Example sentences of "were [not/n't] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result of our review [ of funding ] , contrary to my expectations was that we were not under-resourced for Mental Illness Services . |
| 2 | In return , the non-Muslims , although officially regarded as second-class citizens , were free to practise their religion and most were not conscripted for military service . |
| 3 | The child 's arousal classification was noted for each 12th minute value of UOS pressure and a mean value obtained for arousal states A and B. Although arousal states C to E were noted their data were not analysed for this study . |
| 4 | William had come to the throne two years earlier , in 1688 , after the Glorious Revolution against the Catholic James II ; but although the Treatises do contain material which could be seen as after-the-fact justifications of the Revolution , they were not written for this reason . |
| 5 | Second only to the Royal Saloons of this time were the 57ft saloons de luxe , built for the accommodation of the Royal suite , when the King and Queen were travelling ; when they were not required for this purpose they could be hired . |
| 6 | You were not chosen for this trip just to see an old flame , were you ? ’ |
| 7 | Even those pupils who were not entered for any examination have suffered , because teachers have got into a habit of teaching in a particular way , and find it hard to break away from it . |
| 8 | He can also make policy decisions and give effect to them , as , for instance , was often done when prosecutions were not brought for attempted suicide . |
| 9 | In fact , prior to 1970 , these surveys were not published for public debate — a serious criticism of the PESC . |
| 10 | To this day , we do not know why élite internal security units of the KBW were not used for this purpose , as they were in 1956 . |
| 11 | Les Conn : ‘ Well , of course , the people were n't prepared for that kind of entertainment and they all put their hands over their ears , and Bloom started screaming , ‘ Get them off , they 're ruining my wedding party ’ . |