Example sentences of "[not/n't] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But not all that much more , not at the actual scene . |
| 2 | The signature of the agreement had been delayed from December 1989 , partly over the question of East German access to the Schengen area , it being finally agreed that border controls would apply only at East Germany 's borders with Poland and Czechoslovakia and not at the existing inter-German border . |
| 3 | It was struck not at the weak man who suffered it but at the strong God who was the man 's master . |
| 4 | The tobacco trade has become part of Gibraltar culture and is legal there , but not at the other end . |
| 5 | Otherwise we , who after all live in the everyday world and not at the atomic level , would be unaware of the observation . |
| 6 | The highest level of system operation thus takes place , not at the normal detailed entity level , but at a level where only functioning spaces are considered . |
| 7 | The drama course for professional performers which does not at the present time qualify for a mandatory award , is fully accredited by the National Council of Drama Training as is the Acting Option of the Graduate Diploma course . |
| 8 | ‘ I ca n't see that it matters , ’ said Betty ; ‘ not at the Agricultural Fair . ’ |
| 9 | She thumbed towards the wall as if her mother were just beyond and not at the far end of the corridor . |
| 10 | It was also the first time that her 21-year-old adopted daughter Soon-Yi , Allen 's new lover , was not at the traditional family meal . |
| 11 | After the publication of the plan , numbers were reduced , though not at the anticipated rate and only in the face of strong criticism from some quarters . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not opposed to specialisation , but certainly not at the tender age of 16 . ’ |
| 13 | It 's feared that without active promotion tourism may suffer in the region , perhaps not at the major centres but at small businesses like bed and breakfasts . |
| 14 | Do n't hesitate , do n't look down , not at the stones , not at the wheels , not at the rushing sleepers . |
| 15 | This is often an unintentional form of steering which happens when the sail is not at the correct angle to the wind — the section of the sail next to the mast does not fill with wind and the driving force acts from a couple of feet farther back . |
| 16 | When Peter and Anna had come for interview , Anna had looked at the hills with hunger , and not at the cramped kitchen or the meanly proportioned sitting-room , and had urged Peter to accept . |
| 17 | It took place not at the Blue Mosque but further along the street in front of the great Mosque of El Mouayad . |
| 18 | John Gummer , the Minister of Agriculture , has been staying not at the Imperial , but at a modest B-&-B at the back of the conference hall . |
| 19 | Otherwise , if the oil is not at the right temperature , you end up boiling the food rather than deep-frying it . ’ |
| 20 | Perhaps before this time the seas were not at the right temperature or did not have the chemical composition to favour the deposition of the lime from which most marine shells and skeletons are constructed . |
| 21 | The class gets used to performing at a particular speed and also the movement becomes greatly disturbed if not at the right tempo . |
| 22 | Not at the OK corral out west , but at the entrance to a dimly lit back court down south … of Glasgow . |
| 23 | The second type of breakage occurs not at the top tie but near ground level , when the extra leverage imparted by wind on the long stem reveals the weak spot in a stake that has been allowed to rot and deteriorate . |
| 24 | By the turn of the century , the majority of women will probably be entitled to the basic pension in their own right , though perhaps not at the full amount . |
| 25 | The former detectives were not at the Old Bailey today , proceedings against them are over . |
| 26 | Turnaround Distribution was not at the fair ; neither was the Women 's Press , nor GMP . |
| 27 | It is quite possible , he wrote , that it will lead nowhere , even when one has begun at the right time in the right spirit , or at least not at the wrong time , in the wrong spirit , with the wrong plans and having made the wrong preparations , with the wrong tools and the wrong principles , on the wrong surface and with the wrong conception . |
| 28 | If " they " wanted him to do any more , then he insisted on being paid ; no , of course not at the proper rates , but enough to make it worth it . |
| 29 | The other end of the bridle has to be tied in a similar way at the rear of the spine , but not at the very tip . |
| 30 | I could n't answer that question because my thoughts were aimed at you , not at the painful roots of my current practice but at you , the conjuring of feelings by the spell and ritual of words , the seducing of you with poetry , I a pedlar tumbling stories before your dais . |