Example sentences of "but this [is] [not/n't] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this is n't just another crass commercialisation of a fictional character . |
| 2 | But this is n't just our Ship . |
| 3 | On the plus side , the spells and weapons remain faithful to AD&D and a save game option is provided , but this is n't enough to rescue it . |
| 4 | Like most below-par beat-'em-ups , Millenium Warriors is better in two-player mode , but this is n't enough to save it . |
| 5 | Of course , clouds do break up and form " daughter " clouds sometimes , but this is n't enough for cumulative selection . |
| 6 | We try to play every course in the area , but this is n't always possible . |
| 7 | But this is n't always the case — Peter was sociable and popular . |
| 8 | I can manage better if I have someone with me , but this is n't always possible . |
| 9 | The performances are certainly very competent , but this is n't quite the vintage Kantorov we 've come to expect from some of his later Denon recordings ; a degree of blandness gives the playing a slightly ‘ automatic ’ quality . |
| 10 | You encourage or motivate your child by reinforcing his/her efforts , but this is n't as straightforward as you might think . |
| 11 | It is generally assumed that all spreadsheets will benefit from fast calculation but this is n't necessarily so . |
| 12 | They are also probably " cleverer " , but this is n't necessarily a relevant consideration . |
| 13 | ‘ But this is not just a plea for money , ’ says Smith . |
| 14 | But this is not just any conference : it 's apparently going to be the greatest ever gathering of world leaders in one place at one time . |
| 15 | But this is not just a matter of cultural manipulation — rulers laying on circuses when there is no bread . |
| 16 | At best a written submission for presentation to the tribunal will be prepared , but this is not normally an adequate substitute for the interactive process of actual appearance before the tribunal . |
| 17 | On the coast of Maine , Colton ( 1916 ) found a colony of herring gulls , Larus argentatus , predating the local dog-whelks very heavily , but this is not normally the case . |
| 18 | Within our example , there is only one way to practise average cost pricing , but this is not generally so within multiproduct frameworks . |
| 19 | But this is not altogether relevant for although Cordelia is essentially a fine character and her sisters mainly corrupt , there are the opposites ‘ good ’ and ‘ evil ’ in both of them . |
| 20 | ‘ . But this is not invariably the case ; Robarchek , for example , sees a push for individual autonomy among the Semai and Overing similarly stresses the value of autonomy among the Piaroa . |
| 21 | There is some evidence that parents of low intelligence tend to produce children of low intelligence but this is not invariably the case and , where it is , it is just as likely to be as a result of environmental deprivation as of heredity . |
| 22 | Equal opportunity legislation exists in most advanced countries but this is not yet reflected in equal pay rates . |
| 23 | Stress , stimulating certain hormones , may produce a small increase in metabolic rate , but this is not yet certain . |
| 24 | But this is not simply a parochial choice . |
| 25 | The UK operates a system of aids to joint investment schemes for forage groups ( under Article 11 of the LFA Directive ) through ‘ Food from Britain' and includes grant aid of 25% for certain machinery and 15% for tractors but this is not widely used in the UK . |
| 26 | A novel theory about the origin of oil suggests that it is actually a product of the earth 's core , and not of living organisms at all , but this is not widely accepted . |
| 27 | But this is not nearly enough . |
| 28 | I also assume that there is an ellipted main verb , the past tense copula were , but this is not immediately apparent on a first reading . |
| 29 | There is a fourth possibility , but this is not primarily monetary policy . |
| 30 | But this is not exactly the blindness of desire , nor even the selective vision of fantasy . |