Example sentences of "[modal v] not for a " in BNC.

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1 It is a commitment to a set of practical arrangements that should not for a minute outlive its usefulness .
2 ‘ I would not for a moment have it supposed that I mean anything derogatory to Dr. Yeats … but human nature is fallible .
3 I would not for a moment be without these sterling qualities but the imagery of this great movement is vivid and declamatory and Bach 's intention was surely to arouse the passions of his audience .
4 It is wholly unnecessary to go that far in the present case and I would not for a moment suggest that the common law of England is bound or even likely to follow every twist of the development of the common law in the United States .
5 I would not for a moment propose we face the same immediate peril confronting the world in the early 1940s .
6 Sir er sir the I think I would not for a moment argue that minerals considerations can be ove overriding in this matter .
7 He will not for a moment allow that the doctrine of justification through free grace , received by faith , can lead to antinomianism ( Rom. 6:1ff ) .
8 In our work we can not for a moment disregard them , yet we are never sure that we are seeing them clearly .
9 ‘ Lady Lavinia , ’ Theda said firmly , ‘ even were I to give you my advice , which must necessarily be based on very little knowledge , I can not for a moment imagine that you would take it . ’
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