Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [verb] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The world No. 1 gave the tie her best , however , but even that was not enough to make up for the shortcomings of her second in command , Claudia Kohde- Kilsch . |
| 2 | Although people were allowed to eat other foods freely , in fact when they were deprived of their refined carbohydrates they tended not to increase their intake of these alternative foods very much — not enough to make up for the calories they were saving . |
| 3 | But that one painted notice is not enough to make up for the shabby doors , scruffy brickwork , and grimy frosted glass . |
| 4 | I mean really useful , not just waiting about for the next piffling stage part . ’ |
| 5 | However , they were not normally set up for the heavy infantryman 's tactics of prolonged defence before a steady advance , although they were misused in these roles at times . |
| 6 | Er Brian has already confirmed that er he will support the Conservative resolution which in effect recognises that some of the changes in government regulation over the past er decade has not always turned out for the best er this County in particular order er other asked the Secretary of State to re to relieve some of the pressures that generates in that area and it 's for that reason er |
| 7 | ‘ You 're probably not really cut out for the life of brigandry and terrorism , ’ said Cornelius kindly . |
| 8 | A few minutes ' walk away the Boulevard Gallieni has been renamed the Boulevard Soummam but it is still spectacular : wide enough for the sun to congregate here for most of the day , not simply dropping in for an hour as it always has to in the canyon streets of Manhattan . |
| 9 | Gazza did not even come out for the second half — he had proved all he needed to prove to any disbelievers still out there . |
| 10 | Comdex/Spring in Chicago last week was for all intents and purposes a Microsoft Corp event , all the energy and sparkle belonging to the Windows World side of the house , OS/2 being a footsore also-ran and Unix not even showing up for the race . |
| 11 | Graham Taylor 's battling heroes could not quite hold on for a win that would have allowed the beleaguered England manager to say ‘ Nuts ’ to his critics . |
| 12 | Gladys wo n't ever come back for a little girl will it ? |