Example sentences of "[conj] [not/n't] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is difficult to say whether or not a transfer of a house by the husband to the wife in , for instance , a " clean break " is " less in money or money 's worth than the value in money or money 's worth of the consideration provided " ( s339(3) ( c ) ) so there is always a risk that a conveyance or transfer following the court order or agreement may be attacked by a husband 's trustee in bankruptcy and the wife can not be absolutely safe until the five year period has expired . |
| 2 | ‘ A banker without money is like a doctor without pills ’ , commented American banker George Wood some 25 years ago , but a recent question for some banks recently was whether or not a judge in Chancery would dispense a ruling in their favour . |
| 3 | Used to test theories and interpretations relating to technology and subsistence , experiments can also test the very basic interpretations that are carried out during the course of an excavation : whether or not a hole in the ground functioned as a pit or a posthole , what a particular pit was used for , and so on . |
| 4 | An action purporting to have been commenced against a person who is dead at its commencement is treated as if it had been commenced against his estate , whether or not a grant of representation had been issued at its commencement ( Ord 5 , r 8(3) ) . |
| 5 | ‘ an incorporated company ( whether or not a company within the meaning of the Companies Act ) which the Court of Session has jurisdiction to wind up ; … |
| 6 | However this time , whether or not a change of ownership makes any difference to that permission , I intend to lodge an official complaint . |
| 7 | Each member country agrees that any tariff concession or trade advantage granted to one country , whether or not a member of GATT , shall be granted to all member countries . |
| 8 | Whether there is a special attraction or not a visit to the Bluebell is a memorable occasion . |
| 9 | In two respects , it is open to the courts to insist that the constable 's decision must be a reasonable one ; there must first be reasonable grounds on which the constable is entitled to rely in deciding in the first place whether or not a breach of the peace is likely to occur . |
| 10 | What factors may the policeman take into account in deciding whether or not a breach of the peace is likely ? |
| 11 | Furthermore , any act which falls within the express or implied powers of the vendor contained in its memorandum of association , whether or not a breach of duty on the part of the vendor 's directors , will be binding on the vendor if it is approved or subsequently ratified by the shareholders . |
| 12 | Whether or not a reform of this kind will lead , as Sir Keith Joseph maintained , to a general raising of standards of achievement , it has been interpreted as a further encroachment on the part of central government into what is taught and learned in schools . |
| 13 | The European study asked a slightly different question : whether or not a policy of immediate angioplasty was preferable to a non-invasive strategy ? " 367 patients with acute MI were treated with rt-PA thrombolytic therapy ( Table 3 ) . |
| 14 | Having looked at assessment and verification and the people involved it is appropriate to consider whether or not a process of approval ( sometimes called ‘ validation ’ ) should be developed and applied to organisations wishing to offer particular types of provision . |
| 15 | Finally , although not a criticism of our method — indeed , if anything , quite the contrary — it should be noted that for several of our chosen authors it was possible to arrive at more than one ‘ diagnosis ’ that fell within the general category of psychosis . |
| 16 | Although not a feature of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 , a major justification for the introduction of literary forfeiture legislation in the United States of America and Australia was that it would facilitate compensation for victims of crime . |
| 17 | So it would actually be very straightforward to do this , although not a couple of problems in this model that we ought to just say something about alright , the specification of four does present a couple of problems right . |
| 18 | The right of rescission may also extend to the occurrence of certain events which , although not a breach of warranty , may lead to the acquirer being unwilling to proceed ( for example , a major fire ) . |
| 19 | Boyfriends are encouraged to visit , although not a lot of them do . |
| 20 | No that 's a word that not a dot to dot |
| 21 | It 's something that not a lot of people take notice of , as I say , until they become a victim of it . |
| 22 | She was going very slowly and breathing heavily in her resolve that not a drop of whisky should be spilled . |
| 23 | But they do admit that it 's still more often than not a case of all talk and no action when boys discuss sex in the playground . |
| 24 | You know that that 's about all the room there was was honestly was a table and chairs and more often than not a couple of us had to sit on the stairs . |
| 25 | More often than not a shoal of big bream , particularly a small shoal of very big bream , does not remain in a swim for long . |
| 26 | Although she had not bought the smoke ball from the Company , it was held that there was a contract between her and the Company , albeit not a contract of sale . |
| 27 | By 1892 there were 340 members and not a foreigner among them ( Americans did n't count ) . |
| 28 | Pahl and Winkler , however , construct an ideal type of corporatist system , and not a description of contemporary Britain . |
| 29 | During pre-trial hearings at the Old Bailey , Mr Greenway 's counsel argued that he should be tried by his fellow MPs and not a court of law . |
| 30 | ‘ And not a porter in sight . |