Example sentences of "[noun] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sand dunes are often the highest elevation not just on the coast but for miles inland . |
| 2 | ‘ If he 's finished you 'd think he 'd have the manners not to leave the table in such a mess , ’ the girls would grumble ; but they or Rose would always put his books away . |
| 3 | In other words , manners not only make the man , but lack of them make men into animals . |
| 4 | It 's thought bad manners not to offer a visitor a night of passion after tramping round the icy far north . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , ’ she agreed without elaborating , because although it was true it was n't entirely the truth , and she hoped he would have the good manners not to probe further . |
| 6 | • Top speed not bad in its class • 0–60 and 30–70 times respectable • Well-chosen ratios , change reasonably light • Light , well-cushioned clutch , snatch-free driveline • Generously shod , plenty of grip , corners with composure • Understeers mildly , positions with encouraging precision • Strong , fade-free stopping from high speed • Instruments clear and straightforward • Visibility good • Main controls well placed • Heating and ventilation work well • Decently relaxed as a cruiser |
| 7 | This Policy will be used for craft not exceeding 16 feet 6 inches ( 5 metres ) in length with a maximum designed speed not exceeding 52 miles per hour ( 45 knots ) The cover is of a ‘ Comprehensive ’ or ‘ All Risks ’ type . |
| 8 | ( HARRIET AD LIB ) ( WES ) Still to come on Central News , kill your speed not a child |
| 9 | It 's hoped that eventually motorists will take heed of these messages and learn to kill their speed not a child . |
| 10 | The concept of primitivism enables a society to construct its self-image not only by objectifying its concept of other distanced peoples , but also by conflating the dimension of space with that of time . |
| 11 | Among the subjects the report would like to see companies publish in their annual reports are details on environmental policy ; environmental objectives ; information on action taken and the costs of passing environmental objectives ; compliance with regulations ; significant environmental risks not disclosed as contingent liabilities ; and key features of external audit reports on the enterprise 's environmental activities . |
| 12 | Refusing to pay the army 's wages risks not only throwing away all that has been achieved , against the odds , but also consigning Cambodia to renewed civil war . |
| 13 | However , there are difficulties with latent defects , for example , characteristics not known to be harmful at the time of delivery , or immunities to harmful substances being subsequently discovered . |
| 14 | The term " trade description " is defined comprehensively in s2(1) as follows : A trade description is an indication , direct or indirect , and by whatever means given , of any of the following matters with regard to any goods or part of goods , that is to say , ( a ) quantity , size of gauge ; ( b ) method of manufacture , production , processing or reconditioning ; ( c ) composition ; ( d ) fitness of purpose , strength , performance , behaviour or accuracy ; ( e ) any physical characteristics not included in the preceding paragraphs ; ( f ) testing by any person and results thereof ; ( g ) approval by any person or conformity with a type approved by any person ; ( h ) place or date of manufacture , production , processing or reconditioning ; ( i ) person by whom manufactured , produced , processed or reconditioned ; ( j ) other history , including previous ownership or use . |
| 15 | A Muse sits on a rock , and Apollo before her stands not on the base-line but on an irregular indication of ground just clear of it . |
| 16 | There is , for example , a marvellous account of the scherzo , with its crazy fiddler and sense of Grand Guignol not too far away . |
| 17 | However the homoeopathic physician will also administer a remedy , as well as giving a prescription for the antibiotic , with instructions that should the remedy not have worked within an hour or two , the antibiotic should be obtained . |
| 18 | ‘ She was giving Jessie her insulin injection not long ago . |
| 19 | The syntax defined by the Guidelines not only formalizes the way in which such features are encoded , but also provides for a detailed specification of legal feature value/pair combinations and rules determining , for example , the implication of under-specified or defaulted features . |
| 20 | A long-running legal wrangle ensued with Gasco assets ultimately being frozen and a court undertaking secured from St Piran not to reduce its UK assets below £7m , sufficient to cover the SIB claim . |
| 21 | Is the Minister aware that when I recently addressed a meeting of the Ayr , Renfrew and Bute Black-Faced Sheep Breeders Association not only was I extremely well received but much concern was expressed about the position of sheep rearers in the area ? |
| 22 | It is also possible that acid base transport systems regulate cell proliferation not via changes in pH i but via secondary effects on intracellular Na or Cl - concentrations or cell volume . |
| 23 | It 's part of our thinking not to be on an emotional roller coaster , ’ said Rod Davis , the New Zealand skipper . |
| 24 | ‘ New thinking not only in design and manufacturing but in industrial co-operation too ’ |
| 25 | The pupil may be labelled genius or idiot , and the mathematical thinking not credited for what is is . |
| 26 | First , it has a quality of first-handedness and authenticity about it — a person 's own thinking not somebody else 's . |
| 27 | Pre-literate peoples not only agree with modern taxonomists about species , but in at least some cases agree in identifying the same higher categories . |
| 28 | We must embrace and involve the local peoples not just in Lusaka , or any capital city , but in Luangwa , in the countryside . |
| 29 | Alcuin wrote to Aethelred , probably in 791 , expressing affection for him and urging him to display kindness not cruelty and reason not anger in his deeds , and to speak truth not falsehood , but the sack of Lindisfarne by Vikings in June 793 ( ASC D , s.a. 793 ) provided a shocked and outraged Alcuin with an opportunity to declaim against the evils of Northumbrian society , as he saw them , and the shortcomings of the king himself in a letter to Aethelred and his nobles . |
| 30 | At the same time President Bush took the unusual step of sending a message of condolence not only to the families of the seven labourers killed at Rishon Le Zion , but also to the families of those killed in the rioting afterwards . |