Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [not/n't] be [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although plastic pipe has been widely used for wastes and drains , until recently it has not been suitable for hot water . |
| 2 | It has not been possible for the American navy to leave behind the assets that it had developed there , but my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence will certainly take note of the point that the hon. Lady raised about Ministry of Defence assets in the area . |
| 3 | If , because of confidentiality or for other reasons , it has not been possible for the seller to make all enquiries that it otherwise would , the seller would be well advised to stipulate in the contract or disclosure letter what enquiries have been made . |
| 4 | At dusk , it has not been unknown for us to traipse round the dykeside field boundaries collecting slugs , a pretty grisly business . |
| 5 | It has n't been easy for people across the country it has n't been easy for businesses and it has n't been easy for the government to do it . |
| 6 | It has n't been easy for people across the country it has n't been easy for businesses and it has n't been easy for the government to do it . |
| 7 | It has n't been easy for people across the country it has n't been easy for businesses and it has n't been easy for the government to do it . |
| 8 | They only ever come around to yours when the sink 's full of washing-up , there 's a pile of dirty washing on the kitchen floor , the sitting room looks as if it has n't been Hoovered for a month , there are empty Smarties packets down the sides of the chairs , toast crumbs all over the tables , cobwebs in the corner and you 've run out of coffee . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's not been easy for the chairman and his board seeing us stuck on the bottom of the table , ’ said Clough . |