Example sentences of "not [be] [adv] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Old Mr Fiddle has not been there for some time , Rose , ’ said Dagmar from the door . |
| 2 | Children under supervision could be directed to such projects as appeared appropriate to their needs although the projects would not be exclusively for young offenders . |
| 3 | In general the court should exercise its discretion to set aside a statutory demand if , but only if , it would not be just for those consequences to apply in the circumstances . |
| 4 | However , this event may not be enough for full induction of AP genes . |
| 5 | A reliable little bird tells this column that Frank may not be long for this world either . |
| 6 | You have n't been here for last week did you ? |
| 7 | ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered . |
| 8 | He has n't been home for twelve months |
| 9 | have n't been there for many years |
| 10 | The couple next door said she had n't been there for several days . |
| 11 | ‘ Friday nights because we have n't been together for four nights , Sundays because we know there are another four ahead of us , and … why Saturdays ? ’ |
| 12 | We have n't been together for three months . |
| 13 | It was true , but Wycliffe remembered Emily Pascoe 's words : ‘ … delicate ; you could see she would n't be long for this world . ’ |