Example sentences of "not [adj] for [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | It is not possible for certain types to screen themselves fully , because the noise prevents this . |
2 | In Figure 6.3 the rapid increase of speed with depth in the outer 10 or 20 km is due largely to the increasing compaction of a fragmented medium as the overburden increases : it is not possible for solid rock to give this behaviour . |
3 | It is not easy for young children to learn to ‘ wait patiently ’ , ‘ ask nicely ’ , and to be generous , considerate and self-sacrificing . |
4 | I think that at the moment it is not easy for ordinary people to learn to compute on most of the existing computing systems . |
5 | It is not easy for twentieth-century children to see any profound link between the real world and the mantra described as " magic syllables " and the action of the priest in " bringing the goddess to life " . |
6 | It was not unusual for young ladies to do nothing at all ; unless they occupied themselves with Berlin woolwork or the making of shell boxes , there was practically nothing genteel to do . |
7 | It is not unusual for unaccompanied children to travel as refugees . |
8 | It is therefore not unusual for junior nurses to feel that it takes them some time to " settle in " on a surgical ward . |
9 | It is not unusual for Arabic paragraphs to consist of one sentence . |
10 | Where a company is engaged in more than one kind of business , it is not unusual for significant differences to arise from year to year between the separate segments . |
11 | French Aubusson and Savonnerie carpets of the 17th and 18th centuries , for example , followed the Baroque and Rococo elegance of the time with their bright colours and floral opulence , and it was not uncommon for 18th-century carpets to echo the ceiling designs of the rooms for which they were made . |
12 | Their marriage was certainly not typical , yet it is possible that even in the early twentieth century it was not uncommon for retired men to take on more responsibility at home , as many do today : for lack of other evidence , we can only speculate . |
13 | Its not uncommon for whole defences to have a crap season . |
14 | The main reason for the first three failures to carry the Bill through Parliament was that the then Secretary of State for Education , George Kekewich , objected to the clauses in the Bill whereby it was not compulsory for local authorities to make any provision for the education of deaf children in their area . |
15 | Although essential oils can help the skin and the emotions , for example , without the aid of a therapist , for deep-rooted emotional and physical problems , hands-on healing is far superior if not essential for true healing to take place . |
16 | It is not difficult for corporate officials to cover themselves in ‘ purity ’ even when they are breaking the law because the ‘ structural immorality ’ of their corporate environment provides a library of verbal technique for neutralizing the moral bind of laws against corporate behaviour . |