Example sentences of "be [not/n't] [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given that , at least in the first year of the new council tax , there will still be two-tier authorities in the shires , I hope that the Bill will be as tight as a drum to ensure that the tiered authorities that are not up for election do not use that freedom from the ballot box — as happened in Nottinghamshire with the poll tax — to wreck the council tax in the way that they wrecked the poll tax in its first year . |
| 2 | FA chief executive Graham Kelly last night ended a day of speculation about Taylor 's future when he insisted that his position is not up for discussion . |
| 3 | The former England man , who has been linked with Sheffield Wednesday and who has undergone summer knee surgery , is not up for sale , and is expected to start his third season in Reds ' colours . |
| 4 | THE American lifestyle is not up for negotiation . |
| 5 | He does n't realize that it 's not up for sale . |
| 6 | I was n't in for drugs , so I did n't get that treatment . |
| 7 | He was n't in for murder , though . |
| 8 | And he gets up and sees the situation and remember , he said , Jesus was n't out for joy ride , he was n't just passing an evening relaxing and unwinding and resting away from the crowd , he had gone into the boat for a purpose , he was going to the other side , and no storm was gon na stop him getting there ! |