Example sentences of "[conj] not [adv] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although they had been unable so far to be sure whether or not either neutrons or gamma rays were being emitted from the cell , if fusion was indeed occurring then there should be evidence within the cathode — helium or tritium should be present , though in very small quantities . |
| 2 | Merger can be applied for when the freehold and leasehold estates become vested in the same person , whether or not both titles are registered . |
| 3 | One particularly helpful observation made by the report was the identification of three key features which , although not exactly prescriptions for success , are certainly aspects that need to be incorporated . |
| 4 | Not that anyone in the company seriously questioned whether the new outlet would be successful ; they had seen American tourists ( although not necessarily Californians ) on holiday in England ‘ going crazy ’ over the designs and assumed people would flock to them in the States . |
| 5 | Weston emphasized to Eliot that not only dramas , but poetry also derived from primitive rites . |
| 6 | Clear seems to be all the rage in the US these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsico pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp being right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe . |
| 7 | Clear seems to be all the rage these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsi Co pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp is right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe . |
| 8 | There is also evidence that not only gods and mythical figures were associated with dolphins and mounted their backs , but children apparently rode wild dolphins in just about every bay , harbour , and inlet of the ancient Mediterranean , and dolphins often befriended sailors and rescued people from the sea , carrying them safely to land . |
| 9 | Is the Minister aware that not only juveniles but adults are committing crimes while on bail and that many crimes now being committed by adults while on bail involve firearms ? |
| 10 | One of the more alarming aspects of these Bank Holiday disturbances was that they highlighted fierce traditions of resistance to the police in working-class neighbourhoods , so that not uncommonly policemen attempting to make street arrests would be set upon by large crowds — sometimes numbering two or three hundred people — shouting ‘ Rescue ! |
| 11 | By extension , then , conservation practices left undone , legislation remaining unheeded , projects that only serve to keep research officers in salary and which never leave the experimental station ( those things not done ) are also political acts and not just omissions , or non-events which do not need explaining . |
| 12 | Although there is an abundance of pre-digitised art commercially available , it is far better to produce your own pictures which are directly relevant to the text and not just illustrations . |
| 13 | To arrive at this viewpoint Miliband argued that society was stratified by a number of elites — social , economy ( including managers and not just owners ) , bureaucratic and political — each of which had its own basis of power . |
| 14 | Erm and not just shoes . |
| 15 | ( Such concepts are relevant to the use of all renewable resources and not just forests . ) |
| 16 | And not just Europeans ? |
| 17 | So when you look at the election programmes , Civic Forum is the only one with a proper economic policy and not just slogans . |
| 18 | The RSPB generally endorses the CC recommendations but considers that its own proposals provide better protection for all wildlife features and not just moorlands . |
| 19 | And not just students but their teachers would do well to acknowledge themselves neophytes . |
| 20 | The quiz will contain some sixty questions covering general knowledge and not just railways . |
| 21 | Note that there is a general duty to provide family centres for all children and not just children in need . |
| 22 | Moral theorists , and not just liberationists , get very excited about marking out the differences between cases which are ‘ morally relevant ’ and those which are not . |
| 23 | This is especially desirable in the light of our manifest ability to parse — that is , to produce judgements as to grammaticality , and not just judgements that are grammatical . |
| 24 | And because the comparison is between sense-units and not just words , there is often enough room for debate over whether a particular B-line is more precise than its A-line . |
| 25 | One even comes across the occasional flattering remarks in the French press , which shows that there are a number of people in France , and not just Gaullists , who understand the British defence of their parliamentary sovereignty quite well . |
| 26 | Students ' union secretary Stuart Kahn called on the Government to ensure the new universities were properly-funded ‘ and not just universities in name ’ . |
| 27 | Every night of the week and not just Thursdays |
| 28 | Once he had tried to extract so much from her , and not just details of the Tace affair . |
| 29 | My hon. Friend will recognise that , in introducing the concept of premiums into income support , we have made it possible to concentrate help on those who most need it , and not least families with young children . |
| 30 | Among the numerous animals represented were bears , tigers , elephants , tortoises and not least dragons , inhabitants of clouds and bringers of rain . |