Example sentences of "n't [adj] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You were n't right for each other ! |
| 2 | They were n't right for each other and maybe a marriage would last a shorter time than a more informal , less intense liaison ; brief and bitter , both of them on proximity fuses with things coming rapidly to a crunch , rather than something more drawn out , where they might spend long periods apart and so forget how much they hated being together , and enjoy the fleeting , passionate moments of reunion … |
| 3 | The machine was n't fit for this purpose so he had to good case to go back to Dixons and ask either for a replacement or his money back . |
| 4 | ‘ I was n't late for that meal in Hampstead . ’ |
| 5 | They were n't good for each other . ’ |
| 6 | I begin to suggest that sometimes it is n't useful for such ideas to come through pop stars : it makes them trendy and … |
| 7 | As I understand it from what was said at Edingley it was n't necessary for these buses to go to Norwood Gardens because they were well served without . |
| 8 | His eyes were on her , but Shelley was n't ready for any attempts at reconciliation . |
| 9 | He frowned and his eyes darkened dangerously and Ruth thought she had misjudged her timing and he was n't ready for any thoughts of their future together . |
| 10 | ‘ Your virginal shyness when we were in bed together … ’ he began to go on , but Fabia just was n't ready for this conversation — she doubted that she ever would be . |
| 11 | For me , that was n't bad for any day with a ‘ y ’ in it . |