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

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1 But for their patience and understanding , The Committee would not be in the position he is in today . ’
2 Come the next election the Tories will not be in the state they 're in now .
3 Similarly , the universe may not be in the state defined by a sum over nonsingular histories , but it is the only state in which science could predict how the universe should be .
4 The DC to be aborted must already exist and must not be in the state IN APPROVAL or APPROVED .
5 Again , when Jews were refused ordination in the national protestant church in Germany during the Third Reich , the church split , for there were those who said that on principle ( whatever might be the case in the state ) this could not be in the church .
6 Unsuccessful searches will always be faster in a multi-way tree than in a binary search tree , which suits our purpose as the majority of strings being searched for will not be in the word list .
7 In my opinion , moreover , if the answers to both those questions are in the affirmative , leave ought to be given for such a substantive hearing unless , taking into account the other matters to which I have referred , the court is clearly of the opinion that such further proceedings would not be in the child 's best interests .
8 We are not prepared to do that , and that provision will not be in the treaty unless we ask for it .
9 What was pretty clear was that Colonel Fagg would not be in the vanguard of modernisation .
10 Therefore the actual payments are similar in Cantal and Powys , though the effect of the Sheepmeat Regime in the UK gave the Powys hill farmer an extra £2.08 per ewe ( on 1.34 million sheep ) in 1982 , though it could be argued that if an upland farmer in the UK can make use of the Sheepmeat Regime and claims its payments plus HLCAs , his farm should not be in the LFA at all .
11 ‘ I 'd not be in the way of the children .
12 ‘ I think she may not be in the pond
13 It may not be in the tenant 's best interests to make objections or representations and an amendment in this regard is suggested below .
14 In the early stages , however , it may not be in the plaintiff 's interests to disclose too much .
15 It is , therefore , sometimes a little difficult to keep up-to-date , for although what is found may not be in the area being researched by the local historian concerned , it may , nonetheless , have a bearing , for the style of housing suggested for one place may be typical of that formerly existing in another , ten or even a hundred miles away .
16 Labour may not be in the business of re-connecting with the past , but its attachment to the future is still confused .
17 Despite frequent classically economic liberal claims that government should not be in the business of picking winners , the institutional arrangements for achieving this do seem to work smoothly enough in some countries .
18 I could see that if the others achieved their work ambitions they would not be in the house all day , and I did not want to be at home on my own .
19 A neutralisation would act to perpetuate the balance of forces that formalised the agreement to neutralise , which would not be in the interest of those parties to the agreement who expect to upgrade their relative involvement in the region over their current level .
20 The work reported on in section 3.3 suggested that there may be economic efficiency ( as well as taxation efficiency ) reasons for the introduction of share options , and in general it suggested that managerial emolument packages should not be in the form of a straight salary but should involve some performance-improving subtleties .
21 You could not be in the room next to mine , but you were in the same city , coming towards me , turning the corner of the square , entering the same street !
22 . Well in that today he says er when I seen the syringe coming out I just , I 'll not be in the room if he 's getting injected .
23 Although he partially guessed that Joe Hyde would not be in the shop , Patrick stopped long enough to check the window .
24 ‘ Firstly , the child should not be in the forest at this time .
25 It is reinforced by the further recognition that what is now valid may well not be in the future , and that some people see earlier than others when changes in accepted opinions and values are needed .
26 Other women had thought their employment would only be temporary and so believed they would not be in the labour market long enough to build up sufficient contributions .
27 Vice-captain Ashley Metcalfe arrived at the ground only to be told by skipper Martyn Moxon that he would not be in the side against Somerset .
28 It is worth remembering that most editorial staff will not be in the office much before 10.00 or 11.00 am .
29 He joined her to say he would not be in the office that morning , a contact in the city had an exclusive story for him and they had arranged a meeting .
30 I will be staying put with the President 's mortal remains , and you can be sure I will not be in the shadow of Mrs Aquino , using the death for personal and political reasons . ’
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