Example sentences of "[vb mod] not be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | SHOULD the personable Steve Norris fail to impress as an under-secretary at the Transport Department , it should not be for want of preparation . |
| 2 | SHOULD the personable Steve Norris fail to impress as an under-secretary at the Transport Department , it should not be for want of preparation . |
| 3 | Hofmann believed that the proper objectives of such research should not be for personal gain , but for the pursuit of fundamental knowledge and the fulfilment of social needs . |
| 4 | As Hilary Land reminds us in another article ( Land , 1980 ) Ada Nield Chew , a radical suffragist , wrote that women should eschew the role of the ‘ domestic tabby cat ’ and that ‘ marriage and motherhood should not be for sale . |
| 5 | ‘ But that should n't be for a while , they 're not calling the twenties up yet … |
| 6 | Such people have been dubbed ‘ carbohydrate cravers ’ by researchers , but many now think that the primary craving may not be for carbohydrates but for fats . |
| 7 | A real rate of interest , which would be calculated as an annual rate per cent , takes into account the following facts : — the period of the loan may not be for a full year : interest is only charged on the actual amount borrowed ( eg not including any deposit paid ) ; — if regular repayments are being made , the full amount of the loan is not outstanding over the full year . |
| 8 | And if I ca n't , can I begin to entertain the thought that teaching may not be for me ( as a substantial number of new teachers do ) without feeling guilty or a failure ? |
| 9 | Performance and comfort : if you prefer bags with lots of room to move , then this may not be for you . |
| 10 | So a female quail does not begin to incubate her clutch of a dozen or so eggs until it is complete , and that may not be for a fortnight after the first was laid . |
| 11 | It may not be for a person 's death or betrayal that we are grieving . |
| 12 | If you would n't consider this , then the tests may not be for you . |
| 13 | What environmentalists are concerned about is the fear that in spite of a clay lining — dangerous waste from the site will eventually leak through the porous chalk below and into the groundwater — though that may not be for another fifty years . |
| 14 | ‘ Not till the next time you come , anyway , and that might not be for ages . ’ |
| 15 | Also , innovative ideas do tend to work their way down to the more affordable guitars and equipment , so it might not be for you now , but maybe in a year 's time it will be . |
| 16 | Third , clients may need to be prepared to wait until the start of the next course , which might not be for up to two months . |
| 17 | Harder , but it might not be for you I du n no is it ? |
| 18 | It could n't be for my uncle 's charms , or could it ? |
| 19 | The choice of locations need not be for permanent bases , but can also include dynamic repositioning of units as circumstances dictate ( Kolesar and Walker 1974 ) . |
| 20 | It is worth noting that an offer need not be for a listed company for the Panel to be interested in it . |
| 21 | By s.21(1) , above , the gain or loss need not be for the accused or to the victim . |
| 22 | Others stood , so she could too , it would not be for long . |
| 23 | Any change they brought would not be for the good . |
| 24 | 5–12–1877 " It was considered whether it would not be for the advantage of the congregation to hold the services on the Sabbath in the school house during the winter months where they could have the comfort of a fire . |
| 25 | ‘ Faber would not be for sale even at the right price , ’ commented Matthew Evans a touch wearily — this being by no means the first time he has had to deny such rumours . |
| 26 | With difficulty she repressed comments on the writer 's own linguistic proficiency , and how in her view it disabled him from judging Walter 's scholastic achievements ; with difficulty , too , she refrained from rebutting the idea that she was not getting any younger , for that was precisely what she felt she was getting , these days ; and she ended with best wishes for the future , mentally hoping it would not be for him a long one . |
| 27 | In the case of Scottish and Northern Irish solicitors , application would not be for overseas lawyer status but for full membership of the Society . |
| 28 | ‘ If I kept a careful check on your movements — which I do n't — I can assure you it would not be for sentimental reasons . ’ |
| 29 | He returned shortly telling me to hang on , it would n't be for long ; and the shock had made him breathless too , I noticed . |
| 30 | ‘ But it would n't be for ever : just for a while , perhaps , and morgen wird die Sonne wieder scheinen . ’ |