Example sentences of "n't [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The court heard that a simple safety device which would have prevented the tragedy , was n't properly fitted . |
| 2 | Dear Mr Forster is a homicidal author , I think — and I do n't altogether acquit Ivy of Simon Napier 's death [ More Women than Men ] . |
| 3 | But she 'd already started to dissipate the beauty of her voice with various kinds of addiction — narcotics , alcohol and companions who were n't altogether kind to her — and the last ten years of her life ( she died in 1959 ) find the light , drifting delivery of the pre-war years shrivelling into the croak of a haggard ghost . |
| 4 | They were n't literally jewels but because of the flash and sparkle of their bodies they were metaphorically so . |
| 5 | It is n't only women , it is n't only housework that 's necessary social labour . |
| 6 | When I arrived at Palace five and a half years ago it was n't only Ian 's gold tooth and charisma that sparkled on the training field . |
| 7 | Anyway , it were n't only money . |
| 8 | It was n't only steam locos on parade because all the internal combustion collection was out in the loop and sidings , most of them adorned with enthusiast cameras and tape measures on . |
| 9 | And it was n't only swabs ; one tightly-wrapped package had the general shape and the unmistakable weight of a human arm . |
| 10 | It is n't only home-owners owing more in mortgage than their home is now worth who are suffering . |
| 11 | It is n't only Italy in which it applies . |
| 12 | It is n't only sleeves ; look at those enormous sweaters . |
| 13 | It is n't only women , it is n't only housework that 's necessary social labour . |
| 14 | It was n't only Chilcott 's promise of a tidy sum of money and six horses if he would take Topaz as his spouse which made Manfro want her . |
| 15 | She could be crisp and efficient herself when the heat was on ; it was n't only soldiers who made the world go round . |
| 16 | It was n't only Simon she pushed over the edge : in that defiant , violent act she was taking revenge on all those people who had ever hurt her and made her feel worthless . |
| 17 | It is n't only men who have to worry about losing their hair ; temporary hair loss ( telogen effluvium ) is common among women . |
| 18 | Things are little better here , and it is n't only record sales which have been affected . |
| 19 | It was n't only goats that would struggle up and over any obstacles in their paths ! |
| 20 | And that 's another thing I heard : it was n't only bairns and young lasses he collected , but furniture and foreign crockery , mostly from China , they say . |
| 21 | It was n't only ufology . |
| 22 | It was n't only humans who were bowled over by Narcissus . |
| 23 | I ca n't neutralise the treatment completely : she has pulled a fast one on the prince of my particular star ( yes , it is n't only humans who possess them : we demons have our guardian angels , too ) . |
| 24 | It was n't only children who used pots , everyone did . |
| 25 | And if recent reports are anything to go by it was n't only aircraft which were paying their respects to Parham yesterday . |
| 26 | He did n't so Bartholomew kept the purse . ’ |
| 27 | They booked into a guesthouse on the far side of Warminster , and they had time to get into the High Street before the shops closed to buy Erlich a pair of wellington boots , and a rainproof coat that was n't so City , and a hat . |
| 28 | One of the speakers was suggesting that a proposal should be judged on its merits when it comes forward for approval to the registering authority and that if it does n't fit into the set pattern , that should n't necessarily debar it . |
| 29 | You touched on church weddings , now lots and lots of people do get married in church , although many of them are n't er are n't necessarily church-goers , now Chrissie , can I , can I pick on you ? |
| 30 | The reason it 's on the A-side is because we think it should be a single and it might appeal to people who are n't necessarily Carter fans . |