Example sentences of "not [vb infin] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I left the hotel early and in pleasant sunshine , wearing a light jacket and bow tie , but alas did not bargain for a sudden change in the weather . |
| 2 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 3 | The article ended : ‘ The prince 's image has been badly damaged and statesman-like behaviour can not compensate for a young wife throwing herself downstairs in an attempted suicide while her husband strides to go out riding . |
| 4 | The superb frescoes , concealed from sight by Muslim prejudice for nearly five hundred years , were again on view , but they did not compensate for a profound sense of desecration . |
| 5 | One , the non-contributory invalidity pension , is paid for those who are incapable of work and do not qualify for a contributory pension . |
| 6 | There are very particular financial strains for those who are divorced or separated who do not qualify for a special pension like a widow . |
| 7 | It was argued that he should have been sentenced to a term of detention in a young offender institution , and that he did not qualify for a custodial sentence for that purpose under Criminal Justice Act 1982 , s.1(4) and 1(4A) . |
| 8 | If she is sure that she would not qualify for a supplementary pension and wishes to apply for a rent rebate or allowance , an application form , and the information leaflet There 's Money off your Rent , can be obtained from the local authority Housing Department . |
| 9 | Married women and widows who do not qualify for a basic pension in their own right may be entitled to a basic pension on their husband 's contributions at about 60 per cent of the level to which he is entitled ( see ‘ Pensions for women ’ at the end of the chapter ) . |
| 10 | We can not wait for a Labour Government . |
| 11 | So if you want to prevent leaks — why not send for a free sample of ultra-absorbent Togs ? |
| 12 | No stamp duty should be payable because of these reliefs but the Regulations do not provide for a hybrid certificate . |
| 13 | We should not look for a simple reflection : ‘ a single , fixed mode of exchange ; in reality there are many modes , their character is determined historically , and they are continually renegotiated ’ . |
| 14 | Lions are strong but can not run for a long time . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , encyclopaedias are very expensive to compile and publish so one can not hope for a new edition every year and the information in them is thus often very dated . |
| 16 | The Crown 's practical arguments were that the case was so rare that it could not call for a fundamental reformulation of the law and that it was impossible for their lordships to set limits on the application of the principle which , being a matter of policy , was a question for the legislature . |
| 17 | must not proceed for a private customer with any one packaged product if it is aware of another packaged product on the market which will meet the customer 's requirements better ; and |
| 18 | must not proceed for a private customer with a packaged product of , or arranged by , any person with whom the firm has a connection unless the firm believes on reasonable grounds that the product will meet the customer 's requirements better than any other packaged product on the market . |
| 19 | He simply hopes they will emerge of their own accord , and this may not happen for a considerable time . |
| 20 | One enterprising station-master frequently told all passengers that their trains would not leave for a long time . |
| 21 | In this case , Lord Denning distinguished Bartlett v Sidney Marcus ( 1965 ) by explaining that if a car does not go for a reasonable time and the engine breaks up , this is evidence to show that the car was not fit for its purpose when sold . |
| 22 | This implication does not hold for a normative-explanatory account . |
| 23 | Yet what applies to a rat or dog need not hold for a human being . |
| 24 | What is really problematic is that psychoanalysis produces a theory of identity [ i.e. sexual difference ] which does not allow for a genuine heterogeneity and contradiction in our diverse identifications . |
| 25 | The latter , while providing a crucial guide for the understanding of the way terms are used in different contexts , does not allow for a simple explanation based on substitutivity . |
| 26 | It is rubbish to think that , because Sheikh Mohammed and his brothers did not bid for a single horse at Newmarket last week , the racing game is about to die on its feet . |
| 27 | Do not start for a strange city or town , even for a night , without previous information of a safe place to stay . |
| 28 | Susie did not reply for a long time . |
| 29 | In this first category we consider three main criticisms : ( a ) that the model developed in chapter 4 can not account for a major feature of all economies ; ( b ) that the model relies for all its results on very simple specifications of the aggregate supply and demand curves ; and ( c ) that even if one accepts the model as it stands governments might effectively stabilize the economy if they possess better information about the economy than the private sector , or indeed if different parts of the private sector possess different information . |
| 30 | If an individual or the members of a firm may sue for a libel imputing to them insolvency , because of the damage which such a libel is calculated to do them in relation to their business , could it possibly be maintained that a trading corporation could not sue for a like libel ? … |