Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This meant that , even with daily case conferences , it was not possible for one nurse either to supervise or take responsibility for the individualised care of each client . |
| 2 | so , if you normally work a five day week and lose a day 's work you will not get UB for that day because you are not unemployed for 3 days of the social welfare week . |
| 3 | Although the map shows the distribution of the variable INFMORT over the countries of Africa , it is not satisfactory for two reasons . |
| 4 | Taekwondo places great emphasis , of course , on flying kicks , and it is not unusual for two opponents to be in the air at the same time , one executing an attack and the other an airborne block or counter attack . |
| 5 | Me , like I mean , that 's got now , my age , I 'm not fit for three days ! |
| 6 | It was not uncommon for one man to hold land in several different tenures and to combine the roles of tenant and landlord . |
| 7 | It is not uncommon for one parent to ‘ use ’ the child 's illness for their own purposes in these domestic problems . |
| 8 | Darwin 's vera causa argumentation shows that natural selection is not tautologous for one reason , ultimately . |
| 9 | Valid assessment of lung function was not available for 418 children . |
| 10 | Because these videos were not available for two subjects the recall data is reported for 28 subjects only . |
| 11 | I 'm not worried for one reason and one alone , the best reason in the world . |
| 12 | Included in this figure are ten extra part-time firemen to be spread around the stations which are not open for 24 hours . |
| 13 | It was not unknown for one man to chair a dozen committees and even to attend more than thirty committee meetings in one week , though the average load was , of course , much less than these extremes . |
| 14 | ( b ) the likelihood of the bid being contested or rival offers being made — it is not unknown for one bid to precipitate another ; |
| 15 | Not bad for eight year old is it ? |
| 16 | Not bad for two blokes whose life story is ‘ We 've been making music as a hobby for eight years , and now we want the money ! ’ |
| 17 | Well it 's not bad for seventy shillings see that |
| 18 | Kroll estimates that shareholdings controlled by Mr Hussein are worth at least $1 billion : not bad for one man 's retirement savings . |