Example sentences of "not [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The United States argued that Nicaragua had not made a valid declaration under Article 36 ( 2 ) , since the Registry of the Permanent Court had not received a notification of deposit of its ratification of the Protocol of Signature of the Statute . |
| 2 | The shop certainly had not received a coat of paint in a long time and , though looking decrepit , in earlier years the well proportioned double-fronted premises must have been quite smart . |
| 3 | Under Reg 20 , an employer was to deduct tax at source at the basic rate where he had made a payment to an employee in respect of whom he had not received a code of authorisation , subject to certain conditions . |
| 4 | ‘ But Ruth love , ’ Sarah said gently — and she had not uttered a word of reproach — ‘ you need a home ! |
| 5 | Davide had not uttered a word of consolation . |
| 6 | They are selected in the same way as other recruits but not given a contract of employment . |
| 7 | Such a person is not given a right of appeal to the Appeal Tribunal . |
| 8 | Mild diverticular disease seen on barium enema was not considered a cause of anaemia nor was a hiatus hernia , minimal oesophagitis or Barrett 's oesophagus without oesophagitis . |
| 9 | You will find that this can not be pulled out in error ( who has not picked a bit of wool out only to find that it was the marker ! ) and it can either be pulled up tight later as a permanent marker or pulled out and used again . |
| 10 | Every muscle in his body had ached as if stretched to its limit , but it had not made a scrap of difference to his height . |
| 11 | Ltd [ 1985 ] AC 210 , it was held that a property developer , as opposed to a building owner , was not owed a duty of care by a local authority . |
| 12 | There were also procedural shortcomings in that the company had not applied a length of service test , ie , ‘ last in , first out ’ , or given consideration to downgrading Ms Porter . |
| 13 | He has not done a lot of opera but thinks that it is just the way things worked out . |
| 14 | According to one informed source , Microsoft Corp partner Insignia Solutions Inc , has not done a stroke of work on its ‘ WABI-like ’ SoftPC native Windows-on-Unix solution ( UX No 434 ) because it 's been too busy trying to fix NT . |
| 15 | Both Sotheby 's and the lawyers for Lord Northampton have assured us that up till now they have not seen a shred of proof . |
| 16 | That women was not offered a contract of employment or a payment slip , and does not know whether she is an employee or self-employed . |
| 17 | Had he not had a bowl of water in his cell , he too , would have succumbed before his rescuers found him . |
| 18 | and it 's everything just to stop you getting at what , well get it then yeah , I 've , I do n't mind some of it , I 've not had a bit of marzipan for I do n't mind these erm almond slices , I quite like them , but I think it must be the texture of the marzipan |
| 19 | Tell her I 'll starve to death , cos I 've not had a bit of cake ! |
| 20 | ‘ I 've not had a cup of tea all night , ’ she says . |
| 21 | I have not had a cup of tea since I came here , as the coffee is so cheap and good . |
| 22 | ‘ We have not got a lot of money and we have got to just get on with the job of trying to sort things out on the field . |
| 23 | So you know quarter to a third and er it 's not got a lot of land with it and of course it 's not mentioned a great deal in directories . |
| 24 | Trouble is though as you say he 's not got a lot of hair really has he ? |
| 25 | She 's not got a lot of time for him now , I can pretty well reveal that . |
| 26 | They 've not got a lot of confidence in the dick department , the ones I know . ’ |
| 27 | Sexual liberation and the easier opportunity of sexual gratification for today 's youth have not produced a lessening of aggression . |
| 28 | The particular point of interest ( Table 12b ) is the extent of any difference between the attitudes of people who are not using or have not used a type of credit , and the attitudes of those who have : when the attitudes of non-users are different , this may suggest either a misapprehension , or sometimes some genuine difference — in either case , perhaps worth further exploration . |
| 29 | The Sky Sports representative said : ‘ We have not shown a lot of athletics and we will be looking to see how viewers respond . |
| 30 | In his own mind he was free to turn against them , despite the terms agreed at Montmirail , because he and they had not exchanged a kiss of peace . |