Example sentences of "not [been] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless it was sentimental to want to remember a time when he and this girl had not been strangers to each other . |
| 2 | Again the point was made that the government of the Republic had not been party to any agreement regarding the status of Northern Ireland . |
| 3 | Eight other member country governments favoured a more or less automatic start to stage two in January 1994 , while the UK had not been party to the October 1990 decision and had presented its own " hard ecu " proposals [ see p. 37969 ] . |
| 4 | There remained doubts over implementing the accord , particularly because right-wing factions in the military and the wealthy ruling oligarchy had not been party to the talks , and because hardline elements within the FMLN might not accept the dropping of a previous key demand that either the army be disbanded or its ranks be reduced and the remainder merged into those of the guerrillas . |
| 5 | At least the knights had not been party to the massacre ; they had achieved their task and now looked for suitable reward . |