Example sentences of "not [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A biography of an artist is a tricky proposition for a writer , since the artist may prefer to be judged through art , not life ; the incidentals of an everyday activity , not altogether under the artist 's control , are rather unimportant compared to the artist 's concentrated effort to create paintings or sculpture . |
| 2 | It was not altogether beyond the bounds of possibility that one day , somewhere , they could meet again . |
| 3 | There is some truth in this , but not altogether in the sense that was there intended . |
| 4 | Since the days of Queen Victoria the method of choosing bishops for the Church of England had changed , not wholly for the better . |
| 5 | This may have held great promise in its early years but it soon became divided and then fragmented , due largely , if not wholly to the same age-old misconception whereby the basis of the religion is the assumption of the existence of a completely undefined ‘ god ’ , in this case the ancient ‘ god ’ of the Jews . |
| 6 | The inclusion of the former originated less from public concern over any alleged malpractice than from lack of confidence , felt mainly but not wholly within the legal profession , in procedures whereby ultimate responsibility for prosecuting as well as investigating in the vast majority of cases rested with the police . |
| 7 | Although he suggests he is not wholly against the permissive society , all that he can find to say in its favour is that it points to the continual necessity to make traditional values relevant to contemporary society , to the fact that the importance of the family , ‘ the very principles of order itself … are not … accepted by all ’ . |
| 8 | A study of the news media is not properly within the scope of this assignment , but the topic of channels is necessary to a consideration of communication and a cursory look at the nature and availability of various media seemed in order . |
| 9 | Was I not right about the wee lass , saints preserve her ! |
| 10 | I greatly fear that there is something not right about the man . ’ |
| 11 | There 's something not right about the way he goes on with her . |
| 12 | Some people , brought up in the expectation of forging a career and getting near the top if not right to the top in their profession , may be deeply committed to their work . |
| 13 | Arpeggios sound best when placed in the middle and upper reaches of the instrument ( but not right at the very top ) . |
| 14 | Local searches — a new motorway is a boon if sited a couple of miles away , but not right at the end of the road . |
| 15 | turf her out on the bed she might sleep with me and you sleep on the settee or would be a bit better than two beds than the settee , an extra bed space for her mum 's house too much for over Christmas , that 's not fair she 's not all over the place . |
| 16 | Not all over the top , there 's all the glasses . |
| 17 | But the magazine is not entirely about the cube . |
| 18 | Mum 's anger and frustration was based , not entirely on the fact of the girl being a Gentile , but on the great expectations she had anticipated for the boy . |
| 19 | While they may not alter the actual risks that something will happen , they at least inspire the feeling that such events are not entirely outside the hunter 's control . |
| 20 | The jump in share prices was comparable to yesterday 's but the euphoria quickly ebbed away as it dawned on investors that — in terms of the immediate prospects — not much had changed and what had changed was not entirely for the better . |
| 21 | I suspect it is not entirely for the good . |
| 22 | Finally , with regard to cl 10 , it should be noted that no obligation to permit alteration of the goods to make them non-infringing is imposed on the buyer , and that the obligation to return infringing goods , subject to a refund of the price , is only imposed on the buyer where it arises not at the option of the seller but because of a judgment or settlement relating to the claim of infringement ( which is presumably not entirely within the seller 's control ) . |
| 23 | We therefore felt it appropriate , in our discussions with the lenders , to negotiate a contribution from lenders , so that the increased costs would be met at least in part by them and not entirely by the Government . |
| 24 | Within two days of leaving the warm winter of Hong Kong , I was standing shivering in the endless summer gales of the roaring forties on the shores of the Magellan Strait — if not obviously at the edge of any tectonic , plates , then certainly at the very edge of the world . |
| 25 | DEPOSITED ABROAD Choosing a suitable foreign currency bank account may mean shopping around , not necessarily for the highest interest rates but for the best service available |
| 26 | Actually utilise our space not necessarily for the public which obviously is difficult to get to the disabled people etc but using it for something like that . |
| 27 | A substantial amount of prospecting may have been undertaken in some of the areas , but not necessarily for the deposit styles mentioned above . |
| 28 | Erm , I think at the back of some people 's minds there was this pressure , you know that 's why a few did return to work and I mean I can understand some of them returning to work but not necessarily for the reasons they 've stated . |
| 29 | He was more involved with the businesses and the actual mergers than Mr Milken ever was , but not necessarily to the good . |
| 30 | In short , if you crept up behind a chameleon and shouted ‘ boo ’ it would respond by changing colour but not necessarily to the colour of its surroundings . |