Example sentences of "not a contract [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 held that no award would be made as defender did not have means and resources to make the payment as there was not a contract of insurance in his favour .
2 The protection is not confined to interference with contracts of employment but where the contract affected is not a contract of employment , there are restrictions on the use of ‘ secondary action . ’
3 Nothing in section 13 is to prevent an act from being actionable in tort on a ground specified in section 13(1) where ( a ) the contract interfered with in respect of which the action is brought is not a contract of employment and ( b ) there has been secondary action which does not satisfy the requirements of section 17 .
4 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 .
5 The emphatic answer is that it is not a contract of sale .
6 The House of Lords held that this agreement was not a contract of sale and that the customer was not a ‘ buyer . ’
7 Therefore the hire-purchase agreement was not a contract of sale within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act .
8 A contract of barter , i.e. where goods are exchanged for other goods — lacks this element and is not a contract of sale .
9 It was held that the contract in relation to the World Cup coins was not a contract of sale .
10 This is not a contract of sale of goods because its principal object is the provision of services , Young & marten v. McManus Childs ( 1968 ) H.L. ) .
11 If the main purpose is something else ( e.g. the provision of labour ) then the agreement is not a contract of sale .
12 In Robinson v. Graves ( 1935 ) the Court of Appeal held that a contract whereby an artist agreed to paint a client 's portrait for him was not a contract of sale of goods .
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