Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not be [verb] for " in BNC.

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1 It 's just possible Mr Deputy Speaker , it 's just possible I may not be selected for all kinds of reasons but if I was selected it might at least give the people of that lovely part of the world the chance of having the referendum they never had over Maastricht because of the shameful way in which the Labour party was not willing to allow the people to have their say on that vital issue .
2 I have begun to sense that , despite the touching and the ‘ precious boy ’ , I may not be headed for the Dark where the soft , fat spiders watch and wait .
3 I should n't be looking for confirmation , outside myself , I mean . ’
4 After all , I could not be punished for the death of Victor Frankenstein if he was not dead .
5 ‘ If I was n't getting all the media attention I would n't be pining for it , ’ a modest Tim begins .
6 ‘ If I was n't getting all the media attention I would n't be pining for it , ’ a modest Tim begins .
7 If it had n't been for his diligent research and dogged answer seeking , I would n't be leaving for America two hours from now in the hope of a cure .
8 I would n't be looking for him to approach me . ’
9 The next year , 1965 , he had his choice of three F1 teams competing for his services and chose BRM : as he has said , he wanted to be in a team ‘ where they would n't rush me , a team where I would n't be battling for my place every time I took the grid , a team where I could learn from a man like Graham Hill ’ .
10 ‘ If he was n't , I would n't be working for him .
11 At least I ca n't be done for being drunk in charge of a setter . ’
12 I ca n't be blamed for that .
13 Of course I did n't realize at the time just how deep I 'd get in and I ca n't be blamed for not seeing what would happen in the end .
14 I shall not be gratified for a benefit , although I may return it in the hope of future benefits ; similarly I shall not avenge injuries except as a deterrent to future injuries .
15 I will not be applying for a FISA licence until after the Surfers race , ’ said Mario , ‘ and I do n't foresee any problems .
16 ‘ Millstreet would also be a good idea — everything is in place — but I will not be applying for it .
17 Well I wo n't be paying for another lot of lessons for you at the drama class David because that 's two weeks in a row you 've been saying you 've not gon na go .
18 I wo n't be waiting for you . ‘
19 If my servant , acting bona fide within the scope of his authority , procures or causes me to break a contract which I have made with you , you can not sue the servant for interference with the contract ; for he is my alter ego here , and I can not be sued for inducing myself to break a contract , although I may be liable for breaking the contract .
20 Category D1 — ( not for hire or reward ) — for passenger carrying vehicles with between 9 and 16 passenger seats which may not be used for hire or reward .
21 Potatoes which must not be offered for sale include those which are :
22 Contracting for other parts of the group , and even other manufacturers , provides a good half of the company 's income , and , just as importantly , enables it to invest in a high level of machinery which could not be justified for the volatile business of light aircraft manufacturing alone .
23 In itself the Beveridge structure rested on a set of assumptions about employment and family allowances which could not be planned for and might easily have proved disastrously misplaced .
24 Instead China got an ‘ object ’ code which could not be converted for military tasks .
25 " Sacrifices could be demanded in the name of democracy which could not be expected for mere patriotism for the social order as it was . "
26 Waugh himself ca n't be blamed for the wrenching out of a context that might have helped us to understand whether he is referring to unhappy women , rendered so by not being content with their lot , or men , who are now being forced to lend a hand with the Hoover .
27 " Which ca n't be helped for the time being . "
28 holds a qualification in hotel and catering management which can not be accepted for complete exemption from the Association 's education criteria .
29 Earlier yesterday , the Court of Appeal refused an application by Mr Goodwin 's employers , the publishers Morgan Grampian , to revoke the order forcing him to hand over notes containing confidential financial information concerning a company , which can not be named for legal reasons .
30 The hon. Gentleman spoke for himself , which can not be said for the hon. Member for Rugby and Kenilworth ( Mr. Pawsey ) , who is not in his place , the Back-Bench chairman of the Conservative party education committee .
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