Example sentences of "not [adv] [conj] it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were different , ’ he said not unkindly but it was clear he did n't want to talk about those nights . |
| 2 | ‘ T is not herein as it was wont to be , |
| 3 | Erm well what I , what happens , I think that 's good , it 's act it 's not , it 's not inside because it 's encapsulated , it 's not inside because it 's held in there by the socket joint if I draw , draw you a picture , it 's not because the socket joint is so tight it ca n't fall out , is that what you 're saying to me ? |
| 4 | Admittedly , this is a powerful nation , but not necessarily because it was founded on strong principles . |
| 5 | Half a bottle of wine a day — it 's not enough but it 's something . |
| 6 | A little broom has been planted , but not much because it is a fire hazard . |
| 7 | The implication of the term is not only that it is a privileged group but that , as a result , its members will not desire change and so be a conservative force in society . |
| 8 | You know they 're lying because you can see , not only that it is n't pitch dark , but that anyone who is n't blind can see that too . |
| 9 | He defined shared values in the 1980s in the broadest sense , But I maintain not only that it is valid to speak about shared values in that sense , but also that it is that commonality that defines us as a society . |
| 10 | Not only that it 's they come and collect them take them away |
| 11 | yeah , well I was there the other day and erm the bell went and nobody sort of moved and I thought I think , I know , you know , so I got up and I washed me cup of tea like , you know , they looked at me as if you know oh there 's a keen , but I mean I do think it 's important to do that , because not only that it 's not fair for the |
| 12 | It 's not only that it 's all money in n it , that 's why |
| 13 | The happiest occupation for the cornetto is in playing florid divisions on vocal works — chansons , madrigals and the like , to which its ‘ vocal ’ qualities suit it , or in taking the place of the violin in sonatas and canzonas — and not only where it was a declared option , which is what happens in this recording . |
| 14 | It makes sense for this alternative establishment to be pro-European , not only because it is in tune with the music Jacques Delors is making , but because it sees Brussels as a counterpoise to London.This is why it has been pointless to question the sincerity of Kinnock 's conversion to Europe . |
| 15 | Such a circumstance would be most regrettable — and not only because it is one of the functions of education to dispel confusion . |
| 16 | This can not be a proper way , not only because it is irrational and unsystematic , but also because it is patently unfair . |
| 17 | On the contrary , standards require that the information system is consulted at all times , not only because it is impossible to memorise everything but also because it is likely that facts have changed since they were last consulted . |
| 18 | For many reasons , I reject this , not only because it is vile in its implications but because it is theoretically suspect and unsubstantiated by research . |
| 19 | London , to take the most obvious example , is dominant within the UK economy , not only because it is the biggest agglomeration of physical development , nor because it is the largest concentration of employment , nor even because on average and in spite of the poverty within it , it is rich . |
| 20 | Physics was chosen as a representative subject , not only because it is studied by so few women , and is therefore a typically masculine discipline , but also because it tends to be regarded as the most objective , rigorous and , indeed , successful of the pure sciences . |
| 21 | Agency working has aroused interest in Britain not only because it is concentrated in particular local and occupational labour markets but also because of the special status that agency workers have in employment law . |
| 22 | Now I understand that top level sailors welcome the one-design nature of the Grand Prix , not only because it is potentially inexpensive , but because it offers them an even platform from which to display their skills . |
| 23 | Does he agree that gas is better not only because it is transported through its own pipelines and therefore takes transport off the road , but because it is green-clean and thermally more efficient ? |
| 24 | When asked to be more specific about his " unethical " behaviour , Anderson is extremely uncooperative : Anderson 's initiation and subsequent withdrawal of this topic repays our attention not only because it is a striking example of the problems he causes through his disorderly conversational behaviour but also because , like his earlier reference to the linguistic paradox , it suggests that Anderson enjoys " playing " with language , a point which will be returned to later . |
| 25 | And it stays put , not only because it 's in a tight squeeze , but because the microscopic sliced-through cells all around the cork 's perimeter act as an army of suction pads . |
| 26 | This whole question is of importance not only because it was so central to Engels 's book but also because The Origin has rightly been considered a major contribution to the feminist tradition . |
| 27 | Priority was to be given to walking , not only because it was felt that this would give disproportionate environmental benefits and would aid access to public transport , but it would recognise the dominance of local movement by foot transport . |
| 28 | The Government promoted Swahili as a national language not only because it was useful in administration but also because it was seen as an instrument ‘ for uniting the people of the nation 's different tribes ’ . |
| 29 | But if you are the slightest bit interested in this symphony you simply must hear it , and not only because it was recorded only months after première performances conducted by Mravinsky himself . |
| 30 | And it was not only because it was the third time I had heard precisely how that acrobatic quartet achieved congress . |