Example sentences of "[subord] not for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus a suspect defence completed the qualifying programme of six matches without conceding a goal ; they must be doing something right , although not for the first time their debt to Shilton was manifest . |
| 2 | The 128 they made for the fifth wicket actually saw the visitors go on the defensive , although not for long . |
| 3 | Nuno 's ability is a matter of opinion , but the point about the Trantec ads is a matter of fact , although not for the reason your correspondent quotes . |
| 4 | Perhaps for the sake of brevity , although not for precision and clarity , it is not unusual in some catalogues and lists to find some species roses included under the rambler heading , which like R. wichuraiana , have the same sprawling habit and are sufficiently vigorous to get up into trees . |
| 5 | In Germany , municipal waste can be landfilled only after being sorted and processed ; in France , tough new landfill standards have recently been introduced ; in Britain , higher standards for new landfills ( although not for existing ones ) are being introduced under the terms of the 1990 Environmental Protection Act . |
| 6 | These works , although not for sale , have sometimes been known to appear on the market . |
| 7 | She was n't going to let him see that she would jump at it , although not for the reasons he might suppose . |
| 8 | ( The 1990 law — see pp. 37684-85 — and a July 1988 law both allowed for amnesties for politicians who had received illegal campaign funds hitherto , although not for those making such contributions . ) |
| 9 | The license is still held by the local vicar , although not for much longer . |
| 10 | But there are a few well worn examples which have clearly seen action although not for law and order . |
| 11 | It is still much more common than not for teachers to do their teaching behind closed doors , unobserved by another adult , and to feel somewhat threatened on the odd occasion when they are being watched . |
| 12 | It is more common than not for upper-class women to join some religious or philanthropic organization which engages in charity work with the poor , in sharp contrast to the Popular Church 's emphasis on self-organization for change . |
| 13 | Doctors at King 's College Hospital , London , believe that Aisling Barnett , 35 , who suffered liver failure after reacting to a drug prescribed after the birth of her daughter , would have died yesterday if not for the operation . |
| 14 | What are we in the job for if not for challenges like this ? |
| 15 | Despite their scepticism , readers said they found the press useful , particularly for guiding their voting decision if not for providing information . |
| 16 | In the case of Health , there is the special relief at having escaped from those incessant wrangles over money with income-orientated professions , whose members are taken by the general public for altruistic servants of humanity , if not for angelic comforters . |
| 17 | Impressive for its weight and power , if not for its price . |
| 18 | She would have to exert her will and fight against the pain-consuming darkness , if not for her own sake , then for theirs . |
| 19 | The Irish , making their first appearance in the World Cup finals , could have hoped if not for something better then at least something different . |
| 20 | And would politics based on religion have disappeared in Glasgow if not for the rise of the Labour Party ? |
| 21 | The eventual publication of ‘ Work in Progress ’ , as Finnegans Wake in 1939 , provides a convenient date — if not for the success of the novel itself , too abstract and esoteric to sustain much attention during the war years which followed — at least for critics and literary historians . |
| 22 | What you should recognize is that it is a warning sign that you have been doing too much , and that you need to get away from the patient , at least for short periods in the day , if not for some days or weeks . |
| 23 | The so-called ‘ Loony Left ’ , much invoked before the general election of June 1987 , was in some places responsible if not for vagaries in the total school curriculum , then at least for the expenditure of scarce resources on teachers , and publications , dealing with subjects dear to their hearts , like racism , sexism , and peace-studies , unpopular with government and with many parents . |
| 24 | For your information , if not for your conversion , let me bring you another in the line of startling books which turn upside down all that we ever believed about the Old Testament . |
| 25 | What I looked for , but only occasionally glimpsed , was the recognition that , though differing frameworks of shared assumptions may be barriers to effective understanding , the rewards can be substantial — if not for what we learn about the alien systems then for what we may discover about our own previously unquestioned beliefs . |
| 26 | On the basis of its fauna , the area in question might qualify for protection as a nature reserve , if not for designation as a site of special scientific interest . |
| 27 | But the direct quotes from disabled interviewees are vivid and richly imaginative , suggesting that the authors at least have a talent for selecting their subjects , if not for presenting their material in book form . |
| 28 | However , Mr Hassell did end on a positive note — at least for leasing , if not for other forms of business finance . |
| 29 | He called his acceptance of human sexuality and respect for the female energy Red Thread Zen , acknowledging that life itself would not exist if not for the umbilical cord that connects us to the feminine . |
| 30 | She would have stayed asleep , too , if not for the outrageous racket that erupted outside at that very moment . |