Example sentences of "not [adv] [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not widely used for research outside the military because of the cost of high fidelity simulator time . |
| 2 | In many parts of the Asian elephants ' range the slaughter began with the coming of colonial man , who not only shot for sport but also cleared the forest for rubber and other crops and naturally did not want elephants to undo his good work . |
| 3 | Erm a park tends to give the impression of being like a memorial park , erm equally it 's not just earmarked for football , which is it could be er seen as just that , the idea was that it would provide facilities for all types of sports and interests throughout the er throughout the area , particularly er girls , I know girls play football but there 's a lot of interest in er sport particularly hockey , and I personally would n't like to see it just dominated by football . |
| 4 | There is also a suggestion that in Britain the elaborate chambered tombs and long barrows , and such structures as Newgrange in Ireland , were not just used for burial but for other purposes as well . |
| 5 | Applicants are not normally called for interview , but those given offers for our courses are invited to visit the relevant Department or School . |
| 6 | Afterwards , the New Zealand captain , speaking softly , confessed he was ‘ devastated ’ , while Gooch , not normally known for emotion , seemed more than a little chuffed . |
| 7 | We consider what old fishing boats , and even vessels that were not specially made for fishing , can be adapted and sent to fish for a year or two . |
| 8 | I hope that the courts of this country will always be vigilant to prevent a misuse of the convention and will not make an order requiring evidence to be given … unless it is clearly established that , even if required for civil proceedings , it is not also sought for criminal [ proceedings ] . |
| 9 | I get it form most of his kind , who remember that I was once a private investigator , and so to them not far removed for law . |
| 10 | Not really built for childbearing — and , after all , a modern feminist , a career-woman , had no place in her life for the bother of children . |
| 11 | On the debit side it must be said that Ventura is not really suited for use on documents where the styles and formats change from page to page ; newsletters and magazines , for example . |
| 12 | Or they may move because their old location is not well placed for transport facilities . |
| 13 | The disadvantage is that it was very expensive , low in fibre , and not well balanced for use in the long term . |
| 14 | So far as the tax system is concerned , some groups in society will suffer if tax rates are not fully adjusted for inflation . |
| 15 | However , the process of interpreting is still not fully understood for BSL , and it is upon this that effectiveness of training hinges . |
| 16 | We estimate that 13206 ( 12% ) of the 114362 women were delivered at hospitals where they were not initially booked for delivery ( table I ) . |
| 17 | On this larger canvas uncertainties abound , and there is scope for contributions from changes in the Australian way of life that were not primarily adopted for health reasons . |
| 18 | There are many , often very large areas , that are publicly owned and of great value to wildlife but these sites are not primarily managed for wildlife , although this is often an important consideration and some suffer considerable disturbance . |
| 19 | Six months of 12-hour days , six days a week — that 's what it has taken to film the only four Wexford stories not previously adapted for TV . |
| 20 | Cheques credited in the cash book but not yet presented for payment to the bank . |
| 21 | Cheques drawn but not yet presented for payment £131.00 ; standing orders shown as paid on the bank statement but not entered in cash book £82.00 ; cheques entered in cash book but not yet paid into the bank £64.00 . |
| 22 | Our perception of spermatozoa was changed forever by Woody Allen 's impersonation of one in Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex , and University of Pennsylvania are giving substance to his fantasies , putting the poor little tadpoles through an arduous obstacle course to step up the process of survival of the fittest : according to Prodigy Services Co , the mad scientists have created a new class of silicon chip that can be used for analyzing sperm samples and providing a venue for fertilisation ; the technology uses microscopic obstacle courses inside a silicon wafer to weed out unhealthy sperm , and has been used successfully to fertilise a mouse egg ; the chips are etched with a virtual theme park of twisting channels , forests of columns , and other features designed to ensure only the strongest of sperm reach their goal , with some passages so small that only a single cell can pass ; the researchers have not yet applied for approval to test human fertilisation using the chip , but say that could happen within the next 12 months — Brave New World , or the embodiment of virtual sex . |
| 23 | These are the only trees around the town which have not yet gone for firewood . |
| 24 | Medical science was not yet equipped for investigation into near-death experiences , to which we shall refer in the final chapter ; almost the only form of resuscitation with which doctors were familiar was that following near-fatal immersion in water , accompanied , as it often is , by a rapid replay of the victim 's life . |
| 25 | ‘ Come now , chéri , my guests will be arriving before long and we are not yet changed for dinner . |
| 26 | Non-preferred terms are not absolutely forbidden for use in the records , but no relationships are attached to them , and this has implications during information retrieval . |
| 27 | " These days it is n't just purchased for capital goods reasons , there is an element of consumer choice , so it 's positioned somewhere between technical equipment and consumer goods . " |
| 28 | Let's hope Santa is n't too strapped for cash as a result of the interest rate because he also has to get Silvanian fire places , sewing machines , Sindy ( sic ) dolls , guns , kitchen sets , guitars , books , a baby changing unit , felt tip pens , videos , electric cars , electric trains , micro machines , computers , personal stereos , mighty metro racing sets , radio controlled aeroplanes , slippers and a camra . |
| 29 | And showing that even if the er station is n't actually used for passenger traffic , er it 's well kept . |