Example sentences of "not [be] [art] [noun sg] at " in BNC.

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1 In the summer of our second year in Rye my four grandchildren came to stay — Mark , Elizabeth , Emma , Charlotte — and I realised that for more than a hundred years there had not been a child at Lamb House .
2 Some sort of consensus exists or we should not be a society at all , and whether consensus lies in common ideals or in recognition of common interest our conjoint existence with others would be impossible without it .
3 That man may not be a vet at all . ’
4 If it appears relatively flat and equidistant , or quite far away , the lack of parallax may not be a problem at all .
5 There would not be a man at his table that night who did not eat more and drink deeper than he .
6 If the ordinary business investor is a market counterparty ( see page 29 above ) , he will not be a customer at all .
7 A moment s reflection upon , let us say , Frey 's analysis of the concept of , interests , , will show that it need not be an experience at all .
8 In some cases such a clause will not be an exclusion at all .
9 The parents argued that their action was not racially motivated , but rather reflected their concern that their children should be educated in a school with a prevailing Christian ethos , which they claimed would not be the case at the school designated by the LEA .
10 However , the survey also established that there were some contradictions : the favourable attitudes to wind turbines were not based on firsthand experience of windmills , and to a certain extent their positive response was based on the belief that wind power would be much cheaper than other sources ( since the fuel is free ! ) , a belief which in fact might not be the case at the current stage of development .
11 ( 9 ) When this party has selected the prospective parliamentary candidate , section ( 3 ) of this clause shall be applicable only when section ( 8 ) applies or , having received a written request from the General Committee of this party for permission to reconsider the selection of the prospective parliamentary candidate , the National Executive Committee has decided that in its opinion there are changed circumstances relating to the prospective parliamentary candidate since his or her selection , and has given authority to this party to convene a special meeting of the General Committee in accordance with regulations sanctioned by the National Executive Committee to consider a resolution that the prospective candidate selected previously shall not be the candidate at the next general election .
12 The price paid by Newco will establish its base cost in the target assets for capital gains tax purposes , unless s17 TCGA 1992 applies to impute market value as a result of the transaction 's not being a bargain at arm 's length .
13 Nor is it an easy pink to obtain : in order that pink light should frame the shape of the little opera house and its windows all glow pink , 2,000 light bulbs were removed and replaced with others which workaday electricians ' pink not being the thing at all — had all been painted in the requisite shade by hand .
14 As her eyes closed in sleep she knew that had n't been the case at all .
15 It should n't be a surprise at all .
16 ‘ No , it would n't be a pity at all !
17 There would n't be a queue at all if everyone , even those who fought the hippy wars , did n't have to produce ID to prove they 're over 21 .
18 And in Colburn , the biggest and possibly most Labour-inclined village in the constituency , there wo n't be a meeting at all .
19 Just because one has a degree doe n't automatically mean one ca n't be an idiot at the same time : - ) .
20 Erm the bonus element of the Pearson scheme is highly leveraged we are very keen to achieve above-average performance for our shareholders and let me give you an example , if in nineteen ninety erm Pearsons as a company achieved say five percent growth in earnings per share erm the directors ' remuneration , and by the way that 's not a forecast so I want to make that absolutely clear , it 's just an illustration if earnings per share increase by five percent and you could say , er , therefore we would expect directors ' remuneration to be perhaps increased by five percent that would n't be the case at all our directors ' salaries would actually halve erm , Ill say that again , directors ' total take home pay would halve because the salary element would n't , would n't alter .
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