Example sentences of "this [is] [vb pp] not [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is done not by more pruning , but by making life distinctly awkward . |
| 2 | But it is vital that this is seen not as legitimizing self-centredness , introspection or social irresponsibility , but as a means to ever deeper exploration of life in its totality . |
| 3 | This is achieved not by headline-grabbing sensationalism , which method Jesus repudiated in confronting Satan ( Matt. |
| 4 | This is conceived not as a set of hardware but as a comprehensive information system focused on the needs identified by the ESSC ( see above ) and anticipating somewhat those of IGBP . |
| 5 | In practice women and men are involved in different ways in giving and receiving support , but much of this is explained not by a cultural definition of what counts as women 's business or men 's business , but by three other factors . |
| 6 | It is likely that this is caused not by having less religious education , but by the fact that they tend to be peopled by children of classes who have traditionally fewer links with the church , and include parents making active decisions to keep their children out of the clergy 's grasp . |
| 7 | If a man walking through the forest barks his shin on a tree stump this is caused not by witchcraft , but by carelessness . |
| 8 | But the discharge may be refused or postponed if he has been guilty of certain offences or misconduct in connection with the bankruptcy , or if his assets are insufficient for the payment of 50p in the £ , unless this is shown not to be due to the debtor 's fault . |