Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [vb pp] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During Elizabeth 's reign , the magistrates of Nottingham , for example , not only provided for a town preacher but , in order that ‘ God 's glory [ be ] set forth and the people brought into good obedience ’ , they also held a weekly assembly of ministers and lay justices for the correction of blasphemy , whoredom , drunkenness , and other ungodly behaviour . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm not exactly dressed for a place like this ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Twinky ’ , however , without question the fairest and most sporting player ever to don an Athletico shirt , was full of remorse and insisted that the referee , who had not even blown for a foul , send him off . |
| 4 | She leaned on the table — her head jutting forward , wisps of iron-grey hair sticking from beneath the cap which she had not yet changed for a wig — and asked Midnight : ‘ What do y'know of the Captain 's affairs ? |
| 5 | I also think we 've got a certain accessibility in our performance that people have n't really seen for a while : we 're willing to perform . ’ |