Example sentences of "[coord] not because [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , people go into pubs for their individuality and not because they want a clone of McDonalds . ’ |
| 2 | Treatment Centres take the sufferers through the first five steps of the recovery programme in as many weeks in order to lessen their dread in anticipation in the future and not because they believe that it is really possible to recover at that speed . |
| 3 | And not because you 've a foolish wee fancy in your mind that I require cosseting ? ’ |
| 4 | I froze not because I am not proud to have worked for my company , and indeed consider myself fortunate to have done so — and not because I do not admire my company and put everything that I can into serving it . |
| 5 | What I get out of these ads is a feeling that it may be time to ban all beer commercials from television , but not because they encourage young people to drink . |
| 6 | Insurance companies do end up paying most of the punitive damages in the United States , but not because they have sold punitive-damages insurance to businesses . |
| 7 | I wish my father and mother lived together , but not because I care whether they 're happy or not . |
| 8 | ‘ I will go on to the senior slopes , but not because I have anything to prove — to you or anyone else . |