Example sentences of "not a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | Lord John Russell , who at that time was not a member of Palmerston 's Government , said that he had heard that Panmure did not want a new building for the War Department , and he hoped that : |
| 33 | While in the library , the young user is an individual — not a member of Miss Jones 's class , or one of the Polish community , or ‘ a typical teenager ’ , or so-and-so 's daughter or son . |
| 34 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 35 | If either partner is not a member of the Society their application must be approved in writing by two adult members of the Society . |
| 36 | I do not have a handicap because I am not a member of a club , will never be able to afford to join one and ca n't afford the high green fees around London to play regularly enough to improve my game . |
| 37 | I believe Smeeton was then serving at the Admiralty , he was not a member of 800X Squadron . ’ |
| 38 | Thomas Courtney was not a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | Hundreds of customers could lose their bookings because the company was not a member of the Association of British Travel Agents . |
| 43 | Britain , along with Denmark and Norway , as well as Ireland ( which was not a member of EFTA ) , had lodged applications to join the EEC , and their initial negotiations with the Six seemed to be progressing satisfactorily . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | 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 . |
| 46 | 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 ) . |
| 47 | Joyce later described himself , when applying for his German military passport , as a believer in God but not a member of any church . |
| 48 | 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 . |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | 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 . |
| 52 | If a is not a member of A we write unc and say " a does not belong to A " . |
| 53 | " 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 . " |
| 54 | That she is not a member of a Union , and is , therefore , more amenable to the will of the employer as the absolute rule of the workshop . |
| 55 | 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 . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | Wolfson is not a member of the association and , with its current policy , would not be eligible for membership . |
| 58 | 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 ) . |
| 59 | I should perhaps add that I was not a member of the committee who heard these appeals in the first hearing since I became involved only when your Lordships who sat in the first hearing suggested a second hearing under my chairmanship and accordingly I have not been asked to consider this matter apart from the discussion of the extracts from Hansard which have been put before us in this appeal . |
| 60 | Following this , a single probe letter was presented to one or other visual half-field and the subject 's task was to respond , using the left hand , as fast as possible to indicate whether the visually presented letter was or was not a member of the auditorily presented memory set . |