Example sentences of "[conj] [not/n't] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of the mill 's corn milling equipment , as well as the iron water wheel , still survive , although not worked for many years . |
| 2 | Sometimes Finch would leave Yolande in the morning for the studio and not return for several days . |
| 3 | After this flight the aircraft was de-rigged again and not flown for several weeks . |
| 4 | As a researcher , it was very important to be sensitive to these problems and consistently reassure social workers that I was not undertaking any semi-official enquiry , and not looking for particular cases that ‘ go wrong ’ . |
| 5 | some sedatives ( to be used with caution and not recommended for regular use ) . |
| 6 | A bottle of house red lived up to the expectations predicted by the standard of the food — rich and fruity and not recommended for those driving home . |
| 7 | I do n't mind the idea of doing love scenes if they are part and parcel of the job and not inserted for sensational reasons . |
| 8 | This was highlighting the fact , that although , er , Freud thought psychoanalytic should be used in a neutral nerve and not used for any active aggression , an exception seemed to be made with Woodrow Wilson . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , as Ian Harper reveals in Personal Finance , that too places unconscionable constraints on those companies that wish to grow and more may be forced to follow Scottish Equitable 's example of doing a deal with a big external investor , if not go for wholesale demutualisation . |
| 10 | The S S Bodegraven was an elderly steam freighter , serviceable for short hauls but not built for military action . |
| 11 | A ‘ commercial operation but not run for commercial values ’ , it made a conscious decision some years ago to recruit the ‘ best people available ’ . |
| 12 | delicious , but not recommended for long fingernails |
| 13 | They should only be used on paths , etc , or to clear a derelict patch of ground that you want to clear a derelict patch of ground that you want to clear but not replant for some time . |
| 14 | ‘ But not planning for much of a rest , ’ he observed quietly , glancing at the bulging plastic bag . |
| 15 | However , the fact that the futures contract for June settlement continued to trade at a 26-point premium to ‘ fair value ’ ( 23 points — the notional premium for buying all Footsie stocks now , but not paying for two and a half months ) indicates that most pundits see the market making further headway after Easter . |
| 16 | Fair value , which drops to 22 on Monday , is the notional premium for buying all Footsie stocks now but not paying for three months , taking into account both dividend payments and interest costs . |
| 17 | Their categories of structure and événement ( though not designed for these purposes , and thus serving them only crudely ) , allow a place for both holist and individualist explanations without requiring that they should always fit neatly together . |
| 18 | The draughtsman no doubt had in mind to cover what he would have called all bona fide transfers , that is to say transfers which would be regarded by the Revenue as not made for any fiscal purpose which they would regard as improper . |
| 19 | When not used for special audiences this room served as a drawing room for the Empress 's ladies and was decorated with portraits of the ‘ friends ’ of the Empress , among them the Countess Walewska , the Duchess de Morny and the Countess de Noailles . |