Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] [be] [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was informed today that elderly people who are trying to get into hospital are being put on to wards in which the nursing staff have not been designated specifically for the care of the elderly . |
| 2 | At present about 85% of foreign aid is earmarked by Congress for specific purposes in selected countries : unlucky countries that have not been singled out for earmarked money are vulnerable to savage cuts . |
| 3 | Elderly people have not been singled out for special consideration either , but for quite a different reason : their needs are broadly the same as those of younger adults , and specialist mental health services for elderly people are now developing all over the country as a direct response to the enormous growth in the numbers of people with dementia . |
| 4 | ‘ We have been disappointed , ’ says the review , ‘ that issues have not been coming forward for a ruling before positions have been taken . |
| 5 | ‘ The horses have not been running well for three or four months , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Sotheby 's will be hoping that their clients ' wallets have not been laid up for the winter together with their yachts . |
| 7 | All the animals are in their cages , but they do n't seem to have very much space , and some of them have n't been fed properly for a long time . |