Example sentences of "it be not [adj] for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now , it 's not unusual for someone to come in off the street and tell us they owe a million . ’ |
| 2 | Similarly , pets such as dogs , cats or budgerigars have to be provided for , if it is not practical for anyone to look after them while the patient can not . |
| 3 | You must remember that she was still hardly five years old and it is not easy for somebody as small as that to score points against an all-powerful grown-up . |
| 4 | Of course it is not true for anyone that they lived the past 40 years in vain . |
| 5 | It is not unusual for someone to wonder whether undergoing hypnosis is likely to induce any unpleasant or harmful side-effects . |
| 6 | Indeed , it is not unusual for someone recently retired ( and perhaps looking forward to it ) to find themselves coping with sharply increasing dependency of their parents and unable to enjoy the period of active leisure which they were anticipating . |
| 7 | Besides , it is n't natural for someone like you . |
| 8 | It was not uncommon for someone to take a wrong turning and be found wandering three weeks later , cold and hungry . |