Example sentences of "not [vb infin] a [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Japan said that the visit did not mark a return to business as usual , even though Japanese banks and businesses had been rapidly reviving business activities . |
| 2 | Thus , as long as the marriage between the husband and wife ( assuming them both to be domiciled in the UK ) is not dissolved , transfer of property between them will not incur a liability to inheritance tax . |
| 3 | The land of a descent group is said to belong to the group as a whole and an outsider to the group does not have a right to cultivation inside the group territory when a member of the gens does so already . |
| 4 | A partner may not submit a dispute to arbitration on his or her own authority . |
| 5 | The precedents in this chapter ( with the exception of Precedents 9 and 10 which are not following a court order ) should not attract a charge to stamp duty as a result of The Stamp Duty ( Exempt Instruments ) Regulations 1987 ( SI No 516 ) ( see Chapter 2 generally as to stamp duty ) . |
| 6 | While soccer 's purists quake at the thought of Graham Taylor bringing in the long-ball game , Ferguson insists Dublin 's arrival will not mean a switch to Route One football at Old Trafford . |
| 7 | Which of the following does not pose a risk to wildlife ? |
| 8 | It is claimed that the new levels of pesticide do not pose a risk to health . |
| 9 | We want , above all else , a system of inspection that does not derive from ideology , that is not a quick fix , that does not represent a commitment to privatisation on the ground that the Department of Education and Science must deliver its element of privatisation . |
| 10 | When I 'm at a crossroads , if I find myself going back to the same place I had a happy encounter , I deliberately go the other way , so I do n't become a slave to habit . |
| 11 | ‘ You ca n't ride a Toddle-bike to school . ’ |
| 12 | I do n't have a thermometer to hand , but I 'll settle for 101 . |
| 13 | If you do n't make a will you ca n't leave a gift to charity . |
| 14 | Sorry to anyone who 'd been hoping for a match report from Newcastle , but I went home to Wakefield the morning after the game and so did n't get a chance to post one . |