Example sentences of "not [adv] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that 's not all because all the books we offer will be cheaper than the publishers ' prices — with savings of up to 40% off the books we offer you . |
| 2 | As a story line it 's not all because it does n't say anything about the girl , it does n't say where she 's going , where she 's come from and what 's happening on the way . |
| 3 | As late as 1966 W. A. Robson wrote : ‘ Local authorities have become subservient to the central government , mainly but not entirely because of their excessive dependence on central grants ’ ( p. 149 ) . |
| 4 | Erm well what I , what happens , I think that 's good , it 's act it 's not , it 's not inside because it 's encapsulated , it 's not inside because it 's held in there by the socket joint if I draw , draw you a picture , it 's not because the socket joint is so tight it ca n't fall out , is that what you 're saying to me ? |
| 5 | Erm well what I , what happens , I think that 's good , it 's act it 's not , it 's not inside because it 's encapsulated , it 's not inside because it 's held in there by the socket joint if I draw , draw you a picture , it 's not because the socket joint is so tight it ca n't fall out , is that what you 're saying to me ? |
| 6 | ‘ We are not together because we happen to be two women , ’ says Sandra . |
| 7 | The main reason Hillsborough claimed so many victims was that the fencing prevented escape , not necessarily because they were standing . |
| 8 | If that is the role of the Royal Family in a contemporary society , it is failing , but if it is failing it is not necessarily because the breeding and the education are wrong . |
| 9 | For the Christian , it is natural that God should become a person at the Incarnation rather than a dog or a stone , not necessarily because persons are somehow more technically advanced on a scale of being , but because they display the qualities that are most to be valued . |
| 10 | Most felt that patient services had , if anything , declined under general management — although not necessarily because of general management . |
| 11 | Visits by RCM workers were liable to be resented by foster parents — not necessarily because they had anything to hide , but because they felt their housekeeping and parental capabilities were being questioned . |
| 12 | This was not necessarily because parents failed to recognize the value of education for their children . |
| 13 | Admittedly , this is a powerful nation , but not necessarily because it was founded on strong principles . |
| 14 | Although these changes are usually the subject of fulminations against wage labour and the evils of rural or urban proletarianization , the conditions of wage labour may prove attractive to villagers and town dwellers , not necessarily because they are duped by promises or pressurized by taxes , but because of the very real specific constraints of non-monetarized social orders . |
| 15 | Arthur Scargill was in no doubt that the government intended to reduce the size of the coalmining industry substantially , through a major programme of pit closures : many tens of thousands of miners ' jobs would be at risk as more and more pits were declared uneconomic , not necessarily because the coal reserves had been worked out but rather because of the perceived costs of mining them , relative to the costs of imports . |
| 16 | It is political , not necessarily because politicians are involved , but because it involves the representation of organisational interests and has scope for bargaining and conflict . |
| 17 | If Soviet women choose to ignore men 's dinner-time conversation it is not necessarily because they lack education : it may be that these women too have difficulty getting a word in and risk being verbally assaulted by men 's sexism . |
| 18 | A man of ninety suddenly finds himself the oldest man in the village not necessarily because he is ninety but because a man of ninety-one died yesterday . |
| 19 | More than 100 delegates at the Association of Children 's Reporters annual study conference at Peebles also heard Prof Chris Turner of Stirling University 's Department of Applied Social Science call for a fresh look at emergency protection for children , not necessarily because the system had worked unsatisfactorily in Scotland . |
| 20 | A firm must , therefore , be aware that its products may face obsolescence in overseas markets , not necessarily because of any technical advance , but because of cultural change . |
| 21 | Merely pushing the lever forwards as far as it will go is not enough because the lock may be very stiff . |
| 22 | Even forgiving her and cleansing her was not enough because tomorrow 's another day , tomorrow 's got it 's temptations and wonderful though forgiveness is I need more than just being forgiven . |
| 23 | A little broom has been planted , but not much because it is a fire hazard . |
| 24 | That was some comfort , but not much because the Trunchbull was totally unpredictable . |
| 25 | The team says this is not so because administrators dislike them , or that they are hardly aware of them . |
| 26 | But on the Carvin this is not so because they have set the on/off facility at such a point that only the ‘ send ’ side is affected , leaving your last reverb treated signal to die away naturally . |
| 27 | Rolt warns that this is not so because that spirit can only express itself in creative activities in which work and leisure are facets of one whole . |
| 28 | Cooke says : ‘ Egg pasta is certainly preferred by many chefs not only because of its excellent colour and flavour , but because it offers them the possibility of upgrading their pasta menus , thus increasing their profits . ’ |
| 29 | I do this not only because the issues are easier to grasp in the case of perception than in the case of voluntary movement , but also because neurophysiologists of movement are less prone to wild claims than neurophysiologists of perception : most of the former would admit that we do not yet have the faintest idea how voluntary activity is able to utilize or over-ride reflex pathways ; how we mobilize so-called ‘ motor programmes ’ when we need them ; or even where in the nervous system voluntary movement is initiated . |
| 30 | Conventional gestures are valuable not only because they often appear in the epics themselves , but also because they are universally recognised as a means of communication in real life and have been used on the stage since the earliest days of the theatre . |