Example sentences of "[conj] [be] [not/n't] [vb pp] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In general , silvicultural techniques include the regulation of regeneration , species composition and growth and may be designed to enhance aspects of forestry , such as improvement of habitats for wildlife , that are not related to timber production .
2 Nonetheless , R&D that is not related to defence has declined by about 10 per cent since Reagan took office , once inflation is accounted for .
3 The natural meaning of rule 1(4) seems to us to give the expression ‘ costs ’ a meaning that is not confined to litigation costs .
4 The new conditions of sale have been drafted for both domestic and commercial transactions and are not restricted to transactions where the National Protocol is followed .
5 The benefits of massage are endless and are n't confined to body alone .
6 They can thank whatever devils they happen to worship that I have much gentleness in my soul and am not given to vituperation or excessive polemic .
7 The 1977 Porchester report published figures provided by MAFF to indicate the potential loss of agricultural production if 16,000 hectares of Exmoor stayed as rough sheep grazing and were not converted to grassland .
8 This section of the Act is of general application and is not limited to London .
9 Moreover , the test applies to all unusual or unreasonable terms , and is not limited to exclusion and limitation clauses .
10 If the selling shareholder is a corporation , the Revenue takes the view that , because the distribution element is franked investment income and is not charged to corporation tax in the company 's hands , the full amount of the sale price should be brought into account in the company 's computation of chargeable gains .
11 Lexical variation of this type is widespread in Durham and is not restricted to items belonging to any particular grammatical class ; Kerswill reports that it is particularly salient as a sociolinguistic marker sensitive both to the age and social class of the speaker ; but unlike either CSPs or other phonological variables , it is affected very little by speech style .
12 But Aristotle is not just making a sociological point about what is and is not permitted to women in his society .
13 The House held , agreeing with the Court of Appeal , that there is a tort of intimidation , but they also held , reversing the Court of Appeal , that the tort extends to threats by A to break his contract with B and is not confined to threats of criminal or tortious conduct .
14 A disclaimer can be used in relation to any trade description of any goods and is not confined to odometers on motor cars .
15 Jazz gave little away , and was not given to complaint .
16 As Mr Leslie had explained earlier he was completely sober and was not given to imagination , he screwed his eyes up looking for the reason for the footsteps ; he could n't see the feet but heard them quite distinctly passing him in the ballast below .
17 They were treated by ambulancemen after suffering the effects of smoke but were not taken to hospital .
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