Example sentences of "[conj] [not/n't] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I now know for certain that Selina Street is n't tucking Alec Llewellyn , or not for the time being anyway . |
| 2 | Thus a suspect defence completed the qualifying programme of six matches without conceding a goal ; they must be doing something right , although not for the first time their debt to Shilton was manifest . |
| 3 | Nuno 's ability is a matter of opinion , but the point about the Trantec ads is a matter of fact , although not for the reason your correspondent quotes . |
| 4 | She was n't going to let him see that she would jump at it , although not for the reasons he might suppose . |
| 5 | Ironically , and not for the last time in history , the Communist-inspired proletariat had more clout outside the Soviet borders than within . |
| 6 | As he said ( and not for the first time ) , you ca n't beat a bit of local knowledge . |
| 7 | That let off seemed to breathe relief back into the home side , and not for the first time this season the imposing physical presence of youngster Ferguson proved crucial with a deft header which set up Cleland for a fine angled finish from 15 yards for the leveller . |
| 8 | Whatever the size , an acer is grown mainly for the leaves — for their shape , their poise and their colouring — and not for the flowers , which are insignificant . |
| 9 | Both were convicted and sentenced to hang , ironically for a mass of mundane crimes , and not for the Royal Mail robbery that had made them so famous . |
| 10 | But is it a dialogue , or does each blackbird whistle for itself and not for the other ? |
| 11 | Rescripts were often penned for a case , and not for the world at large . |
| 12 | He quotes Gamgee : ‘ He toiled for lucre and not for the advancement of veterinary science ’ . |
| 13 | This case is , as is readily appreciated , a case merely for the existence of some sort of second chamber , and not for the House of Lords as at present composed . |
| 14 | As the throng of workers laughed and joked , tucking into the vast amount of food laid out before them , Annie 's mind went back to other Mell Suppers and not for the first time , she reflected on how her family had dwindled . |
| 15 | The opposite side of the argument is that in task allocation people may not receive appropriate care at appropriate times and that the day is succession of minor interruptions , made for the convenience of the organisation and not for the benefit of individuals . |
| 16 | Reduction of the hours worked for the full-time employees and not for the part-time employees would result in a financial advantage for the full-time employees . |
| 17 | Lord Oliver described the relationship in the following way : ‘ … the purpose for which the auditors ’ certificate is made and published is that of providing those entitled to receive the report with information to enable them to exercise in conjunction [ with others ] those powers which their respective proprietary interests confer on them and not for the purposes of individual speculation with a view to profit . ’ |
| 18 | Special care he reserved for his own wife and not for the Mrs Strawsons of this world . |
| 19 | Things change and not for the better , to my mind . |
| 20 | The ground rules of completion are designed for the interests of the public and not for the interests of the profession alone . |
| 21 | I have a rule that once I consider a portrait is finished , I will never make alterations ; after all , as the painter , you are painting a portrait for yourself and not for the sitter 's wife . ’ |
| 22 | The whole episode was built around the book and before very long , and not for the first time , the fascist implications were there again , not only as far as Alf was concerned but , by implication , involving me too . |
| 23 | … the obligation [ entails ] two principal elements ; first , the existence of a relationship giving access , directly or indirectly , to information intended to be available only for a corporate purpose and not for the personal benefit of anyone , and second , the inherent , unfairness involved where a party takes advantage of such information knowing it is unavailable to those with whom he is dealing . |
| 24 | If your father 'e 'ad listened to the nurse and called for the doctor and not for the priest — puh ! ’ |
| 25 | It was n't fair that a king should give up his throne for her , and not for the weaver 's daughter . |
| 26 | Her voice dropped , turning low and vicious , and not for the first time , Michael Lee realized how cold and calculating , how vicious and cunning she was . |
| 27 | The House of Lords held that the question whether the conduct was prejudicial to the interests of the state was for the court and not for the jury . |
| 28 | As Cobbett said afterwards , the people had wanted the Act " that it might do us some good ; that it might better our situation … and not for the gratification of any abstract or metaphysical whim . " |
| 29 | It is for the parties , and not for the tribunal , to see that all relevant evidence and legal argument is adduced . |
| 30 | The sun beat into the sedan , and not for the first time I questioned the desirability of our climate as applied to automobile drivers . |