Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] not for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tears which coursed down his cheeks were not for the head groom . |
| 2 | The job was not for the squeamish . |
| 3 | Cold , claustrophobic rhythms stripped of humanity and humour and performed with a complete disregard for such niceties as , well , performance , LFO 's brief appearance was not for the faint-hearted . |
| 4 | The demand which grew up amongst Congregationalists and , to a lesser degree , Baptists was not for a radical shift in the nature of their worship but for the external embellishment of traditional worship : flowers , organs and stained glass , but not chants , Holy Tables and liturgical seasons . |
| 5 | They were undoubtedly used by the employers , and the strike was seized as a chance to bring them in — but it should be firmly stated here , since it is usually glossed over , that the damage to the strikers " cause was not for the first time , the result of actions by other men . |
| 6 | The building was not for the new owner , but for a manager , or a bailiff . |