Example sentences of "[pers pn] not [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She discussed the arrangements with me not long before she died . |
| 2 | One of ‘ I 's kids came up to me not long after and said , ‘ You 're a lemon ’ . |
| 3 | Short hair is strictly forbidden for me not only because of my culture , but because of my lesbianism . |
| 4 | Humanism considered the most powerful or most noble within society to be the best readers and directed writing at them not exclusively because writers looked to this class for generous rewards or for some snobbish appeal . |
| 5 | To go out well-dressed , he checked his appearance in the mirror , and so draped the toga on his body that a graceful knot gathered the folds , arranging them not randomly but with care , so that the sinus was composed to flow down the side , defining its outline . |
| 6 | He stood out among them not only because he had a surer command of his people at home , but also because Cuba is where it is , so the Russians helped him much more than the rest . |
| 7 | So do I and I was just talking to her downstairs and I was asking her like the differences between here and the States , you know the boar cos she was in a boarding school before , and she was saying erm how you know just generally the people are nicer and the blokes talk to you not just because you 're cos they |
| 8 | Cut out and send with your entry to Mr Greg Rigby , Managing Director , Pendle Consultants Ltd , Pendle House , Long Preston , North Yorks BD23 4PU ( 072 94615 ) to reach him not later than Monday October 16 . |
| 9 | Cowley never looked anything less than dapper , in his long black greatcoat , bowler hat on head , umbrella carried over left arm , despite the chauffeured car that was waiting for him not more than a hundred yards away . |
| 10 | It 's only afterwards , in the Epilogue , that we learn with surprise and perhaps some vexation that repentance and acceptance of suffering come to him not then but much later , in prison ; his confession was not the decisive moral feat we took it for . |
| 11 | They not only provided the president with enormous powers , but also served to freeze in office the ageing mainland-elected members of the various deliberative assemblies . |
| 12 | would also recognise that we 've done it with her not purely and simply just because we 've been down . |
| 13 | it' not numerically or |
| 14 | trying to get something in something that wo n't go is it not underneath that tissues and all that |
| 15 | Is it not partly because men forget so soon ? |
| 16 | Is it not right that there would be a reversal of the excellent figures that my hon. Friend gave ? |
| 17 | In terms of that deterrent , is it not right that when a submarine is cruising anywhere in the world 's oceans , any potential aggressor who attacks the United Kingdom will stand the risk of unacceptable and devastating retaliation from us ? |
| 18 | If they are being fooled now by many other countries , is it not right that we must seek a strong , new , international non-proliferation treaty containing vigorous verification provisions backed by United Nations sanctions ? |
| 19 | Is it not simply because of this : that the government , because of their appalling mismanagement of our economy , have been forced to concede that they simply could not achieve that inflation target which they had set for themselves . |
| 20 | And Peper Peter had to accept it not just once you know and then he was a changed man . |
| 21 | He backed it not just because he was convinced by Rueff and his advisers that it would reduce inflation and revitalize the economy through the stimulus of competition , but because he was attracted by its theatrical elements — the symbolism of a new franc to mark a new political order , the grand gesture of carrying out commitments to Europe that the Fourth Republic had given up hopes of honouring , the rhetoric of a coherent plan of renovation as opposed to a collection of policies . |
| 22 | Is it not enough that the government has a monopoly on war ? ’ |
| 23 | A political commentator of our own day , Paul Johnson , quoted it not long after Major became Prime Minister to suggest that it was also true of him . |
| 24 | An invitation to sing in the cathedral encourages parishes to see it not only as providing expertise but also as receiving what other musicians can provide . |
| 25 | And do it not only when their eye is on you and to win their favour , but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord ’ ( Col. 3:22 ) . |
| 26 | Students selected on the basis of success in some form of study which has placed similar demands on them to the ones which they will experience in higher education have been shown to respond as least as well as , it not better than , the traditionally qualified entrants . |
| 27 | Dick Ryan , who was a real pal of mine not only because he was such a good all-round chap , but also because he was a teacher of English Literature at Ross Collegiate , thought so too . |
| 28 | If on return you wish to follow up the complaint , forward a copy of this report to us not later than 28 days after the end of your holiday , amplified by a cover letter stating your preferred solution . |
| 29 | When you 've completed the grid , send it with your name , address and phone number ( if possible ) to EVERTON COMPETITION , C/O Dept M , Daily Post , PO Box 48 , Old Hall Street , Liverpool , L69 3EB , to reach us not later than first post , Friday November 12 . |