Example sentences of "not [adv] because it " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a story line it 's not all because it does n't say anything about the girl , it does n't say where she 's going , where she 's come from and what 's happening on the way . |
| 2 | Erm well what I , what happens , I think that 's good , it 's act it 's not , it 's not inside because it 's encapsulated , it 's not inside because it 's held in there by the socket joint if I draw , draw you a picture , it 's not because the socket joint is so tight it ca n't fall out , is that what you 're saying to me ? |
| 3 | Erm well what I , what happens , I think that 's good , it 's act it 's not , it 's not inside because it 's encapsulated , it 's not inside because it 's held in there by the socket joint if I draw , draw you a picture , it 's not because the socket joint is so tight it ca n't fall out , is that what you 're saying to me ? |
| 4 | Admittedly , this is a powerful nation , but not necessarily because it was founded on strong principles . |
| 5 | A little broom has been planted , but not much because it is a fire hazard . |
| 6 | His ascent of Helvellyn is fascinating , not only because it can be followed in detail , but also because of his comment on his guide Partridge , from the Salutation Inn : |
| 7 | This whole question is of importance not only because it was so central to Engels 's book but also because The Origin has rightly been considered a major contribution to the feminist tradition . |
| 8 | As we have already discussed , bright light acts as a time-cue in humans and so might be helping patients not only because it fell in a critical period ( though how this might work is still not known ) , but in addition , or instead , because it adjusted the body clock and so removed a conflict of timing between the patient 's body clock and his sleep/wake rhythm . |
| 9 | The large urban or dockside warehouse is a building type strongly related to the grander grain and textile mills , not only because it often stored the raw materials or products processed by these latter buildings , but also in its constructional composition . |
| 10 | And it stays put , not only because it 's in a tight squeeze , but because the microscopic sliced-through cells all around the cork 's perimeter act as an army of suction pads . |
| 11 | The Regional Railways order made waves not only because it went to a newcomer in train-building . |
| 12 | The Regional Railways order made waves not only because it went to a newcomer in train-building . |
| 13 | The lysosome is called a ‘ suicide bag ’ said Prof Mayer , not only because it digests any waste materials by the use of powerful enzymes but also because this cocktail can kill off the cell . |
| 14 | It makes sense for this alternative establishment to be pro-European , not only because it is in tune with the music Jacques Delors is making , but because it sees Brussels as a counterpoise to London.This is why it has been pointless to question the sincerity of Kinnock 's conversion to Europe . |
| 15 | Forestry is to a certain extent in conflict with agriculture not only because it removes large areas of land from farming for 50 or more years , but also because in its modern forms of organisation it tends to employ fewer local people . |
| 16 | It was also the first to be held since the redecoration of the Tuileries had restored the palace to its former splendour ; this it had lost not only because it had been ransacked by the mob in 1848 , but also because it had become shabby during the reign of Louis-Philippe . |
| 17 | Such a circumstance would be most regrettable — and not only because it is one of the functions of education to dispel confusion . |
| 18 | This can not be a proper way , not only because it is irrational and unsystematic , but also because it is patently unfair . |
| 19 | Meanwhile the 11 + began to be criticized not only because it divided children up absurdly young into different categories , within which they were more or less trapped , but also because it was intrinsically inequitable . |
| 20 | The cinema debate screened on Channel 4 between four film-makers from countries not usually represented on the screen ( India , the Philippines , Lebanon , and Brazil ) , which took place under the auspices of Women Call the Shots , was perhaps especially effective in this way , not only because it called attention to the existence of cinematic traditions outside of the ones we usually view , discuss , and study , but also because the four women film-makers involved in the debate took up such diverse positions . |
| 21 | On the contrary , standards require that the information system is consulted at all times , not only because it is impossible to memorise everything but also because it is likely that facts have changed since they were last consulted . |
| 22 | He ( among others ) perceived adolescent labour as an obstacle to efficiency not only because it lacked knowledge of employment opportunities and the ability to distinguish between the merits of different occupations , but also because its inherent ‘ adaptability ’ was ‘ wasted ’ ( always a key notion in National Efficiency circles ) by the ‘ haphazard ’ nature of the transition which left too many youths in dead-end jobs and failed to enrol them in any form of further education . |
| 23 | This is not only because it has a weak case — as we show elsewhere ( this issue , p 76 ) , there are certainly some doubts about the validity of the CEGB 's claims that Sizewell B will reduce the cost of electricity in England and Wales by allowing the board to burn less coal — but also because it is difficult to see what the inspector can say about economics when he comes to writing his final report . |
| 24 | The voices are few not only because it takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion , but because few can see the issue in a wider context and take the longer perspective . |
| 25 | In fact swimming is undoubtedly the b–st possible form of exercise — not only because it develops stamina , suppleness and strength but because the buoyancy of the water removes the danger of straining an otherwise unfit body . |
| 26 | Priority was to be given to walking , not only because it was felt that this would give disproportionate environmental benefits and would aid access to public transport , but it would recognise the dominance of local movement by foot transport . |
| 27 | The CAJEC document , issued last November ( see ACCOUNTANCY , December 1992 , p 11 ) proposed the rotation of audit partners , not only because it would help avoid situations that could lead outsiders to question the auditor 's objectivity , but also because it would give the client the benefit of a fresh , objective scrutiny and new ideas without losing the benefit of the knowledge of the business that the audit firm had already acquired . |
| 28 | It becomes oddly insulting , not only because it rules out appreciation of beautiful souls lurking behind plain faces , but also because the kind of admiration then given to the beautiful woman begins to assume that her equally lovely nature is sweet , kind , gentle and unselfish — an image of passive , yielding femininity . |
| 29 | The Government promoted Swahili as a national language not only because it was useful in administration but also because it was seen as an instrument ‘ for uniting the people of the nation 's different tribes ’ . |
| 30 | For many reasons , I reject this , not only because it is vile in its implications but because it is theoretically suspect and unsubstantiated by research . |