Example sentences of "not a [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is not a member of the Communist Party . |
| 2 | While the others went on to further success he fought and eventually won a battle against alcoholism , but his writing partnership with Cleese did not survive it , and , at his own choice , he was not a member of the Python film company Prominent Features . |
| 3 | I do n't mind you at all , but the boys they 'd be suspicious of anyone who 's not a member of the police force , and that 's how people will see you : you 're not a member of the force ’ ( FN 23/10/87 , p. 20 ) . |
| 4 | I do n't mind you at all , but the boys they 'd be suspicious of anyone who 's not a member of the police force , and that 's how people will see you : you 're not a member of the force ’ ( FN 23/10/87 , p. 20 ) . |
| 5 | The latest available figures for Holland , Belgium and Austria ( which , though not a member of the EMS , pegs its currency to the D-mark ) show that output remains fairly buoyant . |
| 6 | But Beveridge was not a member of the post-war Labour Government . |
| 7 | Charles was only here on sufferance , not a member of the club . |
| 8 | This was star billing indeed for a junior minister and Sir Robin Day mischievously asked Mr Major why Mrs Shephard was in the line-up if she was not a member of the Cabinet . |
| 9 | A certain Mr Tomlinson was in trouble ‘ having several times played in the upper part of the links with some gentleman who was not a member of the Club and who had on each occasion omitted to pay his green fee ’ ( at this time 2s. 6d . ) . |
| 10 | The NCT is not a member of the campaign . |
| 11 | But Palmerston 's surprise at the announcement seems genuine , and Hall , who was not a member of the Cabinet , probably failed to keep it informed about his proposals . |
| 12 | ‘ It is permissible for the data to be used for accident prevention purposes , but the source of the information must not be divulged to anyone who is not a member of the Authority . ’ |
| 13 | If either partner is not a member of the Society their application must be approved in writing by two adult members of the Society . |
| 14 | Thomas Courtney was not a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists . |
| 15 | Crewe boss Gradi is the only manager of a club in either the Premier or Football League not a member of the organisation — and it 's partly down to the incorrect spelling of his surname . |
| 16 | A debenture holder is not a member of the company and is entitled to interest on his debenture stock whether the company earns a profit in the accounting year or not . |
| 17 | A liberalised single market , often referred to as ‘ Fortress Europe , , could well create obstacles to outsiders — and Switzerland is not a member of the EC . |
| 18 | Hundreds of customers could lose their bookings because the company was not a member of the Association of British Travel Agents . |
| 19 | A few weeks later , he also reported with some amusement how he had involved a colleague ( not a member of the group ) in discussion about another pupil when he had caught both himself and his colleague ‘ fixing ’ the child inadvertently in his bad behaviour . |
| 20 | The firm has been campaigning since November 1991 to receive results at the same time as the Japanese press — a privilege denied it because it is not a member of the Tokyo Stock Exchange press club , where securities companies post earnings announcements in members ' pigeon-holes . |
| 21 | Although the pilot was not a member of the PFA , he was aware of the requirement to land at Cranfield by 1230 hrs — an air display was due to start at 1300 hrs ( 1400 hrs local ) . |
| 22 | Every middle-class employee is certainly not a member of the bourgeoisie , but most sociologists would also feel that the middle class are not true proletarians either , even though they own no wealth . |
| 23 | Responding to Heath 's invitation , Wilson wrote that he was not a member of the Conservative Party , or of any political party , and while he was willing to assist the Advisory Committee by participating in the work of its study group on post-war crime , he would not wish to do so if the implication of his participation was to become politically committed . |
| 24 | He argues that the Common Agriculture Policy should be scrapped and he would ideally prefer that the UK was not a member of the EC . |
| 25 | The EC includes France and excludes the USA ; NATO includes the USA , but France ( see table 1.1 ) is not a member of the alliance 's integrated command . |
| 26 | " No , I was not : I 'm not a member of the South Tipperary Brigade , but I heard the details from one of the lads there , and they 've since been confirmed by the Big Fellow himself . " |
| 27 | If , on the other hand , a person decides to invest in a company by taking debentures ( a loan made by the investor to the company which is normally ‘ secured ’ ) that person is not a member of the company and has no involvement in the running of the company . |
| 28 | The examining officer in a scrutiny is a member of the department in which it is to take place , not a member of the central unit , and is normally appointed from within the department . |
| 29 | Wolfson is not a member of the association and , with its current policy , would not be eligible for membership . |
| 30 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that notwithstanding the wording of section 8(2) of the Finance Act 1986 W. Plc. was not a member of the self-regulating organisation Lautro for the purposes of the Act and had no right of appeal to Lautro under the provisions of Lautro 's 1988 Rules ; that Lautro had a duty to act fairly not only to its members but , in appropriate circumstances , to those appointed representatives on which , in accordance with its rules , an intervention notice was to be served ; but that , in determining whether those affected by an intervention notice should be permitted to make representations before the notice was served , Lautro had to balance their interests against the interests of investors pending a full inquiry ; and that , having decided to serve the notice as a matter of urgency , Lautro should not be burdened with the necessity to decide whether time permitted it to receive representations before it served the notice ( post , pp. 575C–G , 576A–C , 577C–D , 579E — 580A , D — 581B , 582E ) . |