Example sentences of "[ex0] [be] not [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The raked-back headstock has been scarfed-on between the nut and the machines , indicating measures of economy in manufacture ( it 's supposedly stronger , too , but with maple there 's not normally a strength problem ) . |
| 2 | There 's nothing in the picture I do n't , there 's not even a television aerial or |
| 3 | There 's not even a bloody drainpipe . ’ |
| 4 | There 's not even a human being in the warehouse involved . |
| 5 | There 's not even a definite difference |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , kid , there 's not always a Why , just a How and a When . ’ |
| 7 | There 's not really a practical to move the cell point to around every single blank cell on your spreadsheet . |
| 8 | There 's not really a lot of difference though is there between |
| 9 | There 's not only a vast choice , but most are available in all sorts of materials and designs . |
| 10 | Pop culture acknowledges the sign of ‘ gayness ’ , but there is not yet a whisper of female sexual autonomy , of lesbianism . ’ |
| 11 | How would it be possible to take the two applications together when , thanks to the Government 's incompetence , there is not yet a scheme to run trains to King 's Cross ? |
| 12 | Once the relationship of occupier and trespasser is established , there is not automatically a duty . |
| 13 | This is the idea that there is not just a single history for the universe . |
| 14 | The answer seems to be that the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics means that there is not just a single history for the universe but a whole family of possible histories . |
| 15 | Among lovers of early music , however , it is recognized throughout the world that there is not just a choral tradition in England but also ( to quote a French reviewer ) a nouvelle école anglaise de chant . |
| 16 | There is not even a postcard to buy , let alone a stamp . |
| 17 | When roads , buildings , telegraph-poles and trees are in view , it is easy to judge distances , but in the desert , where in the morning and evening there is not even a haze to blur distant outlines , it is nearly impossible . |
| 18 | There is not even a tiny bit of me that is curious to learn the Royal Family 's views on wildlife , horse-racing , horticulture , the ozone layer , organic farming , spelling for seven-year-olds , ten-pin bowling or the Save The Children Fund . |
| 19 | Here we have left the Highlands behind and there is not even a single Munro to look at and admire . |
| 20 | There is not even a staffroom . |
| 21 | There is not even a significant change in the local situation . |
| 22 | Not only has British school librarianship no very long tradition of multimedia interest ( Shrewsbury School in 1578 notwithstanding ) , there is not even a very secure tradition of school librarianship at all until the post- I 945 era , despite the admirable work of many grammar school teachers in the 19305 . |
| 23 | But the fact that a usually narrow portion of beach is preserved is not an argument against modern erosion by the sea unless there is not even a minor cliff at present high tide level , as there is no means of telling h , ow wide a strip of raised beach has been eroded away by the sea . |
| 24 | For David there is not really a lot more to tell except perhaps that I got some new teeth and as a result a few more pounds have been gained . |
| 25 | It has been suggested that there is not really a contrast between and , since only occurs in weak syllables and no minimal pairs can be found to show a clear contrast between and in unstressed syllables ( though there have been some ingenious attempts ) . |
| 26 | It is worth remembering that even with all the advances in modern medicine , there is not always a ‘ miracle cure ’ for Cystitis , and attacks may well recur . |
| 27 | However there is not always a suitable candidate from the Imperial house , or there may be another powerful count who is preferred . |
| 28 | In matrilineal societies , the father is missing as an important social figure , but there is not always a totemic system operating . |
| 29 | Plainly , there is not always a connection between farming and spelling ; indeed , many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected . |
| 30 | There is not necessarily a direct correlation between government ownership and the degree of government control . |