Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 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 | Perhaps what has saved it is the fact that it is not situated on a major road . |
| 3 | However , a person is not treated as a seasonal worker if his off-season , or off-seasons in aggregate , do not exceed seven weeks . |
| 4 | However , in Re Cadbury Schweppes Ltd 's Agreement [ 1975 ] 2 All ER 307 a parent company and a subsidiary were not treated as a single person where two companies agreed to accept restrictions on the supply of goods to a third which was a subsidiary of one of them . |
| 5 | In general , they found that parents regarded care on a voluntary basis as helpful and positive — a service to families in times of difficulty that should be more readily offered , not treated as a last resort . |
| 6 | Do you tell me that my brother is not treated in a like manner ? ’ |
| 7 | I sincerely hope that Mrs. X 's complaint was not treated in a dismissive way because , as she readily admitted , she was drunk at the time of the assault . |
| 8 | Despite introducing some dynamic elements into the discussion , these are not treated in a formal way . |
| 9 | When one recalls that for decades geography was not recognized as a scholarly discipline , one can not perhaps be surprised that some scientists have unsuspectingly spent their whole careers studying geography — rather like the well-known character of Molière who did not know that he had been speaking prose all his life ! |
| 10 | The guide is not intended as a one stop reference guide . |
| 11 | It is not intended as a mass-market machine , says Dennis Saloky , DEC 's marketing programmes manager for NT . |
| 12 | It is not intended as a mass-market machine , says Dennis Saloky , DEC 's marketing programmes manager for NT . |
| 13 | Blame can not be laid at the doorstep of any single photographer , designer , journalist or editor — this is not intended as a smug pop at our predecessors , nor a dig at individuals . |
| 14 | Thus , it does not apply where the evidence establishes the existence of a collateral contract ; where it can be shown that the document was not intended as a complete record of the contract terms ; where its existence or operation was dependent upon some prior unexpected stipulation ; or where it was procured by some illegality or misrepresentation . |
| 15 | ‘ Support ’ in the Act is not intended as a universal service for all , but one selectively applied to ‘ children in need ’ . |
| 16 | The ‘ guide ’ is just that and is not intended as a rigid rule . |
| 17 | While not intended as a dogmatic definition , it was in fact little less . |
| 18 | What I think was true was that the Falklands was not regarded as a front-line issue for some period of time , and indeed the forecast was that it would n't really boil up again until August or thereabouts in 1982 . |
| 19 | These applications are not regarded as a mere formality by most courts which may require the originating application to state the grounds in proper detail , for example that the lessor may require to occupy at the expiration of the lease ; that the premises are temporarily surplus to the needs of the lessor ; that the lessee has indicated that he only requires the premises for a limited period ; that there is to be development at the expiration of the term ; that the lessor is only prepared to grant if the section is excluded ; that exclusion of the section has been taken into consideration in negotiations for the rent , or possibly that the premises form part of other premises which brings the provisions of management of the whole into question if the section is not excluded . |
| 20 | The only female character is Billy 's mother , who is not regarded as a good mother , neglecting her youngest son and having a succession of boyfriends . |
| 21 | The attitude of staff is always conditioned by the lead from the top and if cleaning is not regarded as a serious requirement at this level this attitude is quickly communicated to all levels with inevitable results . |
| 22 | was not regarded as a political issue in the sense that it had an important place on the agenda of party politics . |
| 23 | A HUNDRED in your first innings of the season is sweet , and especially so if it 's your team 's third one-day match , and you 've been left out of the first two because you are not regarded as a one-day player . |
| 24 | It is clear , however , that it was not regarded as a useful adjunct to the civil rights agitation . |
| 25 | As Professor Elton has argued , it was not regarded as a constitutional force which deserved notice only when it was opposing or restricting the Crown . |
| 26 | Sharing accommodation with relatives on a permanent basis is not regarded as a desirable option in contemporary British culture , where the image of the normal household is based firmly upon the nuclear family : typically a married couple and their immature children , with possibly the addition of an elderly parent . |
| 27 | She says that science is still not regarded as a safe subject — it makes her sad . |
| 28 | is not justified on a general reading of that case . |
| 29 | Both sections 12 and 14 allow the senior police officer to impose conditions only if he ‘ reasonably believes ’ that the stipulated events will occur , and the Government White Paper expressed the view that the new law would ‘ ensure that demonstrators have an effective means of challenging any decision by the police to impose conditions which is not justified by a real risk of serious disorder , disruption or coercion . ’ |
| 30 | Hence , the requirement for very large rates of return is not justified from a shareholder-wealth viewpoint . |