Example sentences of "not just [noun] to " in BNC.
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1 | More than 68,000 persons were killed and more than 2 million injured on British roads in the 10 years prior to the outbreak of war , but Tripp was able to advocate not just improvements to major roads as one way of reducing the number of fatalities and accidents , but complete road systems . |
2 | We must demonstrate that poverty , unemployment , low pay and low skills are not just barriers to individual opportunity , but that they undermine the capacity for wealth creation . |
3 | It is also subject to all kinds of criticism ; not just listeners to Radio Four , but the employers of graduates speak disapprovingly of the way the English language is spoken . |
4 | If they come up with a question maybe just find out what 's being it erm not just reaction to a particular behaviour , but asking them how the feeling , you know maybe pointing to the bit in their body that 's actually feeling butterflies or whatever and trying to help them to express the fears and , more importantly , to make them concrete in terms of play , drawing , or acting it out . |
5 | Good doctors aim to add life to your years , not just years to your life . |