Example sentences of "not [adv] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Even though , therefore , in 691 Aethelred confirmed a grant of land by Swaefheard to Abbess Aebbe in 690 ( CS 42 : S 10 ) , and confirmed also the successive donations to Hoo ( CS 89 : S 233 ) , it may be that he was not entirely master of the situation .
2 Zimbabwe 's rulers are not entirely masters in their own house .
3 It can be applied just as readily to cases in which the associates are non-verbal responses or ( as may happen with classical conditioning ) not necessarily responses at all but representations of other stimuli .
4 Of course , one has to be careful in this context to recognise that many of the infractions I 'm referring to are not necessarily offences AGAINST others — but represent errors of performance , imperfections which reflect badly on the offender — so that one undertakes remedial work , NOT for the purpose of making amends but to re-draw the picture of oneself so that it corresponds more closely to the one which one would like to project to the world at large .
5 But although trade passed through Southampton , it was not necessarily merchants of the town who were handling it .
6 Such students graduate at the point when they meet the regulations for the specific award , which is not necessarily July in any particular year .
7 These are not necessarily forces for continuity but they may act as barriers to government attempts to impose a new line of policy .
8 Such notes are usually signed by the buyer 's warehouse staff , who are not necessarily part of the buyer 's purchasing department , and may have no idea of what the requirement under the contract is in relation to the goods .
9 That is not necessarily part of the press release but it does give the editor some important information .
10 The locally stable strategy in any particular part of the trench lines was not necessarily Tit for Tat itself .
11 It is only now that men and women are beginning to realize that representative institutions are not necessarily guardians of freedom but can themselves become engines of tyranny .
12 North listened to this impassively ; when it was over his eyes filled with tears , but these were not necessarily tears of compunction .
13 The point is I think that the prime thing to remember is that the the the the s the customers in the coffee rooms are not necessarily customers in the cinema .
14 The rest of the churches are mine , and the fringe of land south of the Forth estuary , but there are not necessarily Normans in all of them .
15 At this point the social worker introduced the notion of emotional reasoning , which suggests that ‘ feelings of guilt are not necessarily evidence of guilt ’ .
16 But when such rifts occur , they are not necessarily evidence of lack of love ; they are more often due to the temporary emotional instability of the mourners , and usually heal swiftly , family unity being restored as the grief is worked through .
17 And it makes obvious sense to say that autonomous institutions are not necessarily homes of academic freedom .
18 A lump , abnormal bleeding or a change in a wart or mole are not necessarily symptoms of cancer , but they should be checked out , so consult your doctor without delay and avoid unnecessary worry .
19 Moreover , particular examples of the use or non-use of multiple points of view are not necessarily indicators of cognitive deprivation .
20 Similarly , it is argued here that factor-analytic empirical investigations of the APT are not necessarily tests of that theory .
21 ‘ ( They ) are not necessarily men of judgement . ’
22 The reason this figure was produced is erm because one of the comments we had back from the other induction courses er Gareth , the reason we had produced this video was erm structure you 've never shown it , so it 's not necessarily tongue in cheek but it is a strictly sales structure but it will give you a clearer idea of our guide what to do to the role plays this morning , Saturday and tomorrow .
23 It 's not so introspective , not so downtrodden as the other stuff . ’
24 Not only north of Leeds , but here in Hoyland — if you can see .
25 On the 1st May an odd selection of individuals , myself included , set out to travel not only South to Totnes Castle , but also back in time about 530 years .
26 A Roman catholic ethos is not only present in the constitution of 1937 but has penetrated into affairs of state , legislation , and decisions over the destinies of individuals with frequency .
27 King denounced not only whites for their paternalism and racialism , but blacks also for their enduring ‘ slave mentality ’ .
28 It should not escape our notice that it was not only successes on land but those associated with aspects of the war at sea which had contributed towards the satisfactory situation which he described .
29 It is not only shortage of contemporary evidence that makes the question hard to answer .
30 BTEC had to call on FE colleges to create closer working relationships with schools than most existing links provided — and the Council would only authorize a school to run a First Diploma course if it was satisfied that it could provide not only teachers with experience in working in business or in industry but also specialized accommodation and equipment .
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