Example sentences of "it [be] [not/n't] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not like it is now ; it 's not rained for twenty years . ’ |
| 2 | The argument is in some ways quite an attractive one , but since it leads to a rather complex and abstract phonemic analysis it is not adopted for this course . |
| 3 | But if it is not calling for immediate independence , or for unity with Romania , the Popular Front is certainly demanding sovereign autonomy for Moldavia and a renewal of national culture and identity . |
| 4 | In the past , fresh fish used as bait has been standard-rated , on the grounds that it is not intended for human consumption . |
| 5 | It is not known for certain at what moment of time afterwards she looked at her fingers , in order to gaze admiringly at the ring . |
| 6 | It is not known for certain if the male and female form a pair bond . |
| 7 | Although it is not known for certain whether Yazid was present at Karbala , he is cast by the Shiites as the author of the incident , and the name is to this day a favourite Shiite epithet for a Sunni adversary — it was used in this sense during the 1980s war by the Tehran leadership when referring to that in Baghdad . |
| 8 | Like the last chapter it is not meant for hasty consumption immediately before the fray . |
| 9 | It is n't designed for high volume output , but I would n't be at all upset to have one adorning my desk . |
| 10 | And it was n't earmarked for any specific items ? |
| 11 | The pharmacist saw it as a breakthrough and it was not done for personal profit , said the lawyer . |
| 12 | They have , of course , heard about the Holy Spirit , but have either put it all down to typical ecclesiastical in-talk , or assumed that it was not intended for ordinary folk like themselves . |
| 13 | Halfway through 1979 the Ashleys finally moved into the main part of the château ; it was not completed for another two years and was to prove a far more major project than anyone had realized . |
| 14 | ‘ It was to be , ’ he recalled , ‘ the first of the kitchen-sink comedies , but , unfortunately , it was not released for three years , making it the last of the kitchen-sink comedies . ’ |
| 15 | The idea of the emergent Pacific was not in anyone 's mind , and in any case the reality of it was not to appear for many years . |