Example sentences of "who is not [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But when you look at the legislation , which has been in many ways draconian for the situation which exists today , you have great difficulty in saying who is and who is not under the age of 16 .
2 Just as a hound who is not on the scent will not get his quarry , so the contemplative can not violate the integrity of her own feeling and understanding and force her development .
3 No one but yourself was in the house when I came , barring the cook , who is not of the household .
4 The hon. Member for Eastbourne ( Mr. Bellotti ) , who is not in the Chamber now , complained about the amount that people had to pay .
5 In the Select Committee , the hon. Member for Teignbridge ( Mr. Nicholls ) , who is not in the Chamber now , moved to amend paragraph 88 of the report .
6 Anyone of a moderately sensitive disposition , who is not in the thrall of what Aldous Huxley termed their ‘ idiot monologue ’ of petty rigmarole , but who is sufficiently inwardly tranquil and open to the influence of the landscape , can not fail to be struck by the uncanny quality which the chalk ‘ breathes out ’ at different times of day under particular atmospheric conditions .
7 ( 5 ) The duty imposed by subsection ( 2 ) above in relation to a preference expressed in accordance with arrangements made under subsection ( 1 ) above shall apply also in relation to — ( a ) any application for the admission to a school maintained by a local education authority of a child who is not in the area of the authority ; and … [ ( 6 ) A local education authority shall , if so requested by the governors of an aided or special agreement school maintained by the authority , make arrangements with the governors in respect of the admission of pupils to the school for preserving the character of the school ; and the terms of any such arrangement shall , in default of agreements between the authority and the governors , be determined by the Secretary of State . ]
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