Example sentences of "they [am/are] not [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The press officers who compose them are n't employed for their outstanding literary flair and their missives routinely come replete with weak jokes and dismal puns . |
| 2 | On the other hand , do n't go looking too battered : they are n't looking for Walter Huston , they 're looking for a younger , well-scrubbed , cheerfully confident Robert Mitchum . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I hope that they are n't staying for the dance . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ This is just another demonstration that they are n't fighting for any cause . |
| 5 | In fact , barn owls are reckoned to be one of the hardest breeds to hand-rear and train , and they are n't recommended for beginners — though I did n't know that then , What I did know was that I 'd probably lost the battle with this owl before I 'd started : I suspected he would be impossible to train , but I was so hooked on the idea of having my own bird that I could hardly drag myself away when I was looking at him . |
| 6 | Autocar & Motor is unobtainable at 99 per cent of newsagents ; they wo n't sell it because they are not reimbursed for unsold copies . |
| 7 | At all stages in the development of armory , and in all the centuries during which it has been in use , there have been two conflicting underlying factors , and it is important that the local historian be aware of them from the outset , so that if false trails are followed they are not followed for long . |
| 8 | If this population is representative of the UK nationally , a substantial number of patients dying from end stage liver disease is being denied the option of liver transplantation because they are not referred for assessment . |
| 9 | The key point about all the objects collected is that their provenance is known ; they are not collected for aesthetic merit alone . |
| 10 | The functional characteristics of these two strong promoters suggest that they are not optimized for a tight and stable RNA polymerase binding . |
| 11 | It is difficult to imagine a rabbit plodding steadily on : they are not built for it . |
| 12 | They may take themselves rather too seriously and are full of ‘ in ’ jokes and references , but then they are not intended for general consumption . |
| 13 | All claim that they are not writing for clever people but this does not mean that theirs is the voice of a simple , unlettered piety . |
| 14 | But they are not called for . |
| 15 | They are not looking for you to fail — every audition panel wants you to be good . |
| 16 | The assessors explain that they are not looking for the best ; ‘ that 'd be hopeless . |
| 17 | Very few people have no sugar in their diet , and in many parts of the world they are not looking for slimming aids . |
| 18 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 19 | Cleveland Police have said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the murder and are not reopening the case . |
| 20 | They are not looking for some chopped-down Open University course . ’ |
| 21 | That way , they query nothing and never answer back ; as a result they are not known for their political judgement , but , during the Depression they were jolted into social awareness . |
| 22 | Though I had small scale maps at three inches to a mile for some areas they are not produced for all the Sahara , nor could I have afforded the hundred pounds they would have cost if they had been . |
| 23 | Will hon. Members please leave the Chamber quietly if they are not remaining for this ten-minute motion ? |
| 24 | I bet they are not praying for me going to Saltcoats . |
| 25 | Of course , we sophisticated Westerners may think they are not asking for the right things . |
| 26 | Because they are not paid for this service , there may be a socially less-than-optimal amount of bee-keeping . |
| 27 | Provided that the instructions on the indications for such remedies as the tissue salts are carefully followed , and that they are not taken for long periods , they may be of benefit . |
| 28 | In many parts of the world , inoculations are advisable even if they are not required for entry . |
| 29 | The NFU is pressing the government to pay compensation to the men , who say they are not to blame for their predicament . |
| 30 | They are not recommended for odours arising from toxic or inflammable gases , such as hydrogen sulphide , formaldehyde or chlorine , since the odour of such gases is a warning . |