Example sentences of "[noun sg] not for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went to the cinema not for entertainment , but for cinematography . |
| 2 | They are travelling out of necessity not for pleasure , therefore , the hotel must be a home from home , and they will most likely eat and drink in the hotel . |
| 3 | ‘ The tunnel will create an opportunity not for BR but for foreign railways , because they have an infrastructure . ’ |
| 4 | Stahl belongs to that dyed-in-the-wool amateur breed who follow the sun not for money but for fun . |
| 5 | But , may I ask yo , of you a question not for answers but will erm perhaps come later in the debate and that is what does the service of Holy Communion mean to you ? |
| 6 | This was a moment not for fairness but for plain speaking . |
| 7 | It is an argument not for training boards with a lot of bureaucracy , but for the present successful French policy where every employer has to spend money on training . |
| 8 | This can lead to confusion ; see the keyword NOT for details . |
| 9 | Proudly holding his RFC logbook , in which is a section headed ‘ Rendcomb ’ — here was a man who had flown from the aerodrome not for recreation and a sense of history , but to ready himself and others for war . |
| 10 | Having been taught that , at a time when priests were not disagreed with , it is small wonder that John Kennedy should have involved himself , and thousands after him , in an anti-Communist crusade in Vietnam ; that Joseph McCarthy should have conducted his anti-Communist witch-hunts ; or that Casey should have made the fight against Communism his life 's work , even asking that money should be given after his death not for flowers , but for the contras . |
| 11 | Nouvel admits to a strong admiration for Foster 's work — which is returned — but , explains Nouvel , ‘ I use technology not for performance , but for sensitivity , for emotional effect . ’ |