Example sentences of "[coord] [not/n't] [adv] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead I consoled myself that Ellen would be pleased , and a pleased Ellen might become my shipmate all the way around the world , so really , I told myself , I was not doing this for the senator 's happiness , and not even for the twins , but for my own , and so I shook the senator 's hand . |
| 2 | As was pointed out earlier , in Chapter 5 , this crime has consequences for mankind as a whole , and not just for the individual in relationship to their own father . |
| 3 | Whatever arrangements are made they ought to be convenient for the parents and not just for the school . |
| 4 | DEC ( Digital ) will only work with educational institutions if the project is of advantage to the broader community and not just for the benefit of the school or college . |
| 5 | Music , dance and art are integral to the island 's culture — and not just for the benefit of tourists . |
| 6 | ‘ And not just for the boys either . |
| 7 | And not only for the pleasure of running her own thriving business , but for the more fundamental change it had brought about in her . |
| 8 | Cautioning has advantages and not only for the offender . |
| 9 | Mr Vaz said : ‘ City 2020 must be a mirror to our inner cities , demonstrating that our concern arises from the people who live and work there , for their aspirations as well as their anguish , and not merely for the profits to be made from the land on which they walk . |
| 10 | Mr Vaz said : ‘ City 2020 must be a mirror to our inner cities , demonstrating that our concern arises from the people who live and work there , for their aspirations as well as their anguish , and not merely for the profits to be made from the land on which they walk . |
| 11 | But not so for the Magyars who had been so praised in 1848 , ‘ an obscure semibarbarous people … still standing in the half-civilization of the sixteenth century ’ . |
| 12 | According to the preamble of the Act , it has become clear that the setting up of a stock exchange was necessary for ‘ enhancing the flow of capital and for the creation of a market in securities ’ , and last but not least for the purpose of protecting the interests of investors . |
| 13 | A substantial amount of prospecting may have been undertaken in some of the areas , but not necessarily for the deposit styles mentioned above . |
| 14 | Erm , I think at the back of some people 's minds there was this pressure , you know that 's why a few did return to work and I mean I can understand some of them returning to work but not necessarily for the reasons they 've stated . |