Example sentences of "not met [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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1 This could be done , and the lord would be in a position to rack-rent , if there was any demand for land , and although this latter condition was not met for much of the fifteenth century , it did apply as the sixteenth century advanced .
2 This rather belated official intervention has not met with much success .
3 British attempts to create a free market in energy , especially in the generation and sale of electricity and in the distribution of gas , have not met with much more success .
4 Attempts by parents to challenge case conference decisions through the courts have not met with much success .
5 She shook hands with Sarah , whom she had not met until this afternoon , saying , ‘ It 's been ever so nice talking to you , Mrs Kleiber .
6 What are the human requirements which the new product or process is intended to meet and how far are they not met by those already available ?
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