Example sentences of "not [adv] [be] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may not just be because of the reactions girls fear from their parents , but also because of the mental block they themselves create , illustrated in this chapter by Joanne . |
| 2 | That can not just be because they have a lot of flotations and rights issues to work on . |
| 3 | Although a government may state its intention to reduce taxation , the truth may not always be as declared . |
| 4 | It can not really be that the way things are looking to me now is pink , since I could be wrong about whether that way is pink or not . |
| 5 | It can not then be that a man was present on earth before a woman , and the woman formed from him . |
| 6 | A " customer " is a person with or for whom a firm carries on , or merely intends to carry on , " regulated business " or other business carried on in connection with that regulated business ; the reference to " other business " does not make someone a customer if he would not otherwise be but seems merely to extend the scope of the activities covered by the COB Rules . |