Example sentences of "[is] [prep] the [noun] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | One is for the representative not to vote as an individual , but to cast for each position or proposition the number of votes cast for it by those ( s ) he is there to represent . |
| 2 | Racing is for the track not for the road . |
| 3 | Yes , a clarification is for the staff not for the parents ! |
| 4 | Her duty is like the duty not to set fire to the forest which entails the duty to put out any fire one started . |
| 5 | The the trust has actually approached several Council 's in the area not just Harlow Council obviously but many many other Councils and I think there was only one other Council that provided some funding and that was something like two hundred and fifty pounds was offered at one time I think that 's ceased now so there is no other Council although although it 'd be interesting tonight although fifty per cent of the people who actually use this facility actually come from outside the town but there 's no funding directly or indirectly from any other Council so my knowledge would be if you exclude B P exclude General Portfolio perhaps I 'm doing other companies a disservice I ca n't think of any other major company in town that 's actually provided but Gordon can you think of . |
| 6 | I believe that it is in the interests not only of the United Kingdom but of the whole world that we should seek to pursue much more vigorously the possibility of a comprehensive ban on nuclear testing . |
| 7 | Now Hector 's is in the limelight not only in New Zealand but also internationally , as efforts to save this unique species are making it one of the conservation success stories of the world . |
| 8 | Where there is possibly a meeting of minds between him and the government is in the desire not to release him into a political vacuum . |
| 9 | Most ELT series are intended to supplement what is in the textbook not to replace it and they are intended to be used to consolidate the learning of language that has already been presented in another form . |
| 10 | The trouble is that the past , like the present , is in the end not optional , and it is natural to be curious about it . |
| 11 | How anything physical — a brain - should be able to support a mental life is beyond the reach not only of our science but of our imagination . |
| 12 | Erm , is there really a danger of this , I see that er , the A C C are supporting the proposal , but is it just another sort of Euro directive that is going to cause a lot of expense and distress to a lot of people who keep pigeons , which is on the whole not a , you know , I was going to say , not a very erm , expensive form of sport or entertainment whatever . |