Example sentences of "[conj] [not/n't] [adj] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Sale of Goods Act 1979 only gives you an entitlement to money back if the goods are faulty , misdescribed or not fit for the purpose you requested them to perform . |
| 2 | Although not compulsory for the degree , several courses are required for those who wish to enter the legal profession the ‘ professional courses ’ . |
| 3 | Labour 's Graham Allen argues that the present physical shape of the Commons is old fashioned and not suitable for the requirements of a modern democracy . |
| 4 | Rent was a charge that had to be met first , although midnight ‘ flits ’ to avoid paying rent were common among the very poor and not unknown for the artisan in temporarily reduced circumstances . |
| 5 | Even in 1914 there was still widespread agreement with Drouyn de Lhuys , one of the foreign ministers of Napoleon III , that aristocratic diplomats were " very useful if not indispensable for the éclat of our embassies , provided that merit is not altogether absent " . |
| 6 | Over the Westland affair , she said : ‘ I was sad for him because he minded a lot , but not sad for the rest of us . ’ |
| 7 | This wine was light and fresh with quite a sharp dry taste , but not bad for the price . |
| 8 | The amount of loss suffered by the consumer could be very large in relation to his financial resources , while not serious for the businessman who caused the breach , and in any event the businessman could ( in cases of breach caused by inadvertent default , at any rate ) possibly obtain insurance cover for such liability , since it is likely to be of a very low level ( see Harris v Wyre Forest District Council [ 1989 ] 2 All ER 514 ) . |