>   I want to know how to match the space that is not in the start of
> the line.
> 
> for example
>     sss sss
> ^^^^   ^
> I just match the second part of the sample.

You want the "\@<!" modifier:

   \%(^\s*\)\@<!\s

which "Matches with zero width if the preceding atom does NOT 
match just before what follows." as detailed at

   :help /\@<!

In this case, the preceding atom is

   \%(^\s*\)

or "whitespace at the beginning of the line".

-tim



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