Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [adv] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now they were all busily employed in setting to rights the big front saloon — a difficult task , for all its furniture was large and heavy and the carpets had not seen even a brush for years and years . |
| 2 | But Cooke has not ruled out a return for the wing legend , who scored a record 35 tries for England . |
| 3 | She had n't filled in a card for Anna , but somehow it was too much trouble . |
| 4 | You 're perhaps a little nervous of change you have n't got really a desire for adventure or anything too challenging . |
| 5 | In answer to the reporters ' questions as to why he had n't put up a defence for Mitchum , Geisler said , ‘ The evidence was in the transcript . |