Example sentences of "not [adj] for [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An application for a warrant of further detention can be made up to 42 hours from the commencement of the detention clock , in a situation where the 36 hour period runs out at a time when it is not possible for a magistrate 's court to sit . |
| 2 | The sensation of the genital organs is normally unaffected by a stroke , for instance , and having intercourse is not dangerous for the patient 's blood pressure . |
| 3 | I am also often told that it is not good for a curate 's career to stay in the same area or parish ! |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't want you collapsing on us — not good for the department 's reputation , ’ she joked lightly , and wheeled him round and handed him over to his wife . |
| 5 | Since the receiver is the mortgagor 's agent , the mortgagee is not responsible for the receiver 's acts and defaults ; and any surplus beyond the outgoings ( including the receiver 's remuneration ) and the interest due , must be paid over to the mortgagor , and will not go in reduction of the principal . |
| 6 | The House of Lords held that the council was not liable for the plaintiff 's loss , which was economic and not within the accepted categories . |
| 7 | Not bad for a day 's work , eh ? ’ |
| 8 | Arkwright bought the manor of Cromford , was subsequently knighted , and became High Sheriff of Derbyshire — not bad for a barber 's apprentice . |
| 9 | The rest of the name was quite straightforward Pistols was a strong , hard word , not bad for a band 's name . |