Example sentences of "[not/n't] for them the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Not for them the hollow reply , ‘ What meeting ? ’ when a call is made to check that they are bringing something to the pot luck supper at school that very evening . |
2 | Not for them the traditional lunchtime saunter down to the pub , then off to the match with their mates . |
3 | Not for them the sudden exhilaration of Crick and Watson on discovering the structure of DNA ( a rare thrill , even in the natural sciences ) . |
4 | Not for them the comfortable life ; they might get ideas above their station , which was to devote themselves to hard labour and be grateful for small mercies . |
5 | They were temporary , not permanent , migrants : not for them the single journey to a new land . |