Example sentences of "[not/n't] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chick pecking again provides an example , but this time from pecking food on the ground , not at a parent 's bill . |
| 2 | Quantity in this sense , duration , is what musicians and musical composers are continually concerned with ; and so it is not surprising that poets of this way of thinking , like Pound and Bunting , show themselves avidly interested in poetry which has been , not at a level of theory but as a fact of performance , intimately associated with music : poetry that has been set , or has been written in the hope of being set , to music . |
| 3 | The finance costs for the new debt are not at a level which is greater than that of the existing debt . |
| 4 | An increase in the price of debt is as significant as its refinancing : for this reason the [ draft ] FRS requires that the maturity of borrowings be assessed by reference to borrowings under related facilities only where the finance costs for the new debt are not at a level which is greater than that of the existing debt . |
| 5 | Innovations in teaching methods do not usually come in the form of simple additions to a teacher 's repertoire , generalizable to all subject matters , but are usually designed to achieve more effectively an understanding of some particular X. Usually , for a variety of reasons , the descriptions of ‘ how to proceed ’ are not at a level of precision which makes the teacher a programmed automaton ; it follows that any teacher persuaded to adopt the innovation must be willing and able to explore modifications to his repertoire in order to try and achieve the hoped-for improvement in his pupils ' understanding of X at which the innovation is aimed . |
| 6 | If you are not at a school or college , write after 1 June in the year preceding entry to PO Box 67 , Cheltenham , Glos . |
| 7 | On this measure , in average terms , Britain was not at a disadvantage after 1967 since exchange rate adjustments compensated for higher costs [ National Institute , 1972 ] . |
| 8 | 205(1) ( xxvii ) " Term of years absolute " means a term of years ( taking effect either in possession or in reversion whether or not at a rent ) with or without impeachment for waste , subject or not to another legal estate , and either certain or liable to determination by notice , re-entry , operation of law , or by a provision for cesser on redemption , or in any other event ( other than the dropping of a life , or the determination of a determinable life interest ) ; but does not include any term of years determinable with life or lives or with the cesser of a determinable life interest , nor , if created after the commencement of this Act , a term of years which is not expressed to take |
| 9 | They 'd never amount to a fortune — not at a penny a hundred points — but at least they paid for a few packets of cigarettes . |
| 10 | This is occurring spontaneously , but not at a rate which significantly affects the dense clusters further north . |
| 11 | I suppose if he jibbed at five hundred he 'd hardly part with four thousand , not at a rate of interest we could afford . |
| 12 | These results are important for plate tectonic theory because they show that the Earth is not currently expanding as has been suggested by a small minority of earth scientists , at least not at a rate which is significant compared with rates of plate motion . |
| 13 | There was a sniff of disapproval signifying that it was out of court for a grown man to be still in his bedroom in mid-morning , and not at a place of work . |
| 14 | We were not at a party , he did not go in for brunettes , and I was very much his junior . |
| 15 | For most parts of the world , however , the most convenient and effective sites for wind generators would tend to be coastal or offshore where winds are stronger and space is not at a premium . |
| 16 | Hard-wearing outdoor shirts and trousers are something of a tradition in the US and on the Continent and , where weight is not at a premium , I really like to wear slightly thicker fabrics which offer a little more comfort and warmth . |
| 17 | In this labyrinth the Friar was not at a loss but strode on purposefully . |
| 18 | You are not at a loss and can choose , from the textbooks to hand , the derivation that looks best , or that is closest to that of the lecturer . |
| 19 | To do this he has to employ language and gesture appropriate to the context in which he finds himself — he may shout ‘ Halt ! ’ or give a salute on an army parade ground , but not at a picnic . |
| 20 | If not , sit down and have a chat with your child ; but not at a time when feelings are running high . |
| 21 | Not at a time when the rest of Germany is in turmoil , when the economy is struggling . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ We 're not at a checkpoint at the moment , ’ says Spill , ‘ but the P5 will be there before we reach the next one … and many people are waiting for the P5 before deciding whether to go to the R4000 . |
| 23 | Stool soiling was difficult to assess , many children were not at an age to be toilet trained . |
| 24 | Still this appalling tale is not at an end . |
| 25 | Long-standing traditions and alliances in the Labour movement , in the Tory establishment and in the political centre have already undergone profound changes , and that process is not at an end . |
| 26 | Systematic strike breaking in Britain was not at an end . |
| 27 | It did n't seem so to me , at least not at the beginning : just another frustrating case of the consumer uncatered-for . |
| 28 | Now one of the features of Microsoft Word is that a only lets you work with text which is what is called selected and if you actually move the cursor down a bit so that it 's not at the beginning of a document and then we 'll follow our way through these various selecting text keys which are outlined in that paragraph , section three six one . |
| 29 | Or not at the beginning . |
| 30 | His illusions started with reality too , that made the jumping-off point , in the same way that an illusionist on stage has a real girl ; they had to have near possibility , nothing too extreme , not at the beginning anyway . |