Example sentences of "not a [adj] [pron] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , Hirsch responded that ( apart from a phrase which I have elided ) , ‘ There is not a single one of these platitudes that I do n't subscribe to wholeheartedly … ‘ . |
| 2 | Not a single one of these love matches was going smoothly . |
| 3 | Even though he was on salary for the film , and not a huge one at that , when it began to take off and the weekly gross takings at the box office began mounting in millions rather than thousands , Hopper arranged for Jack to get a percentage . |
| 4 | So that there was good consideration there to meet that contingency , which was a real contingency and not a fanciful one at that time . … |
| 5 | As strategies go this is not a bad one at all , for at least it leaves the people involved feeling that they have some power , purpose and ( usually ) some solidarity with others . |
| 6 | A policeman 's lot is not a happy one at all . |
| 7 | The ‘ flood gates ’ argument is therefore not a persuasive one in this case . |
| 8 | Not an easy one by any stretch of the imagination but it 's one if you 're looking desperately for an equalizer you 'd be hoping to score from . |