Example sentences of "[not/n't] there [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SERAFIN : And thereby have time and energy left to enjoy the open fire which is by our very preference not there to enjoy ? |
| 2 | The Commissioner is not there to canvass for work , but she does consider that publicity is a valid function of her office . |
| 3 | In cases of sex murder the victim is not there to defend herself against accusations that her conduct was so dreadful as to excuse , at least partially , the man 's killing her . |
| 4 | He warned the jury that they were not there to judge anybody , but to decide how the unfortunate Mr Oliver had died , and if there was sufficient evidence to bring criminal proceedings against anybody . |
| 5 | But , the VGA stresses , psychometric testing is not there to glean the wheat and discard the chaff . |
| 6 | I framed my remarks in a hypothetical context following on from delegation to the regional arts boards , and I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman was not there to listen and to learn . |
| 7 | As Eva went into the hostels she realised the Salvation Army was not there to turn people into converts , but that their work must be an extension of Christ 's love : " Jesus Christ did n't say to the man who was filled with many devils — the schizophrenic — " If you follow me I 'll cure you . |
| 8 | Lina 's role was to persuade the Ashleys that journalists were not there to pry , but to promote . |
| 9 | This pattern of occasional rewards ( something we all experience in daily life ) will help your child to maintain a pattern of behaviour even when you are not there to give encouragement to him . |
| 10 | you 're not there to deal with it . |
| 11 | In other words , according to the philosophy of the head teacher , the teachers are not there to teach at all , but merely to supervise the children as they try to learn by themselves . |
| 12 | Remember : the lecturer is not there to teach you . |
| 13 | This is not because it is so special or secret that I do not want to divulge it — indeed the patient will remember it quite well for himself — but because I do not want him to listen to that tape at some future date and begin to regress himself when I am not there to take charge of the situation . |
| 14 | ‘ Nick Faldo is not there to take it easy , but that 's Faldo 's game . |
| 15 | I feel frustrated because the political will is not there to call a halt to the violence . ’ |
| 16 | I ca n't ever remember being more than healthily hungry , nor can I ever remember coming home from school or play when my mother was not there to welcome us . |
| 17 | ‘ One can not have the star of the new Season arriving , and the Burgermeister and Founder of the Hochhauser theatre not there to greet her . ’ |
| 18 | They are not there to criticise you , unless you force the criticism on them . |
| 19 | But the Court is not there to recreate relationships . ’ |
| 20 | The counsellors are not there to tell any young person what to do though if they are asked for practical advice they will give it . |
| 21 | But all she got were what Foucard would have called stereotype Frenchmen , and Denis was not there to laugh . |
| 22 | It was a demonstration of what would happen if Franco were not there to impose order . |
| 23 | Which is recognizing that it 's not there to start with . |
| 24 | it 's , it 's al the quality 's not there to start with . |
| 25 | We were not there to look pretty at all . |
| 26 | The Defence Ministry said last night : ‘ They are not there to fight a full-scale war . |
| 27 | She wanted me to accompany her but I hung back , afraid that she 'd find out that I had taken two lumps of coal , and Dad had gone out , so he was not there to protect me . |
| 28 | The law not there to protect the patients , it 's there to protect doctors . |
| 29 | They are not there to help us avoid heartache or hurt — that 's not possible for real , alive , relating human beings . |
| 30 | Afraid they would come after me , that Harry would be punished on my account ; that worse might befall Daisy and I not there to help … |