Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] [vb pp] for [adj] " 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 | But what would the interpretation be if that allegorical answer were not printed for all to see ? |
| 3 | These authors found that whereas enhanced platelet function ( increased aggregation to ADP ) was detectable as early as three days following induction of diabetes , elevated levels of the Factor VIII components were not seen for 14–28 days . |
| 4 | These are included for comparison as they were not tested for precise position-independent and copy-number dependent expression . |
| 5 | Theoretically this influence could have been eliminated by including controls ( patients ) who were not scheduled for biliary/ hepatic surgery . |
| 6 | Our customers are many and varied , ranging from domestic pets to farm animals and even an occasional exotic animal — like the lion that was brought from a travelling circus with a cut foot , and caused consternation amongst our more regular clients ; they were not prepared for such a large cat sitting in the back of a Land Rover in our car park . |
| 7 | Furthermore , they were not prepared for this by socialisation at school and at home . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Normal services were not resumed for seven days , while snow ploughs freed the tracks . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | You were not chosen for this trip just to see an old flame , were you ? ’ |
| 14 | Firstly , a company would only be able to issue preference shares with limited or no voting rights up to 50% of its issued share capital and , if the preference dividends were not paid for three years , the shares would then acquire full voting rights . |
| 15 | The systems were not designed for devolved budgets and the rapid proliferation of small self-supporting business units trading in an internal market place . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | In fact , prior to 1970 , these surveys were not published for public debate — a serious criticism of the PESC . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ’ . |
| 21 | So therefore you got motorbikes going up the ramps , which were n't designed for that . |
| 22 | Which really is n't right cos they were n't meant for young couples . |
| 23 | So , I got the impression it was a bad result — but the performance was nt necessarily that bad ( ie we were nt dominated for 90 mins ) . |
| 24 | Culturalists will point out — as C. S. Lewis once did — that much poetry of the past was not written for aesthetic ends , but for religious , political , or other social purposes . |
| 25 | The house was not vacated for several months . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | It is likely that Gorbachev 's Mediterranean initiative was not intended for serious negotiation . |
| 28 | He was educated at Mill Hill School under Dr Thorowgood and was not intended for any profession until family losses made it necessary . |
| 29 | Only the second ball of the over was not hit for four . |
| 30 | The pastry crust that had topped the pie during its parade through the village was not eaten for hygienic reasons , so 50,000 squares of puff pastry had been baked separately and these were reheated — not too successfully — in a mobile oven in the huge open-sided marquee into which the pie , on its trailer , eventually came to rest . |