Example sentences of "not a [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we examine an inner state/behavioural model possibly opposed to that of shy and fearful , namely brave , we find that this is not a characteristic the Chewong associate with themselves . |
| 2 | He has a hang-up — not a dick the size of a pin , not even a fetish for sharing his bed with woolly four-legged animals . |
| 3 | If it is not a confession the whole statement is n't a confession . |
| 4 | It 's not a message the food industry is enthusiastic about . |
| 5 | An hour later , when the board had been filled and emptied a hundred times and the duster was whiter than Rose 's hair after a day under the machines , the children sat back , dazed by the splendour of Miss Harker 's academic prowess and not a whit the wiser for it . |
| 6 | That 's not a hair the axeman says |
| 7 | It is not a language the young reader — or indeed any reader — is familiar with . |
| 8 | However , as indicated by certain recent Soviet writings on the non-aligned states examined in Chapter 1 , such closer multilateral East-South military integration is not a prospect the USSR would necessarily be averse to if the required opportunities arose . |
| 9 | ‘ T is not a gift the Countess possesses . ’ |
| 10 | There 's not a lot the act can do in terms for example of prosecuting people who use deception , it may just be possible I 've been advised , but it 's extremely difficult from an evidential and other point of view to do that . |
| 11 | A difficult question is whether in the case of an employee who is not a fiduciary the same principles also apply . |
| 12 | The Theban Herald clearly finds this almost incomprehensible : The city that I come from lives under command Of one man , not a rabble The common man ! |
| 13 | Of course , it is n't a race the winners will be those covering the shortest distance on the return trip from Beaune in France to Liverpool . |
| 14 | Yet it was n't a talent the school as an institution particularly nurtured . |
| 15 | It ai n't a palace the guy lives in , though it would suit some people . |
| 16 | There was n't a lot the captain could say without jeopardizing her standing so she just nodded once and switched off . |