Example sentences of "he [was/were] [not/n't] [art] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He was n't a stranger to me , ’ Jenna protested . |
| 2 | ‘ A man would have to supply some sort of evidence that he was not a slave to the State , a spy of the KGB . |
| 3 | He was not a man to be taunted into action ; his function was to eject troublemakers . |
| 4 | He was not a man to whom gracious speech came easily and his cheeks , roughened and weathered by years of riding on the open moor , twitched as he sought for words . |
| 5 | It was argued that the sentencer has failed to give weight to the effect on the appellant 's wife and child if he were deported , and that his good behaviour while on bail indicated that he was not a threat to the country if he remained . |
| 6 | He says in the prologue to the Gospel that he was not a witness to the events themselves ( 1:1–4 ) |
| 7 | Subsection ( 2 ) is in wide terms , enabling the court to make an order against a person even though he was not a party to the transaction with the company : |
| 8 | It would arise where a defendant could not prove , on the balance of probabilities , that his story was correct , that someone else was responsible for causing personal injury or damage to the vehicle taken or to other vehicles and articles , and that he was not a party to the offence . |
| 9 | And that is why Peter 's office decided long ago that he was not the person to be first to hear news about the latest software products . |