Example sentences of "[conj] not [adv] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've taken all this into account , erm I 'm not sure all groups have tried to do that , erm but we have tried to please everyone , we do have some particular priorities and we do want to make significant improvements in service where we can and not necessarily looking for cheap publicity by increasing in lots of places as some people are supposed to of done so where one concludes sometime a significant amount of money in but will have a noticeable difference to their essential service . |
| 2 | It 's important to him that everyone knows he is the champion , that he is better than anyone else and not necessarily looking for easy pay days . |
| 3 | For the first time a non-aligned state provided not only support for Soviet warships on a commercial basis but did so without in the process tarnishing its non-aligned credentials . |
| 4 | Their basic ecology , whether studied on the continent ( Prior , 1962 ; Wise and Shoup , 1967 ; Janetschek , 1970 ) or on the maritime and periantarctic islands ( Strong , 1967 ; Etchegary and others , 1977 ; Tilbrook , 1970 , 1977 ; Block , 1982 ) is similar throughout their range , indicating that collembola , like lichens , are well adapted for harsh environments but not especially equipped for polar life . |
| 5 | It was a sight worth dwelling on , but not much use for present purposes . |