Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb pp] to a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this population is representative of the situation nationally , substantial numbers of patients with end stage liver disease might benefit from liver transplantation , but are not referred to a centre . |
| 2 | As a result , the investigator is not exposed to a number of major sources of bias , such as physical appearance and accent . |
| 3 | War or no war , the Government 's other business had not come to a halt . |
| 4 | In saying that the County Council is not committed to a road which goes north or Knaresborough . |
| 5 | You 're er for the moment you 're not committed to a party , you 've just got to take an individual decision and I know Maastricht is very complicated but there 's a lot of gut feeling as well as precise knowledge about these things , so I want to take a vote . |
| 6 | The giving of warranties by the vendor is not confined to a share sale , though where a target company , rather than assets , is being acquired Newco needs a great deal more warranty protection , as Target 's liabilities may not be easily determinable and , unlike an assets sale , Newco will " acquire " all Target 's liabilities ( ie , the net asset value of Target , on which the purchase price payable by Newco is likely to be based , could be reduced because of undisclosed and unforeseen liabilities which crystallise after completion ) . |
| 7 | I feel so glad that I 've finally found something that works and am not confined to a life of bingeing/vomiting , etc . |
| 8 | The large numbers involved in the various institutions of decision-taking and law-making , the principle of ( usually annual ) rotation among office-holders , and the choice of members of these bodies by lot rather than election , all ensured that participation was not confined to a minority of activists but was spread across the whole citizen body . |
| 9 | A problem immediately arises , however , because it is clear from both Ali and Ata'i that the term was not confined to a grade of medreses , as probably was , or came to be , but retained a wider geographical significance , referring simply to the three cities and their environs . |
| 10 | It is equally clear that the antonym of namely was not confined to a class of medrese , as in all likelihood was , or came to be , but had a much wider usage as an essentially geographical term . |
| 11 | Worse still , the new skiers — beginners — who should have been making up for those who stop because old age or the arrival of infants stops ski holidays — were simply not attracted to a sport when everyone was complaining about bad conditions . |
| 12 | Penetration in many instances is not related to a property of the organism itself , in most instances it 's re related to some form of injury in which the organism is moved from it 's normal skin location to a deep tissue location . |
| 13 | Vincent — partly because of exhaustion — had not written to a soul in months . |
| 14 | David arrived in a beige boiler-suit and trainers , fitting for his serious directness , for he was a shy man when not warmed to a subject : small-talk was not his forte . |
| 15 | PC-Xremote Edition turns a personal computer into an X Window System server so that the user not connected to a LAN can access hosts supporting X via a modem or RS-232 serial connection . |
| 16 | You are NOT CONNECTED to a LIFESPAN communication line |
| 17 | It should be noted that if only one of the shareholders of the company is not connected to a director or manager of the company then the exemption will be unavailable to both the vendors and the purchaser . |
| 18 | Those that are open to him are usually devoted to a purpose , not appropriated to a person : ladies congregate in the morning-room or mistress 's boudoir ; men in the odd room , billiard-room , or library . |
| 19 | She gave the money for the words not used to a boy with ringworm throwing stones at a cat on a wall . |
| 20 | Does the Minister understand that the arrogance and insensitivity of his hon. Friend , who has not agreed to a meeting for about four months now , has been noted not just by Mr. Johnston but by every farmer in the north-east of Scotland ? |
| 21 | He describes how he is not invited to a ball at Harrington but waits in the terrace garden to see ‘ Maud ’ afterwards : |
| 22 | ( ii ) Trusts were not bound to a set form . |
| 23 | ‘ You hate me because I have the cash , you hate me because I 'm not tied to a counter in a shop or slaving down the mines for it . |
| 24 | Kurt and Wolfgang 's main worry was that large-scale unemployment among people not accustomed to a winners-and-losers system , which capitalism is , would create lasting resentments with dire social consequences . |
| 25 | I 've not spoken to a soul in the last fortnight , except for you — sorry , no offence meant . |
| 26 | As the name implies , these are not linked to a company scheme but can be purchased independently from : insurance companies , building societies , banks , unit trusts and friendly societies . |
| 27 | So no VAT liability arises if , following normal negotiations , the tenant receives a rent-free period that is not linked to a supply by the tenant . |
| 28 | Respondents are less than convinced by the Government 's assertion that unemployment is not linked to a breakdown of law and order — 75 per cent disagree with the statement ‘ unemployment has nothing to do with crime ’ . |
| 29 | The Bank of England ( 1990 ) has concluded that the withdrawal of market participants has not led to a reduction in the quality of service or reduced liquidity or competitiveness in the market . |
| 30 | So why has it not led to a rise in conviction rates ? |