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Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] to a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	These arguments apply just as much where there is a non-cumulative several liability , not annexed to a joint liability , as they do where it is so annexed .
2	Even my wife , enlightened , but energetically gregarious , upon my expressing my desire not to go to a certain gathering would say , ‘ Normal people like parties , they want to go . ’
3	Until the 1988 Act , all a person had to do to gain copyright protection for a design was to make a drawing of the design in such a way that the design could be recognized from the drawing ( as long as the design did not relate to a spare part ) .
4	ABOVE Ventilation is vital for dogs travelling in cars , but do make sure that they are not exposed to a powerful draught which could affect their eyes .
5	The plaintiff was in any case prevented from bringing an action by the statutory provision , which is not limited to a bare right of passage and is not lost by the taking of a photograph .
6	Unlike the Magistrates ' Court , the Crown Court 's jurisdiction is not limited to a given area .
7	These are not strictly part of our ‘ urban ’ concerns , but they do show how Harré 's and Goffman 's ideas , as well as Giddens 's concept of ‘ locale ’ are not limited to a particular scale .
8	It is not limited to a particular place .
9	Although the garden is not arranged to a precise colour scheme , Connie has strong views on colour , ‘ I ca n't be doing with strong , deep reds so I use them only in moderation . ’
10	Of course , this problem could be eased by reducing the number of constituencies in Scotland and Wales , but since Labour has overwhelming strength in Wales and majority support in Scotland , the idea of cutting down their representatives in the Commons did not appeal to a Labour Government .
11	For these reasons I have considered anxiously whether , if the law should be held not to provide to a local government authority the right to sue for libel , the need for adequate protection of the reputation of such an authority would be sufficiently met by other remedies .
12	However , talk within the argument and not addressed to a specified individual may be in Creole or in British English , with a single turn often containing elements of both .
13	All activity is generated by the Mind in its normal waking or sleeping state which moves from one sensation to the next , and unlike the external senses which provide knowledge , Mind is not confined to a specific field of operation .
14	Perhaps its most important aspect is that it is not confined to a particular region .
15	In modern times [ h ] -dropping — like -in' for ( ing ) — is extremely widespread and well established : as we have noted above , it is not confined to a particular region ( as voicing of initial fricatives is , for example ) .
16	We recommend that future project initiatives of this kind should give much more thought to the structures and procedures , both within project schools and at the level of overall planning and coordination which are required to ensure that initiatives are not confined to a particular time period or grant , and that the inservice implications of good practice resulting from the project are capitalised upon .
17	Loose coupling relations do not refer to a specific version of a module — only to its name .
18	Loose coupling relations do not refer to a specific version of a module — only to its name .
19	They can be translated into English either by using a similar ‘ dummy ’ subject , They speak English , where they does not refer to a specific agent , or by using the passive voice , English is spoken .
20	It has already been noted that a criterion statement such as " can add two whole numbers summing to between 100 and 1,000 " does not refer to a precise domain .
21	‘ Lifetime ’ partners do not refer to a finite time period but to partners since first sexual intercourse ‘ so far ’ ; this may be the most inaccurate measure because of difficulties of recall , whereas discrepancies over shorter time intervals are much smaller .
22	He should believe in her character , and not object to a past action she could not avoid .
23	v. Henn and Darby , where the Court of Appeal held that the term ‘ quantitative restrictions ’ in Article 30 of the EEC Treaty did not cover a total prohibition on imports on the grounds that such a restriction was not related to a quantitative measure , whereas the case law of the European Court had clearly established that the term in question covered both outright bans and quotas on imports .
24	Old stopcocks were not made to a standard size and it may take some searching in plumbers ’ merchants to find something that will enable you to connect new copper pipe .
25	Drawings were not done to a standard scale ; the metric system was just being introduced in France and its conquered territories , where it replaced a range of different miles , fathoms , feet and inches ; and there were no standard interchangeable parts , even nuts and bolts and screws being individual .
26	As the transmitter itself is not connected to a real earth or ‘ ground ’ it is essential that the instrument used is adequately screened and all wiring connections are in good condition .
27	There is , I think , no material distinction between interpreting the law for the purposes of applying it , having due regard to article 10 , and interpreting the law for the purposes of deciding , when the point has not been finally decided by the courts , whether the law does or does not provide to a local government authority the right to sue for libel .
28	The power to direct that the prohibition is not to apply to a refused application enables an applicant , whose application has been refused on grounds which are remediable or because of circumstances which are liable to change , tore-apply within a shorter period .
29	No , I am not going to a fancy dress party , but to work .
30	audit methodology not geared to a systems-based approach ;