Example sentences of "be [not/n't] [vb pp] for a " in BNC.

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1 The functional characteristics of these two strong promoters suggest that they are not optimized for a tight and stable RNA polymerase binding .
2 No , they 're not made for a tall man er , you know my
3 We 're not dressed for a Court feast-day .
4 He may be not qualified for a number of reasons , including that in the above paragraph , save that if a returning officer has decided that the nomination is valid , that decision may not be questioned ( 1983 Act , sch.1 , para.12(5) , ( 6 ) ) .
5 The Act of 1918 set the scene of the entire political world between the wars , often through consequences that were not seen for a generation .
6 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 .
7 I am sure their bodies were not designed for a two- or three-week period out of the fifty-two weeks in a year , however important that period may be .
8 But man is not made for a solitary , self-sufficient existence .
9 The post-mortems continue but the truth is , that from an operational viewpoint , the 1,500V DC Woodhead line is not missed for a moment .
10 If the resist is not exposed for a long enough period , it will not develop fully and so some traces will remain on the board .
11 If you plan to eat in the living room , try to buy as generous a table as possible but one which will look quite in keeping with the room when it is not laid for a meal .
12 This standard Planner is designed to give a general purpose catchment for each centre and is not designed for a specific retail sector .
13 For that reason the acquirer may insist that the trust fund or estate is not distributed for a period , unless the beneficiaries accept liability .
14 If a property is not specified for a context that property is inherited , for each instance of the context , from the containing context .
15 In some circumstances , security is not required for a loan — written requirements regarding security are available from your local branch .
16 Well it 's not trickled for a while has it ?
17 ‘ It 's a wonder she 's not mistaken for a boilerman .
18 Normally , each hair follicle goes through a resting phase ( telogen ) every few years : hair stops growing , falls out and is n't replaced for a few months .
19 was but , what you expecting that , obviously is n't called for a lot of night life , otherwise it would be there , there 's been discotheque , they 've been all sorts of things , but they 've closed down because they have n't made enough money
20 Some of this experimental technology will go into SAS release 6.09 , most will roll into version 7.0 , which is n't expected for a couple of years yet .
21 She was not prepared for a very similar question being thrown at her .
22 Lepine was not cremated for a few days yet , until after the despatch of a couple of his victims also being tended to at the Côte-Des-Neiges cemetery , opposite the mountain , alongside the University of Montreal , where Marc Lepine joined his victims in the silence at the centre .
23 This was not achieved for a number of reasons .
24 And it was not rebuilt for a hundred years .
25 SUN-SEEKING Mr Lamont was given the cold shoulder yesterday when he was told he was NOT needed for a crisis meeting back in Britain .
26 That was the fate of the worker on the Anglo American farm estate Vergelegen , dismissed for asking his employers why he was not paid for a public holiday .
27 Needless to say , I was n't asked for a repeat performance !
28 The tone of voice was gently musing , but Guy was n't fooled for a minute .
29 She was n't fooled for a moment .
30 He turned his head and smiled down at her — she looked into his eyes , and knew that he was n't fooled for a minute .
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