Example sentences of "not have been [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the yard at the back , a slow burning bon fire added to the pong which could not have been good for those living nearby . |
| 2 | Many of the country lanes were so narrow that it would not have been possible for two vehicles to pass each other , but after half an hour , they cut into the main road that ran south from Cherbourg to Carentan . |
| 3 | It could not have been easy for these men to deliver flocks and herds safely to their destination and the advent of motor transport must have been a blessing to animals . |
| 4 | It can not have been easy for either of them . |
| 5 | Well I I think its , the way that the plaintiff puts the case on that point my Lord is that even if the defendant Mr took the view er that it would not have been proper for such a notice to be served , in view of what the plaintiff was saying to him about his wish to get out of the contract , the fact that it was available to him should have been brought to his attention and then as Mr was saying that I sorry I do n't feel I can do this on your behalf because it 's not proper in the circumstances or whatever erm , should then have gone on to advise the plaintiff either to do it himself or to go and seek independent advice . |
| 6 | I 'm ten years older now , and in retrospect I see that if Francesca had lived we would n't have been right for each other . ’ |