Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [verb] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the hair which used to be trimmed by a top London stylist and had swung in a smooth shoulder-skimming bob , it had not been cut for months and was now bundled unceremoniously on to the top of her head . |
| 2 | His hair , which had not been cut for weeks , fell in silky waves around his face . |
| 3 | He built out of that illusion a political cause which stirred the British electorate as it had not been stirred for decades and which has left its imprint on the Conservative Party and on British trade policy down to the present . |
| 4 | IR systems have not been designed for end-users and require the skills of an intermediary . |
| 5 | This little Hampshire market town had not been designed for crowds such as these , and everyone kept on getting in everyone else 's way . |
| 6 | both players have agreed their personal terms long ago and at least haaland will travel to england to join forest on new years day.none of these two players would have had a chance under the old rules for work permits — both are under-21 's for norway and both have not been playing for norways world cup team . |
| 7 | " The cabinets have not been cleaned for years . " |
| 8 | She put her head into the next room , an untidy and empty bathroom which looked as though the washbasin had not been cleaned for months . |
| 9 | It was covered with climbing plants , and clearly had not been used for years . |
| 10 | The army itself seems unsure of this proposition , perhaps because it is waiting to see who is most likely to meet its wage bill : many soldiers have not been paid for months . |
| 11 | SIX weeks after the Braer disaster , Shetland farmed salmon may be starving to death because compensation has not been paid for losses , writes Auslan Cramb . |
| 12 | The windows had not been opened for years and had forgotten how it went . |
| 13 | The only other entrance was a small door to the left of the sanctuary but that was closed with a padlock , rusting with age , and obviously had not been opened for years . |
| 14 | I see Tunze systems where the Biogranules have not been changed for years , and even undergravel filters with less than one inch of gravel covering their surface . |
| 15 | Under this measure , universities will not be charged for halls of residence and students will not be liable to a council tax charge in the rent that they pay . |
| 16 | Patents can not be granted for things which are contrary to law or morality , foods or medicines made from mixtures of known ingredients , literary and artistic forms and styles ( including computer programmes ) , and ‘ frivolous ’ inventions , among others . |
| 17 | Under these standards , virgin forest can not be cleared for plantations , unproductive land must be reforested , and use of pesticides is strictly controlled . |
| 18 | Any child who has had severe allergic reactions in the past should not be tested for foods at home as the reaction can occasionally be life-threatening . |
| 19 | But the same can not be said for duties and responsibilities . |
| 20 | WHILE SNES players are in for a treat with Super Mario Kart , sadly the same can not be said for NES owners , with their Christmas Mario offering , Mario and Yoshi — a game which takes the form of a puzzle startlingly similar to the classic Tetris . |
| 21 | Grants will not be made for purposes which should be covered by schools ' normal funding arrangements . |
| 22 | Changes in water quality brought about by changing land use may thus not be seen for decades . |
| 23 | In particular , permission will not be given for payments by Serbian/Montenegrin-owned companies , whether incorporated in the UK or elsewhere , for third-country trade — goods purchased in one country for sale in another , neither being Serbia or the UK . |
| 24 | Set-aside payments will not be given for parks used for cattle or sheep , but the rules encourage use as deer parks . |
| 25 | Responsibility can not be accepted for entries lost or damaged in the post or offered for delivery insufficiently stamped . |
| 26 | Responsibility will not be accepted for entries lost , delayed , mislaid or damaged in the post . |
| 27 | The break-in would not be discovered for months . |
| 28 | Passes may be issued which will allow access by car , coach or ambulance tot he esplanade , but they CAN NOT BE ISSUED for performances on Saturdays under any circumstances . |
| 29 | Since a typical Enumeration District contains about 200 households , a 10% sample of a single ED is unreliable , and the 10% data should not be used for areas smaller than a few Enumeration Districts ( Cole 1993 ) . |
| 30 | In cases considered since Roe , the Supreme Court has generally shown more deference to congressional restrictions than to the states ' attempts to overturn Roe , for example it ruled that public funds may not be used for abortions whether therapeutic or non-therapeutic ( Harris v. McRae 1980 ) . |