Sentence examples for was getting not from inspiring English sources

"When I signed on to work with Keanu it was clear I was getting not an actor but a collaborator," Mr. Rinsch said.

This might be translated to mean that Bill Henrickson didn't seem to have the right to all of the sex he was getting — not the way Don Draper, by virtue of his emotional afflictions, has the right on "Mad Men".

But it's also true that all the architects who were commissioned to come up with site plans produced designs for actual buildings, just as Libeskind did, and that when Libeskind's plan was chosen the public was given the impression that it was getting not just a site plan for Ground Zero but a fairly complete vision for the sixteen acres.

"We're getting not marbles but dinosaur eggs.

It was getting lighter, not darker, outside.

So shouldn't borrowing be getting dearer not cheaper?

And things are getting worse, not better.

The situation is getting worse, not better.

It's getting worse, not better.

Make sure the food you're getting is not expired.

It's getting easier, isn't it?