Example sentences of "not the [noun] for [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He can not have God for his Father who has not the Church for his mother . ’ |
| 2 | We could paraphrase it to read : ‘ Mother , ca n't you see that this is not the time for my mission and nature to be revealed ? ’ |
| 3 | People 's lifestyles are a reflection of their economic condition in society , not the reason for their position . ’ |
| 4 | Now that Mr Major has won his own mandate , it is important to understand that , though the Conservative Party has sometimes been successful because it has stolen the Labour Party 's clothes , this is not the reason for its success on this occasion . |
| 5 | But this , he knew , was not the reason for his hesitation . |
| 6 | But when Patrick found him scoffing a large tea in the Royalbion marquee that was not the reason for his jubilation . |