Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Two days before the speech ( i.e. on Aug. 14 ) a petition signed by a group of 58 human rights activists , academics and retired armed forces officers had called on Suharto not to stand for a sixth term as President in 1993 . |
| 32 | The representatives from abroad were not expected for a further two or three days , but the three gentlemen referred to by his lordship as his ‘ home team ’ — two Foreign Office ministers attending very much ‘ off the record ’ and Sir David Cardinal — had come early to prepare the ground as thoroughly as possible . |
| 33 | The weather forecast is good and rain is not expected for the next few days . |
| 34 | Hence those who take a floating charge from a company which can not be proved to be solvent , and which does not survive for a further year , can not thereby obtain protection in respect to their existing debts , but only to the extent that they provide the company with new value and thus increase the assets available for other creditors . |
| 35 | This standard Planner is designed to give a general purpose catchment for each centre and is not designed for a specific retail sector . |
| 36 | The result was a vessel which was surprisingly fast and manoeuvrable for its size — few were more than twenty drem in length — but they were not designed for an extended sea journey , that was certain . |
| 37 | The big show-piece cinemas were built to pull in the fashionable trade but they were not designed for the exclusive use of a social elite ; rather they were provided for all those groups who were prepared to pay money for the movie entertainment that was being provided as part of the delights offered by the down-town city . |
| 38 | Grade III buildings were those which , whilst not qualifying for the first statutory list when compiled in 1949–69 , were considered nevertheless to be of some importance for planning purposes . |
| 39 | One , the non-contributory invalidity pension , is paid for those who are incapable of work and do not qualify for a contributory pension . |
| 40 | There are very particular financial strains for those who are divorced or separated who do not qualify for a special pension like a widow . |
| 41 | It was argued that he should have been sentenced to a term of detention in a young offender institution , and that he did not qualify for a custodial sentence for that purpose under Criminal Justice Act 1982 , s.1(4) and 1(4A) . |
| 42 | If she is sure that she would not qualify for a supplementary pension and wishes to apply for a rent rebate or allowance , an application form , and the information leaflet There 's Money off your Rent , can be obtained from the local authority Housing Department . |
| 43 | Married women and widows who do not qualify for a basic pension in their own right may be entitled to a basic pension on their husband 's contributions at about 60 per cent of the level to which he is entitled ( see ‘ Pensions for women ’ at the end of the chapter ) . |
| 44 | For these purposes a business or interest in a business does not qualify for the 100 per cent relief if the business consists wholly or mainly of dealing in securities , stocks or shares , land or buildings or of the making or holding of investments ( IHTA 1984 , s105(3) ) . |
| 45 | Jaqueline had retired from her job early to care for her 69-year-old mother with senile dementia , and was outraged to find that because she had a husband she did not qualify for the invalid care allowance . |
| 46 | People asked exoneration from a mistake made by a group to which they belonged-the nation-not in individual innocence but in membership of a different and more immediate community that had acted well , a state that had not voted for a dishonest president . |
| 47 | One of the president 's earliest and most loyal supporters on the Hill says , privately , that those among his constituents who , until 1992 , had not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate for 16 years think they have been tricked . |
| 48 | We can not wait for a Labour Government . |
| 49 | The procedure does not wait for an offline module to be transferred , however a value is returned in MODULES_ON_LINE to indicate that the module is offline awaiting transfer . |
| 50 | Like the golfer who hits his one decent shot on the eighteenth hole and can not wait for the following weekend 's game , I felt light of heart with the warm promise of another evening in the company of the delightful Sally Drayton . |
| 51 | He can not wait for the proposed exchange of animals . |
| 52 | You are not training for the next Olympics , just getting a little fitter and making your heart work more efficiently and become stronger . |
| 53 | Second , most people who are in work are keeping their heads down and not looking for a new job , so there is less competition from those in work . |
| 54 | That 's why I sympathise with Audrey and I feel sure she 's not looking for a new man . |
| 55 | No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy |
| 56 | Like gangs , bullies are not looking for a stand-up fight , but for a victim ; the best way to beat them is to give more trouble than they can handle . |
| 57 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 58 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 59 | Digital Equipment Corp says that its Alpha second source agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Corp is not an exclusive pact and that it is talking with other firms that may become second sources of the chip ; ‘ We are not looking for a large number of semiconductor partners , however we are having discussions with other semiconductor companies ; those relationships could happen at various levels , ’ — DEC may still seek other firms to design versions without the marketing that Mitsubishi is providing . |
| 60 | But the athletes are making an unprecedented demand for a slice of the lucrative financial action and Tom Jennings , the agent spearheading their case , countered : ‘ We are not looking for a militant takeover , just a share of the wealth . |