Example sentences of "[prep] not [adv] an " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Manufacturing is seen as not quite an acceptable career for educated people . |
| 2 | So deep-rooted were his various obsessions and so pronounced his self-importance that he came to be regarded in some quarters as not merely an individualist but something of a crank . |
| 3 | So Smith is arguing that Freud 's analyses were conducted at a time when society was still undergoing a fundamental shift towards not only an industrialised society but one characterised by the growth of large cities . |
| 4 | The flaw lies in his initial premise that if the use of a weapon is illegal , then ‘ any threat of such use — including not only an ostentatious brandishing of arms ( such as a menacing ‘ demonstration burst ’ ) , but also their research and development , manufacture , stockpiling and deployment ’ must be illegal . |
| 5 | Of all JTR 's contemporary Brother Brushes the one that has stood the test of time in not just an historical context is William McTaggart . |
| 6 | I do n't wish to take this analogy any further but if the teacher-research movement can succeed in raising the profile of research in everyday teaching , I am sure that it would lead to not only an improvement in the status of teachers but also act as a spur to research itself . |