Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [not/n't] [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was produced not so much by Parliamentary aggression as by the personal characters of George I and George II . |
| 2 | The success of the Pilgrim 's Progress was based not so much upon understanding of its allegories and the doctrines behind them as on the vivid imagery , the fascination of the story and the simple magnificence of the style . |
| 3 | She suspected that his distaste for students was stimulated not so much by their ideas as by their youth . |
| 4 | " This division was adapted not so much to the fertility or equal territorial extent of each share , as to the family connections ( affinitas ) , and the interests and commitments ( congruentia ) , of everyone involved " — that is to say , not of the kings alone , but of all twenty-four commissioners and beyond them , of their comrades , kin , friends and clients . |
| 5 | The real answer to the Barlow Clowes question was found not so much in duty of confidentiality , but in the position of the 16 witnesses who were not involved in the criminal proceedings against Mr Clowes and others . |
| 6 | At local parties he was known not so much for his acting ability but for his great talent as a jazz pianist especially his impression of George Shearing . |
| 7 | My despair was caused not so much by the frustration of not reaching our destination as by the final shattering of my most cherished illusion about the Bugis . |
| 8 | As I recall , he had not been initially so preoccupied with the peace treaty when it was drawn up at the end of the Great War , and I think it is fair to say that his interest was prompted not so much by an analysis of the treaty , but by his friendship with Herr Karl-Heinz Bremann . |