Example sentences of "[not/n't] be [vb pp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | As Marslen-Wilson ( 1986 ) has pointed out , the concept of a recognition point , i.e. the point at which a word becomes discriminable within the language system , can not be determined for a word in isolation . |
| 2 | Who not be hung for a sheep as for a lamb . |
| 3 | Public examinations , employers ' , schools ' and colleges ' own assessments and profiles , such as that described in Example D , are used to decide whether a pupil will or will not be accepted for a job , vocational training or higher education . |
| 4 | Next year parents whose residual income is below £11,500 will not be assessed for a contribution . |
| 5 | You can not be disconnected for a Hire Purchase debt , a Credit Sale Agreement , or a debt for anything other than supply of gas and or electricity . |
| 6 | The trustee can not be sued for a dividend , but if he refused to pay a dividend , the court may order him to pay it together with , out of his own funds , interest at judgment rate and costs ( s 325(2) ) . |
| 7 | I shall not be gratified for a benefit , although I may return it in the hope of future benefits ; similarly I shall not avenge injuries except as a deterrent to future injuries . |
| 8 | It stated , there is no reason why your long serving member should not be nominated for a merit award . |
| 9 | The same method can not be used for a polymer and one must resort to comparative techniques . |
| 10 | But such individuals can not be recommended for a home with children . |
| 11 | She would not be taken for a fool , either , not when it mattered so much as this . |
| 12 | Like the Jews the Scots were a talented and creative people who had exported themselves all over the world ; there was hardly a country anywhere where a quorum of doctors , dentists , teachers , sailors , engineers , could not be assembled for a Burns Night supper or St Andrew 's Day dinner . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , Mr Postlethwaite could not be located for a comment . |
| 14 | Is not the timing of that exercise particularly insensitive , and is there any reason why it should not be postponed for a period of , say , a week as a mark of respect to the crew of the Antares , all of whom perished when the vessel was sunk ? |
| 15 | This list does not include unusual or specialised weapons such as repeater hand guns , Goblin Fanatic ball and chain , etc , and such weapons may not be chosen for a character . |
| 16 | ‘ It wo n't be announced for a week or so , but he 's already been told . |
| 17 | Maybe we should be asking whether Speed should n't be sidelined for a spell , as he is a bit anonymous at times . |
| 18 | ‘ That depends on whether or not we get the green light for a full series , and that wo n't be known for a couple of months . |
| 19 | They should n't be programmed for a pattern during these exercises , in other words they would be turned off , or they too will respond to the pattern and show a different needle movement . |
| 20 | You told them to dump the body in the bay , where it would n't be found for a while . |
| 21 | Just before seven she left Jed to pick out some toys and books to be taking with him — and it 's got to be a portable amount , she warned and went to check that she would n't be needed for a while . |