Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] what [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In rugger , it would seem , praise is like football 's vote of confidence , not entirely what it seems . |
| 2 | Mr Stanforth was not entirely what she had expected , but neither , she deduced from the covert glances he was using upon her like measuring instruments , was she quite matching up to his preconceived picture of her . |
| 3 | As Lazaris puts it , we always get what we want — but not necessarily what we asked for . |
| 4 | there is a hardcore , see , it 's not necessarily what they 've done , but when you meet them there 's something instinctively repulsive about them |
| 5 | Remember that what you think a word means is not necessarily what it meant for the writer . |
| 6 | It 's not necessarily what you see , but what you experience . |
| 7 | This form is actually quite good for analysing how you pay for things , not necessarily what you pay , paid for , erm , I , again , er , almost certainly useless to you . |
| 8 | Not perhaps what you want to hear , particularly when you know that so many obstacles could be removed if loved ones or colleagues would be more honest and alter their stand just a fraction . |
| 9 | Mr. Stubbs , who lives at Corry Road , Hindhead refers to the great environmental writers and adds , ‘ I salute these noble men and women and hope that people will read their work and learn not only what we have lost but also what can still be saved in our beautiful world . ’ |
| 10 | I feel quite firmly that the only way forward is to move to the situation where marketers control not only what they spend but also the presentation of sales results in terms of changes as a result of alternative contributory factors . |
| 11 | There it was laid down clearly and definitely not only what they aimed at , but how they were going to secure it … |
| 12 | Look your best , take that little bit of extra care ( it 's not only what you wear but how you wear it ) , look at the world squarely and confidently , and other people will expect something good . |
| 13 | Now the choices and values are not only what I trust are right choices and correct beliefs ; they are my choices , my beliefs , my convictions |
| 14 | And as I become … and as I remain … more relaxed … and less tense each day … so I will develop much more confidence in myself … more confidence in my ability to do … not only what I have to do each day … more confidence in my ability to do whatever I ought to be able to do … without fear of failure … without fear of consequences … without unnecessary anxiety … without uneasiness . |
| 15 | As we have stressed repeatedly , the understanding Christian knows not only what he believes but why he believes . |
| 16 | Not exactly what I heard , thought Coffin . |
| 17 | ‘ That 's not exactly what I meant . ’ |
| 18 | But that 's not exactly what I meant . |
| 19 | Mr when he gave evidence , assessed the parent 's contribution as quote absolutely amazing really , not just what they did to help the nurses but also in insisting that she was n't stupid , she just could n't talk they made it clear to the nurses and doctors that she could understand and we were n't to treat her like a vegetable . |
| 20 | The crucial point now is that the evidence of one 's senses is not just what we appeal to in justification and verification . |
| 21 | It 's not just what she says about me , it 's also her feelings about herself . |
| 22 | The works on show are as relaxed as the setting — they speak quietly — no drama , no rhetoric — and their message is clear that The Prince of Wales , like every serious artist , paints not just what he sees but what he is … a man obviously happiest in the open air , preoccupied ( like all Englishmen ) with our landscape and our weather ( itself as misty , mid-toned and lacking in extremes as the English themselves ) . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's not just what you wrote that hurts us , Lizzy , it 's the way you 've been living a lie all this time . ’ |
| 24 | I do understand the need for regional education because clearly it 's less expensive , but it 's not just what you learn in that classroom at National College and any of , anybody who 've been there will know that . |
| 25 | Some of these things involve the way you behave and not just what you say . |
| 26 | The Tsentralny Hotel in Tobolsk was not usually what one considered a top security risk . |
| 27 | In developing surreptitious techniques to break up the beat monotony , superiors were not always what they seemed . |
| 28 | Remember that things are not always what they seem , and that a feature may be suggested by something quite different to its original counterpart . |
| 29 | Witness lists , for example , although doubtless often accurate records of those present at a transaction , are not always what they seem . |
| 30 | The problem to date has been that the colours seen on the display monitor are difficult to reproduce accurately in the final dyed or printed product : what you see is not always what you get ! |