Example sentences of "[modal v] not just [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a production should not just be a matter of getting a good notice and leaving it to go to seed slowly . |
| 2 | Vogtlander added , ‘ any new tax should not just be a means to raise additional revenues as an easy way out for governments with budget deficits ’ . |
| 3 | To really enjoy your garden it should n't just be a home for plants . |
| 4 | Well er to me it does n't matter s er that much , what I 'm concerned about is that this is a matter of public interest , it should n't just be a matter of professional interest and it 's for these reasons I think the government should take a rather more lively interest er than perhaps it does . |
| 5 | This may not just be a change in location and hence in pattern , since there may be contemporary settlements beneath the present villages , an aspect Bob Smith is examining in the Wiltshire valleys . |
| 6 | Platelet-specific protein levels have been compared in diabetics with and without clinical evidence of vascular disease ( Betteridge et al , 1981 ) , and although there was a more pronounced increase in diabetics with retinopathy , those diabetics without clinical evidence of vascular disease still had higher levels of platelet-specific proteins than controls suggesting that the enhanced platelet activation may not just be a consequence of vascular damage but may precede its development . |
| 7 | Not much — so there ca n't just be a term like black comedy to describe all that . ’ |
| 8 | There always has to be good reason ( which is not defined , but is a sort of distilled wisdom ) for undertaking a statutory enquiry ; it ca n't just be a fishing expedition . |
| 9 | It will not just be a matter of noting what linguistic behaviour it provokes . |
| 10 | We do n't know how long it will last but we 're convinced it wo n't just be a flash in the pan |
| 11 | So hopefully the trip to England wo n't just be a holiday , it will be the beginning of a new life . |