Example sentences of "[verb] not be to [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In profit-oriented organizations this emphasis has not been to the exclusion of performance measures for the simple reason that , because of the existence of the profit measure , the stewardship accounts can be analysed to yield pointers to performance .
2 It was n't far from where he lived , just a stop further on the tube , but he 'd not been to the area before .
3 He ate and drank simply and , although he enjoyed the theatre , he had not been to a play for twenty years .
4 I pointed out that I had not been to the polytechnic , but had been to Durham University on a scholarship — only the second the force had been awarded .
5 On deck , Martha and Nenna had been joined by Maurice , who had decided to consider himself on holiday , and had not been to the pub for several nights .
6 West Germans who had not been to the East had no difficulty in believing them .
7 Also on the visiting critics ' itinerary were such exotica as a barbecue dinner and a visit to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ; your correspondent , a native Texan , had not been to the rodeo since 1961 , when he shook Roy Rogers 's hand , but none the less did not feel compelled to spice up this report with such familiar Texas seasoning .
8 One after the other was called to report why he had not been to the police court for a long period , and threatened that if he did not do more work in the future he would lose pay .
9 The problem is not just that the children have not attended a school where English is taught ; they have not been to a school of any description for years on end .
10 There can not be many Catholics in Halifax who have not been to an event at St. Mary 's !
11 Even where individuals have not been to the West Indies themselves , they often live in a household with an older person of the same generation ( e.g. an older sibling ) who either was born there or has spent some time there .
12 ‘ I have some shopping to do and you have not been to the town at all .
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