Example sentences of "not be [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second is that many processes simply can not be shut down for the weekends . |
| 2 | My father had recruited three young gypsies who had not been and could not be called up for the Navy . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It does not assume any proof demonstrating its validity , and therefore it can not be knocked down for not offering it . |
| 9 | That stage can not be put off for ever . |