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

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1 which might not be at year end for example .
2 As Fineman acknowledges , the anecdote may not be at odds with the general sense but , as we observe with New Historicism 's use of anecdote , it is difficult to determine its relation to the general with any satisfaction .
3 In the case of the atom , this meant that in its lowest energy state the electron could not be at rest in the nucleus because , in that case , its position would be exactly defined ( at the nucleus ) and its velocity would also be exactly defined ( to be zero ) .
4 The oscillators can not be at rest because then they would have exactly defined positions and moments .
5 She feared John might not be at home but he was , and was very excited because he had been promised a job .
6 Anne Diamond explained that she could not be at Torquay because of programme commitments and what she called ‘ another thing ’ , patting her midriff to show that she was heavily pregnant .
7 KUWAIT will not be at peace until Saddam Hussein is removed , ’ says a Kuwaiti army lieutenant .
8 The people who have done this will not be at peace for years to come .
9 Nominations need to stand for at least a week , but MPs will not be at Westminster to vote .
10 I see no reason why I should not be at Kiawah Island in Captain Bernard Gallacher 's team in September .
11 You will not be at ease speaking in court if you are conscious of defects in this respect .
12 Unfortunately the outgoing Master Fellow , could not be at conference because of the serious illness of her sister , so the installation was conducted by her predecessor , .
13 Furthermore , the auditors can only report on the information which they have been given by the Vendor and if that information is inaccurate ( causing the Accounts to be wrong ) the auditors will not be at fault .
14 Dry areas would no longer absorb energy , and would not be at risk from the high local power-input .
15 ‘ You may not be at risk from what is in here .
16 It has to be at Downes 's place : Kemp has n't got a room in college , and it ca n't be at Kemp 's place because his wife is a house-bound invalid .
17 ‘ I know there 's no hope for me , but I sha n't be at peace unless I know he is happy . ’
18 I could n't be at peace until I knew the answers to these .
19 wo n't be at work tomorrow .
20 And there 's no telling quite what they will do … some nights they put on a full stage show , other times there may be a game or a sing song to join in with … but whatever the day , whatever the time there 's one thing you wo n't be at Tropicana , and that 's bored !
21 ‘ But you wo n't be at home , will you ? ’
22 ‘ I sha n't be at home , ’ said Gina icily .
23 I felt there was when you wrote to me to explain why you would n't be at home that day .
24 ‘ Ca n't be at home for ever , ’ he had said , feeling it was unfair , and that he had been due something for working .
25 Families should n't be at loggerheads . ’
26 " I 'm not ! " said little Billy , and he determined that when he was old enough , he would n't be at Auntie 's mercy any more .
27 It 's a pity they wo n't be at Wembley .
28 ‘ I ca n't be at school with all
29 We 'll have to tell Miss Brewster that I wo n't be at school . ’
30 ‘ I would n't be at Arsenal if it was n't for him .
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