Example sentences of "[not/n't] be [adv] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even such an exalted pedigree as this , though , has not been enough for some of Britain 's big stores . |
| 2 | ‘ Old Mr Fiddle has not been there for some time , Rose , ’ said Dagmar from the door . |
| 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 | A reliable little bird tells this column that Frank may not be long for this world either . |
| 5 | ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered . |
| 6 | have n't been there for many years |
| 7 | I had n't been there for more than a minute when the skipper bellowed : ‘ This is melanoma country , mate . |
| 8 | The couple next door said she had n't been there for several days . |
| 9 | It was true , but Wycliffe remembered Emily Pascoe 's words : ‘ … delicate ; you could see she would n't be long for this world . ’ |