Example sentences of "[verb] not [adv] [be] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has not always been easy for those working class voters who see the Greens as an undisciplined bunch , inimical to the interests of industrial society , to keep up with the SPD 's enthusiastic appetite for environmental matters . |
| 2 | The owner Janet Stokes says , ‘ Of course , it has n't always been easy for Karen . |
| 3 | It had not always been possible for him to observe the phenomenon on his own . |
| 4 | It was felt that Manson and his Family had not only been responsible for the death of seven people , but also for the death of innocence , and suddenly hippies were n't cute or funny any more . |
| 5 | Come to think of it , his Viking ancestors had n't exactly been famed for their chivalrous treatment of women , and the traits had obviously come undiluted down the line to him . |
| 6 | In any case , Titfords have not exactly been famous for their military prowess over the centuries , so we should cherish young John 's gesture . |