Example sentences of "n't [adj] [noun sg] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing happened for a moment , and in that moment she started to think that she 'd over-reached herself ; but then Charlie said , ‘ This is n't some charity for runaways , you know , ’ and she knew that she was still within the limits , if only just . |
| 2 | Even though there is n't much space for plot or characters in between the authorial wisecracks , at 435 ill-written pages Gridlock is about four times as long as it needs to be . |
| 3 | The older women were kindly souls , as maternal as their husbands were ruthless murderers , but honestly they were n't much fun for Mrs Goreng . |
| 4 | There is n't much scope for skill here . ’ |
| 5 | He was a schoolteacher and a very nice man , I understand , but there was n't much opportunity for Mother to go out and have a little enjoyment and apparently Aunt Bessie did not encourage such things . |
| 6 | Connie buzzed them in for a joyous greeting from Hurley , Colonel John Sasser , the Defense attaché , and one of Buck Revell 's FBI team , but there was n't much time for celebration because Hamadan was wanted elsewhere for debriefing . |
| 7 | Heaven knew , with an entire house to decorate , there was n't much time for sun-worshipping , but she 'd never been able to resist the lure of the warmth for long . |
| 8 | But it was n't all gloom for Cauthen over the week-end and a brilliant ride landed the Irish St Leger on Mashaallah . |
| 9 | They pushed through the padded door , back towards the dining room , and Miranda confided , ‘ When I 'm really on the breadline and someone 's taking me out , I sometimes tell them I have n't any change for Madame Pipi — they give me something . |
| 10 | With up to 8Mb on the motherboard there probably is n't any need for expansion if the machine is used solely as a network station , but it would 've been nice to find a PCMCIA slot for something like a modem . |
| 11 | ‘ They have n't any time for Randolph Ash . |
| 12 | I remember the minister 's housekeeper , Miss Lumb , calling to see if she could do anything to help , and the four-year-old Ann saying in a plaintive voice , ‘ There is n't any room for Miss Lump in this bed ! ’ |
| 13 | As one poor women in the village laments : ‘ There is n't enough money for food , so where is the question of buying firewood ? |