Example sentences of "but not as [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 We do need order , concern , mutual consideration and careful thought , but not as devices to suppress the darker forces .
2 Is the covenant a relation between God and Jewish males , in which Jewish women are included under it , but not as persons who enter into the contract in their own right ?
3 Secondly there are things which would have occurred , if he had not acted thus , but not as consequences of some alternative action of his .
4 Those who will continue to do so will be there of their own free will as status bearers of the nuclear family , a role common enough among English women , but not as possessions .
5 Nor do they intend to underwrite other banks ' loans if the firm goes under ; they say they will take part in rescues , but not as guarantors .
6 But not as lovers .
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