Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their success at the game did not make for an easy relationship , though . |
| 2 | The right of rejection is not given for an ordinary breach of warranty . |
| 3 | The result was a vessel which was surprisingly fast and manoeuvrable for its size — few were more than twenty drem in length — but they were not designed for an extended sea journey , that was certain . |
| 4 | The procedure does not wait for an offline module to be transferred , however a value is returned in MODULES_ON_LINE to indicate that the module is offline awaiting transfer . |
| 5 | ( 1 ) Do not study for an extended period on one subject . |
| 6 | In such conditions , where drug combinations are not used for an adequate length of time , resistant strains have every chance of profiting from the destruction of their more sensitive relatives , and establishing a reservoir of intractable organisms . |
| 7 | He is also firmly committed to proactive management : ‘ This is n't the kind of business environment in which we can set targets and expect something to happen , and we 're not waiting for an economic turnaround to provide us with the kind of results we want to turn in . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , he emphasised that ‘ a mere analysis of economic conditions does not suffice for an adequate understanding of the ups-and-downs of unionism ’ ( p. 627 ) . |
| 9 | If you live too far away to drive up for the day why not go for an extended weekend ? |
| 10 | He did not press for an immediate renewal of Anselm 's homage ; and William Giffard stopped calling himself bishop of Winchester . |
| 11 | it is simple to calculate one person in a single room , two in a double , but that would not allow for an extra person in a room or for children ; therefore an average is calculated thus : |
| 12 | Second , most lawyers take on cases on the basis that they will not ask for an upfront fee , but a percentage of the amount of damages won instead — often as much as 40% . |
| 13 | He says : ‘ Small budgets , apologetic councils strapped for cash , and a complex social and sometimes ethnic mix of young customers and their parents do n't make for an easy life . ’ |
| 14 | It certainly does n't make for an ideal working relationship , does it ? ’ |
| 15 | He knew he ought not to mark the books really , but it was only a tiny mark in pencil and no-one could accuse him of defacing library property , not really , it would n't do for an ex-library committee member to be caught defacing library property now would it . |