Example sentences of "[not/n't] for the [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not for the great Jonathan Crawford . |
| 2 | If it was not for the Grand Slam tournaments and the unique place they hold in the game , I am sure we would be losing this vital battle . ’ |
| 3 | Not for the first time Delaney looked into the eyes that were deep , infathomable pools of green , and at the copper-coloured hair falling around the high smooth cheek bones ; at the small upturned nose and a mouth just large enough to hint at the animal sensuality lying dormant beneath the surface . |
| 4 | Not for the first time Annabel Croft is responsible . |
| 5 | Again his gaze was intent , and not for the first time Robbie cursed the need for evasion , the maintenance of her fiction concerning Hugh . |
| 6 | Fen suggested , and not for the first time Robbie wished she could clear up this misapprehension . |
| 7 | Not for the first time Selvey painted the best picture . |
| 8 | Not for the first time Charles reflected that growing up is a myth ; getting older is just an intenser form of childhood . |
| 9 | Not for the first time Salisbury found it was easy to attract a large audience for a free show . |
| 10 | Not for the first time Rostov wondered why he had been selected for this particular mission . |
| 11 | Not for the first time Matey noted that his first thought was of his maid . |
| 12 | Both were convicted and sentenced to hang , ironically for a mass of mundane crimes , and not for the Royal Mail robbery that had made them so famous . |
| 13 | If it were not for the debilitating character question , Clinton would surely have a fair chance of beating Bush . |
| 14 | organised by an individual or group with responsibility for this area among a number of others , but not for the whole course programme : |
| 15 | Success rates are provided for the whole sample taking the test items , not for the three attainment bands defined in Chapter 3 ( pp. 27–40 ) . |
| 16 | Some forms ( Turrilites ) adopted the helical spire , and were it not for the obligatory suture lines it might be possible to mistake these species for large gastropods . |
| 17 | If it was n't for the Great Video Game in the sky , I 'd probably be reduced to watching The Young Doctors . |