Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun sg] [not/n't] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His own system of classification involved a belief in the objective reality of both species and higher groupings — in fact , a kind of Platonism not so different from that of Forbes and Owen . |
| 2 | More often , perhaps , some kind of friendship not closely akin to modern ideas of marriage subsisted between husband and wife , and many men ( in particular ) were unfaithful . |
| 3 | On that occasion he had been treated with a degree of courtesy not far short of deference and he had subconsciously expected the same of his interview with Chief Inspector Golding . |
| 4 | What is clear , however , is that monitoring is rarely a simple exercise , that the time-scales of the sponsors of monitoring and environmental research are rarely long term though most science is inevitably of this nature and that the increasingly multinational nature of such work necessitates a degree of management not always present in local or nationally based schemes . |
| 5 | The later , more sophisticated theories tended to view the question of salvation not so much as God winning back the world from the Evil One and reconciling humanity in himself , but in terms of a legal arrangement entered into by God and man because of the perfect death of the sacrificial Lamb : God the lawgiver lets off sinners , as it were , because of Christ 's substitution . |
| 6 | By using computer simulations , researchers can rapidly acquire a body of knowledge not previously available to them through traditional laboratory methods , and explore chemical events that would otherwise be too dangerous , speculative or costly to pursue . |
| 7 | However , it is generally difficult and , for the purposes of translation not particularly helpful , to attempt to draw a line between what is linguistic or textual and what is extra-linguistic or situational . |
| 8 | Early Awakening to the Pleasures of Life Not Purely Physical |
| 9 | To this need the underclass responds , and it makes urban life at the comfortable levels of well-being not only pleasant but possible . |
| 10 | They open up levels of reality not easily accessible to the more literal approach and relate to elements within the depth of man 's soul . |
| 11 | That would be particularly inappropriate having regard to the considerable number of instances which exist of Parliament having legislated in various fields to define the circumstances under which payments of tax not lawfully due may be recovered , and also in what situations and upon what terms interest on overpayments of tax may be paid . |
| 12 | There has been a big investment in a high-speed fibre optic network , which permits very high speeds of communication not formerly feasible . |
| 13 | For example , Revill states that ‘ there is a great need for proper evaluation of the various teaching methods adopted in the library ’ , and Lubans has pointed out , in 1972 , that ‘ the results of evaluation not only present possible alternatives for better programmes but should also provide standards of performance for such instruction ’ . |
| 14 | The provision of transport may uncover an untapped source of recruitment not previously available . |