Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Although it has not been seen for some time , the manuscript may contain a specimen of Mary Leapor 's handwriting .
2 I think to do that erm to chairman , to define the Greater York area then to ten miles that would of course require a consistent calculation of the housing need requirement both the local need element and the hundred percent migration element which arises within that ten mile er area , to be consistent with erm the rest of the policy , and of course that calculation erm that consistent calculation er has not been done for that area .
3 The Court of Appeal decided to undertake a review of the basic principles of the law in this area and as this has not been done for some time we now set out in detail what they held .
4 Altogether she followed up 345 white American children who had been referred to the child guidance clinic for anti-social behaviour , 130 other referrals and 100 individuals who had attended neighbouring elementary schools who had not been referred for any specialist help , and who therefore provided a comparison group .
5 In answer to the second part of my hon. Friend 's question about population planning assistance to the former Soviet Union , although we have not been asked for such help , last week I agreed that £2 million-worth of medical aid should be spent in the republics of the former Soviet Union .
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7 It has not been released for independent investigation or for investigation by BR experts , so it is not part of the evidence that is being considered at the BR internal inquiry now under way .
8 It was owned by the Baron de Rochefort and his family , and visitors had not been encouraged for some time , as the Baron did not enjoy the best of health .
9 The money has not been used for that purpose .
10 Microprocessors have not been used for this work up to now and the first-ever system for a PWR is currently being installed by the French at their new power station at Paluel .
11 Do n't be discouraged by this , as it is a good sign that you have stretched muscles that have not been used for some time .
12 The UN knows that much of the Cambodian army has not been paid for some time , so , until a new government takes over , it is considering paying the troops itself .
13 The Pensions Act which became law in August 1908 granted a pension of between 1s. and 5s. per week to those over the age of seventy with incomes of between £21 and £31 10s. p.a. , provided that they had not been imprisoned for any offence , including drunkenness , during the ten years preceding their claim , were not aliens or wives of aliens , and could satisfy the pension authority that they had not been guilty of ‘ habitual failure to work according to his ability , opportunity or need , for his own maintenance and that of his legal relatives ’ .
14 Although fitted with an alarm courtesy of the Venice in Peril Fund , this had not been working for some time .
15 One thing about him that was widely known was the fact that he was a businessman , and so it was as such that he was welcomed ; the party could even claim some credit for being the first to elect a businessman as its leader — much as it claimed credit in 1975 for electing a woman , although Margaret Thatcher had certainly not been chosen for that reason .
16 A novelist I know has devoted the last 20 years to writing stuff that is completely impossible to film , with the result that he has not been published for some time .
17 If any forester do find any trespasser wandering within his liberty … within the forest … and after hue and cry made to him to stand unto the peace , will not yield himself , but flee or resist … if the forester do kill any such offender , he shall not be impeached for this felony .
18 I have ordered dinner but it will not be served for another hour .
19 Other areas , such as worker 's rights or indirect taxation , remain politically controversial and legally complex and legislation may not be adopted for some time .
20 If you have not paid Public Liability Insurance , for private classes , during the past year you will NOT be covered for this period .
21 We expect candidates to communicate effectively — but will not be looking for perfect Business English .
22 Collins warned that while the company has initiated trials with rodents and primates , clinical trials will not be conducted for some time .
23 Some of the ideas which I discuss are currently rated ‘ improbable ’ , but should not be dismissed for that reason alone : their supporters may be in a minority , but that minority is often a very distinguished one .
24 Age specific mortality was used throughout the study taking into account increasing age , but in Asians unlike Europeans this could not be adjusted for changing mortality rates from year to year as these data were unavailable .
25 A claim under Part I of the Consumer Protection Act can not be made for any damage to the defective product itself .
26 holds a qualification in hotel and catering management which can not be accepted for complete exemption from the Association 's education criteria .
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28 A major theme of the paper was that punishment should fit the crime not the criminal , that vandals , thieves , and burglars should not be jailed for persistent offending .
29 They find that the null hypothesis that the anticipated component of monetary growth exerts no influence on real output can not be rejected for any country at the 1 per cent level .
30 The tail need not be fitted for this test , but now 's the time to attach it ready for the launch .
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