Example sentences of "not be a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been surprising had there not been a ripple of unease running through the Jenkins family . |
| 2 | Soviet interest in foreign technology therefore has not been a response to detente , but to perceptions of internal need , and increases in trade flows have not always coincided with greater political relaxation . |
| 3 | the problem has not been a lack of information the problem has been a saturation of information |
| 4 | So it has no official status whatsoever and has not been a subject of consideration by the County Council . |
| 5 | Afterwards , the actor was swept from the courtroom and along the corridors , closely pursued by screaming fans and on to the court steps , where he said in a prepared statement : ‘ This has not been a case about homosexuality and I resent any suggestion that it was . |
| 6 | Elder abuse has not been a priority for research or for developing practice guidance for social workers and other staff who have direct contact with older people . |
| 7 | The large number of Cabinet ministers who have resigned or been dismissed have not been a focus for dissent . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , no measures were taken against him at the Restoration , suggesting perhaps that he had not been a republican by choice and may have worked towards the return of Charles II . |
| 9 | As I have made clear , for some time the question of recognising Yugoslav republics , especially Croatia and Slovenia , has not been a matter of principle — clearly they will not be willing to go back into any entity called Yugoslavia . |
| 10 | Which may or may not be a kind of madness . |
| 11 | It should not be a question of making do with what we have but a question of what we should have . |
| 12 | It may not be a case of capacity or no capacity . |
| 13 | A further possibility which is suggested by Lord Denning 's judgment is that in such circumstances it may not be a case for injunction but only for damages . |
| 14 | This was also in the field of contempt of court and the rule which had been evolved was that Form N78 ( Notice to show cause why there should not be a committal to prison ) had to be signed by ‘ the proper officer ’ of the county court and that unless this was done , it was an invalid notice . |
| 15 | Thirdly , just because preferences are subjective , it does not follow that there will not be a degree of consensus about them . |
| 16 | This example suggests that having such a membership should not be a pre-requisite of representativeness , but it may be a relevant factor to take into account . |
| 17 | There can not be a taxonomy without differentiation into more than one sub-species : the creation of one sub-division presupposes the existence of at least one other . |
| 18 | ‘ That might not be a bit of harm ! ’ they smiled back . |
| 19 | Thus the early killing age at Walton need not be a reflection of success in animal husbandry . |
| 20 | So it may not be a problem with room bookings it 's probably a problem with Jo . |
| 21 | Alexander seems to have shared this insouciant attitude to the economic problem , arguing at one stage that there should not be a problem of competition for manpower between civilian and military uses as ‘ a slight increase in productivity ’ would solve the manpower gap . |
| 22 | This will not be a service of repetition or speculation . |
| 23 | This will not be a service of repetition or speculation . |
| 24 | It can not be a lack of expertise , given the framework . |
| 25 | The new category of licence would not be treated as a Part IV Licence except that the question of there already being sufficient licensed premises in the area would not be a factor for consideration in an application for a cafe-style licence . |
| 26 | He is clear , I think , that there would not be a Secretary of State for Scotland , but that is not the Labour party 's view . |
| 27 | I had hoped that the hon. Gentleman was going to say whether he was in favour of the Liberal Democrats ' position that there should not be a Secretary of State and on Labour 's position that there should be . |
| 28 | Councillors want an assurance that RAF Valley will not be a casualty of defence review cuts . |
| 29 | A disposition can not be a transfer of value if , broadly , it was made without the intention of conferring any gratuitous benefits ( s10(1) ) . |
| 30 | A disposition is a very wide term and for instance a transfer out of assets by trustees to a tenant for life although it would not be a transfer of value would nevertheless be a disposition . |