Example sentences of "not a [noun sg] to [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , not a Rebel to your Hymen 's Law , |
| 2 | ‘ And then , years later , when Ryan died with not a penny to his name , I jumped to all the wrong conclusions — and , of course , you let me . |
| 3 | Certainly individual ammonoid species became extremely widespread , and oceans were not a barrier to their distribution . |
| 4 | This recurred for several nights , and she simply reasoned that whatever it was not a danger to her life . |
| 5 | The truth is the bulk of the £250M shortfall in Poll Tax , a debt mountain that has steadily grown over three years , is owed not by rebels , but by people who have n't a penny to their name . |
| 6 | He had n't a penny to his name . |
| 7 | You have n't a penny to your name . " |
| 8 | I 'll admit I 'd like to have your confidence in this but it is n't an obstacle to our friendship . |