Example sentences of "not [been] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not believe that the Government would have introduced the Bill had a Woolf not been at the door . |
| 2 | However , constitutional theory has not been at the heart of modern social science research . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ Pay has not been at the top of the teachers ’ agenda but this derisory increase will push it high up their list of grievances . ’ |
| 4 | The approach to the CNAA in 1965 from the Scottish Woollen Textile College for the associateship in textile design to become a degree raised the questions we have already discussed regarding the position of art and design , but it also raised the question of submissions from colleges where entry standards had not been at the level of the DipTech , and where issues of the college environment needed to be discussed . |
| 5 | He was convinced the man had not been at the army camp demonstration on the day MacQuillan died . |
| 6 | He added : ‘ Whereas in the previous downturn in the 1980s when a lot of cyclical companies were haemorraging cash , this time the pressure on profits has not been at the expense of their financial position . ’ |
| 7 | if it had n't been at the club one night . |
| 8 | Chris in fact had n't been at the wedding , since Courtney had refused to let his wife Shelli attend . |