Example sentences of "not [adj] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was not asleep for her eyes were staring contentedly about her . |
| 2 | Therefore it was not possible for my Working Group to prescribe a single policy which would suit all circumstances . |
| 3 | If a left-wing politician is genuinely anathematised it is not possible for his opponent to pay him a higher compliment . |
| 4 | Whether the graptolites were not living near shore , or whether the conditions were not right for their preservation , are questions that have excited some argument . |
| 5 | In a speech on Aug. 15 , 1991 , Prince Hans Adam maintained , however , that it was not practicable for his small principality to become a full member of the European Communities . |
| 6 | She says that changing her accent while at university was not easy for her parents to accept . |
| 7 | They feel that it is not appropriate for their naughty child to receive special treatment or they feel that they should not reward the child for doing something that other children do naturally . |
| 8 | However , the original Phillips curve described in section 6.1 is not satisfactory for our purposes for two main reasons . |
| 9 | And I assure you she would have every right to go back to the shop and say look these tights are not fit for their purpose . |
| 10 | In this case , Lord Denning distinguished Bartlett v Sidney Marcus ( 1965 ) by explaining that if a car does not go for a reasonable time and the engine breaks up , this is evidence to show that the car was not fit for its purpose when sold . |
| 11 | Cornwall tells him , ‘ the revenges we are bound to take upon your traitorous father are not fit for your beholding ’ ( III.vii.6ff. ) ) , he comes into the final stage of his career , moving from subject to object , first of Goneril 's love , then of Regan 's . |
| 12 | Before his arrest in December 1765 Smart completed a translation of Horace , not remarkable for its felicity , but indicative of his need to continue his literary activities at this time , and the natural support afforded by translating . |
| 13 | Athelstan would correct him and make Cranston repeat the list of facts time and again until the coroner , not famous for his patience , shouted : ‘ Hell 's teeth ! |
| 14 | Idleness is not good for your game . |
| 15 | You 're not sucking it , you 're chewing it crunch , crunch it 's not good for your teeth mind you Polos are n't good for your teeth are they ? |
| 16 | Bitterness not good for our souls , Harriet . ’ |
| 17 | We know enough to know that these things are not good for our life support system or for our quality of life , and that our activities have damaging effects on our wildlife . |
| 18 | It is not good for our cashflow because we have to extend our credit limits to get more glass in . |
| 19 | This sort of thing is not good for our image . ’ |
| 20 | Charles 's buzzes were not notorious for their reliability . |
| 21 | The police are not notorious for their imagination . |
| 22 | She looked pretty but pale , for once not concerned for her appearance but for her friends . |
| 23 | They are not concerned for their individual lives . |
| 24 | A chum of Annabel 's says fondly : ‘ It 's hardly surprising — she is not renowned for her attention span . ’ |
| 25 | But they are not renowned for their adventurousness and the final product has an arbitrary dullness about it that suggests the product of a predictable corporate culture . |
| 26 | The British are not renowned for their light desserts — they 're not generically called ‘ puddings ’ for nothing . |
| 27 | I know we as a nation are not renowned for our ability to serve but the general level of indifference , apathy and downright rudeness I encountered made even me , a cynical bastard at the best of times , wince . |
| 28 | Oliver Cromwell , not renowned for his soft forgiving nature , decided to demolish Wallingford castle and in doing so , also destroyed the fabric of the town 's commercial growth . |
| 29 | Advantages include the fact that you are not responsible for their rents if they leave and that you have a clearly-defined personal space , however small . |
| 30 | The actual source of life is not known and is not to be attributed to the God that mankind can worship , that is , a definable God developed with life , and therefore not responsible for its origin . |