Example sentences of "the [noun sg] not [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is feelings , the heart not the mind , which are at the core of the Green polity . |
| 2 | This exception is not only totally fair and reasonable , but it is hard to see how the seller could be in breach of a warranty of title or quiet possession since the problem is caused by the buyer not the seller . |
| 3 | However , since only 12% of the duodenal ulcer patients in a parallel , multicentre German study were H pylori negative and since , furthermore , neither the presence not the density of H pylori colonisation affected ulcer healing , it is unlikely that H pylori would have emerged as a risk factor for delayed healing in the present study . |
| 4 | But actually ’ — Agnes 's voice became pure Oxford ( the university not the town ) — ‘ that was just Track One was n't it ? — cover in case we noticed anything on Track Two which was a small destabilisation group . |
| 5 | All this ( the play not the soap ) is wrapped up with a fair degree of barbed wit with Finney acting big and bold as Alfred , with Stephen Moore more cagey and devious as Michael . |
| 6 | The largest cost component of an upgrade to SVGA is the monitor not the video display board . |
| 7 | What you had to do was listen for the echo not the report itself . |
| 8 | This time she understood it was the drawing not the lifting of a veil . |
| 9 | In the first three years of the experiment not a single pedestrian was injured seriously enough while crossing the road to feel that it warranted reporting . |
| 10 | Th that that circle is got to be the inside of the ring not the outside |
| 11 | A major theme of the paper was that punishment should fit the crime not the criminal , that vandals , thieves , and burglars should not be jailed for persistent offending . |
| 12 | There were already signs of the difficulties ahead in May 1990 when it was reported that in order to avert a row with judges and magistrates the Home Secretary was contemplating watering down the principle that punishment should fit the crime not the criminal . |
| 13 | This was best before January nineteen ninety three , is the tin not a best before ? |
| 14 | It was becoming the rule not the exception that launches did not go right first time , but BBC2 settled down quite quickly as a recognized minority channel . |
| 15 | Where many of the other factors below are missing from a sale , the exclusion of goodwill from the sale will almost certainly make the transfer not a going concern . |
| 16 | This is because after the ex dividend date , the bond is traded ex dividend ; the seller not the buyer receives the coupon and the buyer has to be compensated in terms of a lower price for holding the bond but not receiving the next coupon payment . |
| 17 | When conceding issues always trade for something ( if you … then we will … ) and value your concessions in terms of their value to the purchaser not the vendor . |
| 18 | This aptitude is often referred to as ‘ seeing the big picture ’ , ‘ seeing the forest not the trees ’ , or the ‘ helicopter ability ’ . |
| 19 | The following day I sent him the stamps and a couple of days later I received in the post not the book but a cheque for slightly less than the value of the book and postage combined , together with the following note , which I reproduce in its entirety : ‘ Herewith a cheque for £20 . |
| 20 | However , the former had seen something amiss but hidden her thoughts behind the riddle ‘ Sinistra non dextra ’ , literally translated : ‘ On the right not the left ’ . |
| 21 | In the second place she was naked not armed , she was lying not riding , and she was the heroine not the hero . |
| 22 | B : yes it would A : I mean the job not the hardware shop B : yes I REAlize what do you keep telling me for |
| 23 | What we are seeking is a snapshot of the behaviour not an exhaustive record , although , since the method needs to be replicable some standards for recording must be set . |
| 24 | He warned : ‘ In politics you should decide what is right and then decide the presentation not the other way around . |
| 25 | The guard will be on its mettle , with the king not a day away , and the sheriff alerted to expect him . |
| 26 | The problem is that saying this , or offering any simple definition for other than heuristic purposes , is the beginning not the end of inquiry . |
| 27 | Mr Punshon said it should be remembered that membership was of the organisation not the club . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The chapter are supposed to run the cathedral not the diocese . |
| 30 | But this comes down to saying no more than that the dog eats the meat not the eggplant . |