Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And obviously they have their own priorities , so they do n't necessarily , they 're not necessarily geared up for that . |
| 2 | The world No. 1 gave the tie her best , however , but even that was not enough to make up for the shortcomings of her second in command , Claudia Kohde- Kilsch . |
| 3 | Although people were allowed to eat other foods freely , in fact when they were deprived of their refined carbohydrates they tended not to increase their intake of these alternative foods very much — not enough to make up for the calories they were saving . |
| 4 | But that one painted notice is not enough to make up for the shabby doors , scruffy brickwork , and grimy frosted glass . |
| 5 | Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes , 48 , had not exactly dressed up for his meeting with John Major . |
| 6 | He says , I 'm not just running round for six hot sweets ! |
| 7 | I mean really useful , not just waiting about for the next piffling stage part . ’ |
| 8 | However , they were not normally set up for the heavy infantryman 's tactics of prolonged defence before a steady advance , although they were misused in these roles at times . |
| 9 | Er Brian has already confirmed that er he will support the Conservative resolution which in effect recognises that some of the changes in government regulation over the past er decade has not always turned out for the best er this County in particular order er other asked the Secretary of State to re to relieve some of the pressures that generates in that area and it 's for that reason er |
| 10 | I 'm not really cut out for adoption . |
| 11 | ‘ You 're probably not really cut out for the life of brigandry and terrorism , ’ said Cornelius kindly . |
| 12 | I was right on both counts , but it did not really sink in for some time that I had joined a charity . |
| 13 | Jim had not really woken up for his breakfast and was happy to curl up in the back again . |
| 14 | A few minutes ' walk away the Boulevard Gallieni has been renamed the Boulevard Soummam but it is still spectacular : wide enough for the sun to congregate here for most of the day , not simply dropping in for an hour as it always has to in the canyon streets of Manhattan . |
| 15 | Gazza did not even come out for the second half — he had proved all he needed to prove to any disbelievers still out there . |
| 16 | Comdex/Spring in Chicago last week was for all intents and purposes a Microsoft Corp event , all the energy and sparkle belonging to the Windows World side of the house , OS/2 being a footsore also-ran and Unix not even showing up for the race . |
| 17 | As it takes some time to get the system going and prepare the animal for recording , any one experiment can run for many hours , and as a result neurophysiologists tend , even more than any other lab scientists I know , to be erratic nightworkers and ( at least when they are graduate students ) not well cut out for normal social relations . |
| 18 | I 'm not about to keel over for you ! ’ |
| 19 | Graham Taylor 's battling heroes could not quite hold on for a win that would have allowed the beleaguered England manager to say ‘ Nuts ’ to his critics . |
| 20 | As they break for food the general conversation is n't much toned down for her benefit . |
| 21 | ‘ Tell me something I had n't already figured out for myself . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't normally go in for public displays of affection , ’ he murmured , ‘ but you 're irresistible . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't normally go in for public displays of affection either , ’ she murmured impulsively , forgetting her uneasiness , ‘ but even with sand on your face you 're … ’ |
| 24 | It can also spread to the neck , arm or jaw and does n't usually ease off for several hours . |
| 25 | Gladys wo n't ever come back for a little girl will it ? |
| 26 | Erika felt goose-pimples on her arms and the thought crossed her mind that , despite all that had been said to her about courage , perhaps she was n't really cut out for stardom , after all . |
| 27 | Er well that did n't last very long , he was n't really cut out for that sort of thing at all . |
| 28 | Well they said they will , they think will be by the time they 've paid up cos they had n't really paid up for , for last years yet ! |
| 29 | No I did n't even get up for that , I come downstairs , I made myself an orange juice he Vicked me back and me front again I tried to get back to sleep . |
| 30 | He says that he 's fed up of going round in circles — how can he make a fresh start when he ca n't get a grant for clothing , and so ca n't then tunr up for job interviews ? |