Example sentences of "[noun] [not/n't] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When is a ghost movie not really a ghost move ? |
| 2 | Recommendations regarding placement will need to bear in mind not only a child 's existing abilities , but also the progress a child is likely to make in different educational settings . |
| 3 | In theory , items can be devised to test the more sophisticated thought processes listed in Bloom 's Taxonomy such as knowledge of trends and sequences , or skills of analysis , but such item writing demands not only a high degree of skill , not often available , it also requires a considerable sophistication in language and comprehension skills which second language learners are unlikely to possess . |
| 4 | Ageing presents not only a medical problem , but also an evolutionary paradox : if organisms can function well in youth , why can they not continue to do so in old age ? |
| 5 | His definition of a statutory constitution does , however , allow us to distinguish constitutional law from other law by clear criteria , thus giving the term not just a specific meaning , but a meaning with consequences . |
| 6 | Contrary to what some people suppose , boredom 15 a strong emotion not just a matter of apathy and inertia . |
| 7 | WML is a real link not just a ‘ we 'll be thinking of you from time to time ’ . |
| 8 | So international agreement and co-operation is in this field not merely an ideal but a practical necessity for effective justice . |
| 9 | So at its worst it is a seriously and life-threatening paralysing disease , but in its minor forms not really a great deal of trouble , although upsetting enough for the patients who have it . |
| 10 | The polarity between the ideals the kore-type was evolved to express and the new ideals evident here perhaps makes this moving work not quite an artistic success . |
| 11 | Faced with changes like these , the farm worker experiences not only a sense of alienation from the village , but often a real material deprivation . |
| 12 | Crime is a big issue not just an issue of sentencing or the courts , but something that must be looked at away from politcs . |
| 13 | But these days not even a king 's ransom would tempt ‘ Arry to ditch Yorkshire and return to the bright lights of London . |
| 14 | And I had to spend a whole hour in a meeting not not an hour , two and a half hours in a |
| 15 | In this article Malcolm Payne maps , with considerable skill and brevity , the elements of a history of psychodynamic theory in social work ; a review of the current importance of such theory ; and finally outlines not quite a manifesto but at least several strategies to further the influence of psychodynamic theory . |
| 16 | Unlike the infant boys of previous minorities , an infant girl would be a pawn in the marriage market — the traditional female role — but one who took with her to her husband not just a dowry , but a kingdom . |
| 17 | Because you only have to identify them by a name not not a |
| 18 | That is a good point on which I can give my hon. Friend not only a specific example , but an assurance . |
| 19 | Where a defendant to an action claims against any person not already a party , contribution or indemnity , or some relief , remedy , or settlement of an issue connected with the subject matter of the action , he must proceed by way of a third party notice ( N 15 ) . |
| 20 | Centuries after their creation , we intervene to limit the deterioration of frescoes , painted panels , canvases or marbles , and to preserve for posterity not just an empty shell but the enduring substance of a work of art . |
| 21 | We do n't think that it 's unreasonable for players to enjoy a drink not necessarily an alcoholic one . ’ |
| 22 | Arran I have known since childhood ; my hostess not only a friend but a colleague . |
| 23 | I marvelled at it , a frog not even an inch long , no larger than a thumb nail . |
| 24 | It is argued that a Europe must become a Europe of the regions not just a Europe of nation states . |
| 25 | However , my own interest , perhaps , is more in what a library , a typical library not just a university library , can do with its own computer , and most of our most of our readers , most of the people who use libraries expect to find books in those libraries and expect to find them when they want them , and our interests have been angled very much towards improving that sort of service . |
| 26 | For their part , ministers are accountable to Parliament , so ministers are the vital link in the chain between the civil service and Parliament and , indeed , they have been in the past not merely a link but a barrier . |
| 27 | Why is this man not yet a knight , or even a peer ? |
| 28 | They received form this charming man not only a handsome cheque , but the gift of a copy of his own book ‘ Modern First Editions – their value to collectors ’ , inscribed with the words ‘ For Christian Aid . |
| 29 | Today there is again a global capital market , but no gold standard , no fixed exchange rates , for Britain not even a European Monetary System . |
| 30 | We may see in this encouragement of scholars not only an attempt to improve the status of the realm , but a genuine curiosity for learning on the part of Charles himself . |