Example sentences of "not be [vb pp] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The official turnout was 74 per cent , although there were claims that many voters had not been registered for the ballot . |
| 2 | But she had not been prepared for the intensity of her response . |
| 3 | But all the same , Sara had not been prepared for the girls ' curiosity about Matthew . |
| 4 | There is no point in simply applying lower speed limits on residential roads if the drivers have not been prepared for the fact that they must slow down . |
| 5 | Nathan had not been prepared for the bus trip into and out of the town and the long walk through the snow to a campsite either . |
| 6 | I had not been prepared for the volume of decisions I had to make . |
| 7 | In a letter to the London gallery , The Edge , a DTI official stated that details of the case had been passed to Customs and Excise for them to consider whether an offence had occurred as a licence had not been granted for the photographs in the current exhibition . |
| 8 | At some point during my stay in Wolverton there arose a rumour that the church of St James in the neighbouring railway-workers ' village of New Bradwell had not been consecrated for the performance of weddings . |
| 9 | We will probably have to prove that we have not been paid for the consignment . |
| 10 | As far as he knows Women in Love has not been adapted for the stage before , but already it is causing much interest from other theatres and companies . |
| 11 | Lawrence was elected British president , and discharged his difficult task with a calmness , courtesy , and firmness which won universal approval , even from the defendants , the soldiers among whom thought that their problems were appreciated by one who had gained the DSO as a gunner officer in World War I. Praise was also given by the British alternate judge , Sir Norman ( later first Baron ) Birkett [ q.v. ] , who was secretly resentful that he had not been chosen for the post . |
| 12 | A coherent strategy for retrospective conversion has not been attempted for the UK ( although it is known that there are stirrings of such an initiative in a European context , involving the British Library ) and lack of institutional funding for such unglamorous activities has ensured at best a piecemeal approach . |
| 13 | The report points out that the importance of developing good relationships with the small business customer can not be overstated for the banks . |
| 14 | He told the judge that he would not be instructed for the retrial . |
| 15 | ( d ) The warrant is necessary , for example , because consent could not be obtained for the search or the element of surprise is necessary . |
| 16 | To the extent that such rights and privileges are to be found in the Bill of Rights , in my judgment they will not be infringed for the reasons which I have given . |
| 17 | I have begun to sense that , despite the touching and the ‘ precious boy ’ , I may not be headed for the Dark where the soft , fat spiders watch and wait . |
| 18 | It was agreed that capital and corporal punishment should not be volunteered for the list of topics to be projected . |
| 19 | The cost of its operation is part of the budget and the state assets under the agency 's control must not be utilized for the purposes of the |
| 20 | ‘ But the same can not be said for the rest . |
| 21 | Her natural expression removes some of the horror of death and , with her floral tribute , looks more like Little Red Riding Hood asleep under the tree ; the same can not be said for the Hoskins child . |
| 22 | Unfortunately the same can not be said for the George IV Bridge Building . |
| 23 | What environmentalists are saying is that change should not be made for the benefit of a few and to the detriment of many . |
| 24 | The Court agreed that a non-custodial sentence could not be justified for the offence , and was satisfied that the offence called for a substantial sentence . |
| 25 | The Law society is seeking a ten year term for the contract , with some crucial provisions entrenched so that they can not be altered for the duration of the contract , except with the Society 's agreement . |
| 26 | Obviously it 'll not be done for the launch but he 's made a smart job of it it looks really smart done it in yellow , erm and really later on this week I 'm just tidying up , I 've got to go and see F I B just to make sure everything 's in place with them in the mounted section and really this time a week tomorrow it 'll be launched . |
| 27 | After all , I could not be punished for the death of Victor Frankenstein if he was not dead . |
| 28 | NEWCASTLE UNITED will not be punished for the touchline brawl with the Italians at St James ' Park . |
| 29 | ‘ We had informed the ACU of our plans and were told there was no objection ’ , Ernie told me , ‘ but then we received news that Mark would not be accepted for the Superteen because he did n't have a restricted licence and he had also scored points in the previous year 's British championship . |
| 30 | Mr Amanullah Khan , chairman of the JKNLF , told a press conference in Rawalpindi that Ms Sayeed should not be condemned for the crimes of her father , whom he denounced as a traitor . |