Example sentences of "not be at [art] [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 Secrecy confers power on those who know the secret while those who do not are at a disadvantage .
8 You will not be at a level a good deal lower than the surrounding ground , so you will have to lay a hardcore base to build up the foundations to suit the path material and method of laying .
9 He found that he could make a speech — that is , he could think on his feet , and not be at a loss for words .
10 Still , you will not be at a loss for conversation with such an unusual choice .
11 The poem does convey a message , though the message can not be at every point decoded .
12 They missed the train connection in Glasgow which meant that they could not be at the hotel by seven o'clock .
13 It 's only recently , of course , that political correctness has demanded that the fathers not be at the birth but also do the right thing .
14 Barbara Coleman might not be at the museum again .
15 He says he plans to be in Dundee today but will not be at the picket — and rejected accusations by MPs and others of outsiders interfering in the dispute .
16 Try out each of your jokes on someone who will not be at the wedding to see if it sounds funny the way you tell it .
17 Suppose that eligible recipients have lower incomes : then it is arguable that with the transfer they would not be at the corner solution .
18 The overriding aim is to increase the value of the reports by providing more information , but this should not be at the expense of clarity .
19 ‘ But weeding out false claims should not be at the expense of prejudicing genuine claims . ’
20 But this policy of buying time should not be at the expense of those young people who are currently losing out at school .
21 The use of sponsors ' logos should not be at the expense of the prominence of the HCIMA logo ;
22 A Sky spokesman added : ‘ We agreed to a police request that Bobby Gould should not be at the ground , even though he worked for us in the same capacity at the first match between the two sides . ’
23 The DUP 's attitude to future talks is unambiguous — either the Dublin government ‘ deals with ’ articles 2 and 3 of the constitution and John Hume stops talking to Gerry Adams or Ian Paisley will not be at the conference table .
24 Even if you succeed in building up a good practice as a junior your troubles will not be at an end , because at that point in your career you will have to decide whether to apply for silk .
25 Fair was definitely not being at the beck and call of her wayward emotions .
26 Killion stood and let the cold air chill him , as a kind of left-handed penance for not being at the Front where all that pounding and pulverizing of flesh and bone and blood with steel and explosive was taking place .
27 if it had n't been at the club one night .
28 Chris in fact had n't been at the wedding , since Courtney had refused to let his wife Shelli attend .
29 " Was there any reason to suppose that old Mr. Lorrimer would n't be at the cottage yesterday ? "
30 Unlike other fuels you wo n't be at the mercy of the volatile world energy market either .
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