Example sentences of "[vb -s] not just [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The term Earth Mysteries covers not just ancient sites but also the people who visited them and found them significant in their lives . |
| 2 | But this novel has not just one but two barmen who could also at a pinch be hailed as lords of language . |
| 3 | In my attempt at a wide-angled overview , however , I shall argue that the camera has not just two but many sides , and that feminist film criticism and theory can only benefit from casting its eye outside a field of vision in which the theory of the gaze and questions of representation and power have been dominant for too long . |
| 4 | One possible answer is that a quasar produces not just one beam , or one pair of oppositely-directed beams , but multiple beams . |
| 5 | For its part , violence involves not just physical force , injuring or annihilating persons , but also |
| 6 | Across to the er , the left , erm , can you erm , create a file linking formula , that links not just one cell , but a whole range of cells . |
| 7 | The 1882 act was the first attempt at an effective conservation law in Britain ; it is the father of all the legislation which protects not just ancient monuments and historic buildings but also sites of scientific importance . |
| 8 | Is it correct to claim , as Marsh does , that aggression is ‘ the inflicting of physical hurt ’ with its associated aim of ‘ subduing or achieving dominance over a rival ’ ( 1978 : 33 ) or should one follow Eibl-Eibesfeldt 's broader definition and classify behaviour as aggressive ‘ if it leads to another party 's being hurt ; this includes not just physical hurt ( injury or destruction ) but any kind of hurt , including annoyance , taunts or insults ’ ( 1978 : 29 ) ? |
| 9 | Many of the previous chapters have been concerned with the description of phonemes , and in 5.2 it was pointed out that the subject of phonology includes not just this aspect ( which is usually called segmental phonology ) but also several others . |
| 10 | The result distorts not just British representation but the make-up of the whole parliament . |
| 11 | That sounds not just splendid , but logical as well . |
| 12 | In all his work he addresses not just those who are enclosed as religious solitaries with special time for attention to their inner development — though he admits that this life-style is most conducive to it — but all those who are predisposed to pursue an inner life . |
| 13 | The give-away is to watch carefully : chlorosis has the same yellowing between the veins , but it begins and becomes more advanced in the topmost leaflet , and is followed not by a pale green leaf continuing to struggle , but by its total collapse and withering as the iron becomes not just short , but wholly denied . |
| 14 | Coalition building , therefore , provides not just personal or political advantage ; it is also an important process for making sure that the ideas that do get developed have merit and broad support . |