Example sentences of "be [not/n't] [adj] for this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think I am not long for this place , ’ she muttered quietly . |
| 2 | In common with the Pterophyllum species any fish that shows really intense colour and exaggerated black bars should be regarded with suspicion as this is often an indication that they are not long for this world . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm going to say something to you now and I want you to promise me something , for I 'm not long for this side of the curtain . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm not long for this world and I might as well enjoy what time is left to me . |
| 5 | Governments were not responsible for this expansion of credit in the sense of running larger deficits and printing money to finance them . |
| 6 | Some grandmothers were not enthusiastic for this role . |
| 7 | With the magazine deadline now passed , a tribute to Tom is not possible for this edition , but one will be included in the Winter 1993 edition published in January |
| 8 | It is an outdated and inefficient system , which is not appropriate for this type of work . |
| 9 | As a general rule , Dobermanns usually have good appetites and , therefore , it is not uncommon for them to get fat — a combination of too much food and too little exercise is not good for this breed ! |
| 10 | Home care is really out of the question now , and another period in hospital is not good for this patient 's emotional well-being ! ’ |
| 11 | The owl of Minerva flies as dusk is falling : the laibon believes he is not long for this earth . |
| 12 | One might have thought that the context makes it clear that horses is to be interpreted as ‘ stallions ’ ; however , such an interpretation is not available for this type of sentence . |
| 13 | An electric hand operated drill is not sufficient for this operation ; you can find your holes out by ″ or more ! |
| 14 | Delayed gastric emptying is not responsible for this finding since octreotide , in contrast with somatostatin , slightly accelerates gastric emptying of a mixed meal . |
| 15 | It is not unusual for this situation now to be recognised officially , and many authorities have the positions of the leaders included in their Standing Orders , sometimes , for instance , making them ex-officio members of all committees and sub-committees of the Council . |
| 16 | However , this is not unusual for this industry due to the long lead times involved and in fact only represents a recovery to 1988 levels . |
| 17 | She teaches him about life , ( a little late , since he 's not long for this world ) and he teaches her about art . |
| 18 | What does it matter it 's not long for this world |
| 19 | Because we have , for example , Olga Borodina , a young mezzo-soprano , singing Marfa — that 's not usual for this theatre . |
| 20 | Perhaps because I knew from an early age that he was not long for this world , I tried to make his time in it as pleasant as possible , and thus ended up treating him far better than most young boys treat their younger brothers . |
| 21 | Although this could be seen as evidence that subjective risk was not present for this subject , it could equally be regarded as a self presentational bias on the part of the subject who may have felt that feeling risk would imply dangerous driving . |
| 22 | ‘ Your virginal shyness when we were in bed together … ’ he began to go on , but Fabia just was n't ready for this conversation — she doubted that she ever would be . |
| 23 | The machine was n't fit for this purpose so he had to good case to go back to Dixons and ask either for a replacement or his money back . |