Example sentences of "not be [verb] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second is that many processes simply can not be shut down for the weekends . |
| 2 | My father had recruited three young gypsies who had not been and could not be called up for the Navy . |
| 3 | It also presents the most difficult problem for those who , like myself , are convinced on practical grounds that a sufficient case can not be made out for the restoration of capital punishment . |
| 4 | ‘ The defence does not arise on a plea of autrefois convict , but on the well-established rule at common law , that where a person has been convicted and punished for an offence by a court of competent jurisdiction , transit in rem judicatam , that is , the conviction shall be a bar to all further proceedings for the same offence , and he shall not be punished again for the same matter ; otherwise there might be two different punishments for the same offence . |
| 5 | I believe in a competitive world , but at the same time I think we have got to be laying sound foundations for future growth and if we are constantly pressured into satisfying stock-market expectations , which are short-term , or under threat of take-over , we will not be investing enough for the long-term development of our businesses . |
| 6 | Because of the heavy clay content of the material , it was considered that it could not be compacted enough for the development . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ Our position is that we will not be making public statements about who we may or may not be putting forward for the mayor and deputy mayor 's position . ’ |
| 8 | The weapon does not fire and can not be used again for the rest of the game . |
| 9 | He added : ‘ Although parents can not be blamed totally for the way children end up , we are able to shape their behaviour and offer them moral guidance . |
| 10 | If it can be abandoned in the case of the personal element of the council tax , it is hard to see why it can not be abandoned immediately for the poll tax . |