Example sentences of "[not/n't] for a [adj] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We need to have the basis for guidelines , not for a mechanistic procedure to match children with books . |
| 2 | The aim of treatment is not for a young child to lose weight as it would be in an adult , but to maintain their weight or make below normal weight gain ( Dietz 1984 ) . |
| 3 | Not for a long time had Vi felt so uncomfortable . |
| 4 | Now , it was responding to what de Gaulle had called the solemn pact which was at the moment being sealed ‘ in the suffering of all and the blood of the soldiers ’ between France and the peoples of the Indochinese Union and to his belief that ‘ not for a single hour did France lose the hope and the will to recover free Indo-China ’ . |
| 5 | They object to a little cotton apron on the mice which is made from a baby 's dress — it was suitable for a baby but not for a stuffed mouse to wear ! ’ |
| 6 | The outcome of mature meetings is to search for solutions and to reach consensus , not for a particular group to score points over another . |