Example sentences of "not a [noun sg] to the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The James Brothers ( Pembrokeshire Aviation Group , 36pp , illus , sbk , £4.00 inc p&p ) by Paul Williams is not a reference to the infamous Jesse and Frank James of cowboy legend , but tells the story of Howard and Hebbie James from Pembroke , two of Wales ’ aviation pioneers . |
| 2 | His efforts to recover them have been hampered by the fact that Britain is not a subscriber to the 1970 UNESCO convention for the return of cultural property to its country of origin . |
| 3 | Samuel Richardson , though not a subscriber to the first volume , had taken an interest in Leapor , who was in his eyes perhaps a more tragic Pamela . |
| 4 | This was not a threat to the capitalist class , however , because the leaders of the trade unions and workers parties were normally incorporated into the political system and educated to the imperatives and requirements of capitalism . |
| 5 | The first is the successor State , which by definition was not a party to the relevant treaty ; the second is the ‘ genuine ’ third party to a treaty concluded by the predecessor State . |
| 6 | First , the sending State 's liability arises from acts that may be committed in a country which is not a party to the European Convention on Human Rights . |