Example sentences of "[verb] not [verb] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their complaint has been that , so far at least , the market mechanism has not proved effective for such large volumes — British Steel , for example , spends £100 million annually on electricity , and ICI accounts for 2%-3% of all consumption in the UK . |
| 2 | The alternative , of close integration of the railways into the central machinery of the state , has not proved suitable for the efficient conduct of complex productive activities ; a Spanish experiment with direct ministerial control during the late 1950s ( RENFE 1957m : vii , ix ; IBRD 1963 : 192–3 ) was shortlived , and the disadvantages of direct control have recently led the Italian government , for example , to remove the state railway from under the direct control of the transport ministry and endow it with an autonomous corporate structure ( Railway Gazette International , December 1985 : 926–7 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Mrs E. had no clothes , she has not had any for a year . |
| 4 | While Colonel Sanders 's fried poultry has n't done much for the state 's image and few of us get to attend the Kentucky Derby , America 's leading spirit is becoming increasingly fashionable in Britain . |
| 5 | ‘ It has n't done much for my temper . ’ |
| 6 | But tragically , she lost the baby and was told not to get pregnant for another year . |
| 7 | Certainly , judging by his appearance as he lay on the ground , I did not give much for his chances . |
| 8 | He did not give much for Beales 's chances of getting in and out of the building unremarked . |
| 9 | The problems , however , did not remain unnoticed for long . |
| 10 | They did not remain blind for long . |
| 11 | She did not do much for the female stereotype , but she did do away with the idea that you can not have a woman as boss . |
| 12 | The resonance of this fine building did not do much for the choir 's inaccurate diction , but made amends by enriching the gracious stone quality of the singing in Haydn 's Little Organ Mass and Faure 's Requiem . |
| 13 | The canal did have an ‘ official opening ’ last May , but it did not stay open for long . |
| 14 | But I had not forgotten how she had lied , and behaved so badly to me as well as to Edgar Linton , so I did not feel sorry for her , or encourage her to talk . |
| 15 | Twenty years ago the sight of Japanese tourists lounging in the tropical garden of a Balinese hotel roused curiosity , especially since the Japanese did not travel much for pleasure in those days , and these tourists were only in Bali for the weekend . |
| 16 | They did not lack these for long . |
| 17 | Scarlet did not believe this for a moment , which was why she held reality at arm 's length and had to see a therapist about it . |
| 18 | Peter did not believe this for a moment . |
| 19 | And the recent World Bank and IMF meetings did not sound encouraging for the most indebted nations who are constantly forced to make cuts where it hurts most : health , education and food subsidies . |
| 20 | At its foundation it employed only eight officials ; and this number did not increase much for the next half-century . |
| 21 | They felt it offered no child care provisions , did not promise much for the unemployed and will mean a rise in fuel bills from next year . |
| 22 | Wheeler did not add that for a man whose chief pleasure in the past seemed to have been in giving other people orders , a falling off of that activity boded ill . |
| 23 | South 's hand did not look right for a rebid in no-trumps so , rather than explore with an ambiguous bid in the opponent 's suit , he decided to stress the quality of his own suit with Three Hearts . |
| 24 | Jules did not look surprised for Alice now frequently stayed at the chateau . |
| 25 | Besides , the Zionist fever was gripping Jewry everywhere , and even if the dream did not come true for them — well , their regular donations would redeem some small plot in the Holy Land which could provide a home for other less fortunate brethren . |
| 26 | The importance of language to education was undeniable ; yet it did not prove possible for development to take place within conventional faculties or schools of education ( in 1975 , for example , departments within the University of London Institute of Education were unable to agree about establishing a language centre because of concern over who should be seen as central ) . |
| 27 | Students were also asked for the titles of their theses , but in the event these proved so variable , imprecise or ( frequently ) unknown , it did not prove possible for this interim report to use this information . |
| 28 | It did not prove difficult for John Graham of Dougalston , the sheriff-depute of Stirlingshire , and one of the commissioners of the Duke of Montrose , to arrange a compromise , whereby the commission of collector would run in the name of Michael Elphinstone , but the office would in reality be divided with Craigbarnet , who would receive almost half of the salary . |
| 29 | But the simple mix of ring roads , precincts and a general improvement in the design of road junctions , and an adherence to standard highway widths , building lines and sight-lines did not prove adequate for long , although it was not until the 1960s that the opportunities for a radical revision of policy and method were presented . |
| 30 | These monks and nuns do not do this for their own good . |