Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Information should not be collected primarily for publication . |
| 2 | The second is that many processes simply can not be shut down for the weekends . |
| 3 | My father had recruited three young gypsies who had not been and could not be called up for the Navy . |
| 4 | The promising possibility of omeprazole enhanced antibiotic treatment for H pylori associated diseases can not be assumed unconditionally for antimicrobial compounds other than amoxicillin . |
| 5 | But the development of a child 's body and mind in the first three years of life is absolutely vital — any stunting of growth in these years can not be made up for in later life . |
| 6 | It also presents the most difficult problem for those who , like myself , are convinced on practical grounds that a sufficient case can not be made out for the restoration of capital punishment . |
| 7 | The selectivity and control of conscious attention remains poorly understood ; very clearly it is not at all coextensive with information processing for much of this is never observed and can not be summoned up for examination . |
| 8 | Standards should not be hidden away for internal use only , but should be clearly displayed at the point of service delivery . |
| 9 | Valuable frequency band should not be reserved exclusively for use by outside broadcast units on the offchance that an incident may occur , however , the European Radiocommunications Office feels . |
| 10 | ‘ The defence does not arise on a plea of autrefois convict , but on the well-established rule at common law , that where a person has been convicted and punished for an offence by a court of competent jurisdiction , transit in rem judicatam , that is , the conviction shall be a bar to all further proceedings for the same offence , and he shall not be punished again for the same matter ; otherwise there might be two different punishments for the same offence . |
| 11 | But note that a personal pension plan can not be surrendered early for cash . |
| 12 | The boys queued in sets of five outside the headmaster 's room , each clutching his signed slip and praying he would not be singled out for special treatment . |
| 13 | I believe in a competitive world , but at the same time I think we have got to be laying sound foundations for future growth and if we are constantly pressured into satisfying stock-market expectations , which are short-term , or under threat of take-over , we will not be investing enough for the long-term development of our businesses . |
| 14 | Your supply will not be cut off for at least fourteen days ( 21 in the case of gas ) to give the council time to help . |
| 15 | But I can say that John Aldridge will not be leaving here for under £1million . ’ |
| 16 | The young will not be pampered so for much longer but meanwhile , for the bird watcher , it is an entertaining time . |
| 17 | Because of the heavy clay content of the material , it was considered that it could not be compacted enough for the development . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ Our position is that we will not be making public statements about who we may or may not be putting forward for the mayor and deputy mayor 's position . ’ |
| 19 | It does not assume any proof demonstrating its validity , and therefore it can not be knocked down for not offering it . |
| 20 | The weapon does not fire and can not be used again for the rest of the game . |
| 21 | This was possible because the topmost floor of the two-and-a-half storey building is entirely in the roof space , obtains all its daylight from a new roof-light and therefore can not be used easily for habitable accommodation . |
| 22 | For example , Goody and others have argued that the labelling of pre-colonial West African states as ‘ feudal ’ has obscured the all-important fact that the control of the ruling class did not operate through the control of land , and that therefore Marx 's ideas can not be used directly for these societies . |
| 23 | The Library used a database written by Dr Cullen for cataloguing purposes , but because of software limitations , the system could not be used efficiently for enquiries , and it was unsuitable for processing subscriptions , loans and book orders . |
| 24 | CL can not be used alone for other than general interpretations of cement histories . |
| 25 | The government is predicting real GNP growth of 7% this year , and Mr Choi will not be blamed even for such a ‘ disappointing ’ figure . |
| 26 | He added : ‘ Although parents can not be blamed totally for the way children end up , we are able to shape their behaviour and offer them moral guidance . |
| 27 | That stage can not be put off for ever . |
| 28 | If it can be abandoned in the case of the personal element of the council tax , it is hard to see why it can not be abandoned immediately for the poll tax . |
| 29 | She was disappointed , even aggrieved , that the remains would not be brought home for a funeral . |
| 30 | For instance , some drugs can not be taken together for this reason . |