Example sentences of "not [verb] for [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had in mind Vladimir Nabokov , if you 're willing to consider him as an American writer , John Barth , Richard Brortigan , Robert Coover. erm As I say they 're all writers who might come under the heading of , of postmodern meta-fiction writers who do not take for granted that fiction has a , a direct and clearly understandable relationship with society so that it can erm give you a very clear picture of society at a given moment , which was generally the case in the , with British fiction in the nineteenth century . |
| 2 | While similar agitation has not recurred , the government can not take for granted universal support of its pro-US stance . |
| 3 | British rowing officials are not known for making sweeping changes and for the time being they say Henley will stay as it is … |
| 4 | You are not known for having such a co-operative spirit . ’ |
| 5 | The copy master and the backup copy remain the property of the Publisher and they must be returned to the Publisher 's appointed representative when not required for making licensed copies . |
| 6 | According to Budhoo , IMF employees ‘ manipulated ’ a key indicator of Trinidad and Tobago 's ability to compete and export ( the labour cost index ) to hammer home the point that massive devaluation was needed if the country was not to head for mounting economic chaos ; the true figure he says , was far more encouraging . |