Example sentences of "not [prep] [noun sg] [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adult deaf activities were not of course confined to sports . |
| 2 | This phenomenon will be illustrated using pseudo-synonymy , although pseudo-relations are not in principle limited to synonymy . |
| 3 | The argument that is to be found most frequently in the writings of the philosophers who held this conception does not in fact relate to colours and sounds , though colours and sounds certainly received a good deal of attention . |
| 4 | Lord Bridge did not in fact refer to section 6(1) of the Act of 1977 which was the precursor to section 69(1) , but I accept that he must be assumed to have had it in mind . |
| 5 | She was annoyed to discover that Wendy was not in fact married to Ken : it meant she had to tear up one certificate and start making out another . |
| 6 | As we shall see in the next chapter these very high strengths are not in fact confined to glass fibres but can be got from almost any solid , glassy or crystalline . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not in line to go to bed with you in order to keep my job ! ’ she told him bluntly . |
| 8 | The first clear indication of a real shift in attitude towards the Roman Empire comes not from evidence relating to Euric himself , but rather from a letter of Sidonius discussing the accusations levelled against the prefect of Gaul , Arvandus , in 468 . |
| 9 | Since , as has throughout been common ground , the defendants were not at liberty to divulge to others information acquired as agents for Mr. Brant , the defendants could not tell the plaintiff the true position without breaching their duty to Mr. Brant . |