Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] to be at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Genoese city of Famagusta did not intend to be at the mercy of Mamelukes . |
| 2 | But I suppose she had pretended to be ill because she did n't want to be at the funeral . |
| 3 | But no matter how often the archives are ransacked for old genres to bastardise , you do n't have to be at the forefront of style-making to foresee that very few clubs will be swaying this time next year to Pub Acid , Hip Malt ` n ’ Hops , or Sweaty Backroom House . |
| 4 | Er , assisted places in playgroups with a wider scope , now in other words , you do n't have to be at the end of the line so to speak , you can have help on , er , a much softer criteria . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't forget to be at the meeting tomorrow then , ’ we prompted as we trod carefully on the clumps of dry grass as if they were stepping-stones . |