever lost it , and Satan has not just fallen , from Heaven to Hell , but has buried himself further into the pit , he has fallen further in trying , once again , to achieve greater height than he deserved . |
| 2 | Why these particular prints stand out in my opinion from so many produced for the tourists of the time , is because the artist has not just reproduced his drawings on to plates but he has been able to produce marks that are alive and work within the context of the print . |
| 3 | Airtours THE WORLD IN ITS LAP Rumours of a price war are unlikely to take the wind out of the sails of a tour operator that has not just weathered the recession and the downturn in travel caused by the Gulf war , but increased market share as well |
| 4 | In this picture , Joni has not just imitated or interpreted a style , but has been able to create an object with all the patina , or aura , of an ancient work of art . |
| 5 | The court might hold that the existence of the default power precludes the tort action ; but if the authority has not just failed to act but has taken positive action , or if it has acted ultra vires , or if it has inflicted injury on the applicant greater than that suffered by other affected parties ( ‘ special damage ’ ) , a court might be prepared to allow a tort action even in the face of a statutory default power . |
| 6 | The one-lap hurdles queen has quickly discovered that winning the Olympic title has not just brought her fame and fortune . |
| 7 | And the transformation has not just taken place underground . |
| 8 | He has not just found a role for himself , which was something he had agonized over for years , but has used his position to lead an assault on the ills of modern society ; to try to alter people 's basic thinking , not just in an effort to improve their lives , but to persuade them of the need to preserve the planet for future generations . |
| 9 | One minstrel was supposed to have not just glorified his master but saved his life as well : |
| 10 | Perhaps Caro 's declaration that her stepbrother was very likeable had not just stemmed from partiality . |
| 11 | Korea had not just intensified the Cold War with , for example , analogies being drawn between the partitioned Korean peninsula and the divided nature of Germany ; it also placed an extra burden on American resources . |
| 12 | It had not just weathered the recession and the downturn in travel caused by the Gulf war , but actually increased market share . |
| 13 | The A-Z told me that the gardens off the alley belonged to the houses on Lee Metford Road and there seemed no good reason why Nevil had not just driven straight there . |
| 14 | Mr Smith said the Premier had not just humiliated himself and his Government through the sterling crisis — he had humiliated Britain . |
| 15 | Leaving Hong Kong had not just removed her from the battlefield ; it had left them alone in it together for the first time in their lives . |
| 16 | ‘ Of course , ’ she murmured , and smiled to show that her heart had not just sunk down into her boots . |
| 17 | We have not just heard what the official Opposition have to say , or what the Government have said in the autumn statement ; we have heard what the Opposition 's opposition suggest , in the form of the amendment tabled by the right hon. Member for Chesterfield ( Mr. Benn ) . |
| 18 | We have signed a treaty to agree to that , but we have not just retained Polaris , with its enormous fire-power ; we have now decided to go on to Trident that has even greater firepower than Polaris . |