Example sentences of "and [be] not [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The test results for each stove are for guidance only and are not intended for direct comparison . |
| 2 | Police say they found a hammer in the house and are not looking for any other weapon . |
| 3 | Clay icons are classified as ‘ temporary ’ or ‘ occasional ’ and are not designed for permanent installation in temples . |
| 4 | This may be defined as care provided by family , friends and neighbours which is not organized via a statutory or voluntary agency and is not undertaken for financial reward . |
| 5 | However , it should be understood that it contains images of sexually explicit nature and is not recommended for those offended by such material . |
| 6 | Nonoxinol-9 may be an irritant to the lining of the rectum and is not recommended for anal sex . |
| 7 | Her own sense of failure was projected into others in order to ward off a depression about herself which finally overwhelmed her and was not to lift for some years . |
| 8 | He was educated at Mill Hill School under Dr Thorowgood and was not intended for any profession until family losses made it necessary . |
| 9 | It had been designed in a period of relative economic stability and was not fitted for such tumultuous times . |
| 10 | To add to W. 's problems , as if she had not enough already , the clinical psychologist treating W. left the area in March 1991 , W. then being nearly 15 , and was not replaced for five months . |
| 11 | On the one hand it would be perfectly in order to write the biography of a poet as long as it is understood that it would be ‘ on a par with biographies of generals and inventors ’ ( Tomashevsky 1978 : 55 ) and was not mistaken for literary science . |
| 12 | The white queen rolled under the table and was not found for several weeks . |
| 13 | The attack took place on April 30th and was not reported for more than a month . |