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not any #1 (permalink) Tue Feb 07, 2012 23:42 pm   not any
 

Are these sentences correct:

1-Not any member of this group may leave the room.
2-Not just any member of this group may leave the room.
(Meaning of 1 and 2: Only some members of this group may leave the room.)

3-Not any of us may leave the room.
4-Not just any of us may leave the room.
(Meaning of 3 and 4: Only some of us may leave the room.)

5-Not any one of us may leave the room.
6-Not just any one of us may leave the room.
(Meaning of 5 and 6: Only some of us may leave the room.)
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not any #2 (permalink) Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:39 am   not any
 

In general, the sentences are incorrect. You would instead use the forms that you wrote in brackets. If I were trying a cheesy sales pitch, I might say "Not just anyone can buy this house. No sir! You need to be special."
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not any #3 (permalink) Wed Feb 08, 2012 13:20 pm   not any
 

Wow, just WHERE do you find THESE sentences, Navi?!
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not any #4 (permalink) Thu Feb 09, 2012 13:04 pm   not any
 

Thank you both.

I have to confess that I made them up. I thought they might work. I don't use sentences like these though. I was just testing to see if that "structure" could work.
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