Example sentences of "not [be] eligible [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The proposals , based on the premise that " cosmopolitan " laws put French people at a disadvantage , effectively placed immigrants in a separate category of those who could not be joined by their families and should not be eligible for certain benefits , while French people would take priority for jobs and housing .
2 Mr. O'Connell indicated that , on what the debtor told him , he would not be eligible for legal aid .
3 This ill-informed comment might be laughed off were it not for a threat , prominently reported in the national press , that the Moi University medical students might not be eligible for full registration upon qualification because of their ‘ sub-standard ’ education .
4 The other three more closely fit the latter than the former model : Mrs Mitchell 's daughter wanted her mother admitted permanently to the local psychiatric hospital ( knowing that she would not be eligible for residential care because of the severity of her condition ) ; but she also added — ‘ not that I do n't want her at home too — I love my mother — it 's just that the strain is too much for me ’ .
5 If you are not permanently resident in the U.K. or you work or reside overseas you may not be eligible for this offer .
6 If you are not permanently resident in the U.K. or you work or reside overseas you may not be eligible for this offer .
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