Example sentences of "[not/n't] [pron] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opposition leaders he met agreed that the question of reunification of Germany was not one for the German people alone , but was the rightful concern of their European neighbours . |
| 2 | He gained a reputation as the Buster Keaton of the cricket world , a man who rarely seemed to have any expression on his face and who was not one for the excited cavortings that greet the fall of a wicket ; yet behind the mask a good deal of thought was given to his bowling , and he was liked and respected by his fellow players . |
| 3 | I am not one for the bright lights . |
| 4 | He was not one for the romantic niceties , was Reg . |
| 5 | The order was not one for the recovery or preservation of trust property but called for information and for copies of the defendants ' documents which , so far as compliance might incriminate them , the defendants were entitled to disregard . |
| 6 | Subjecting proposals to scrutiny by a body distinct from management may well be desirable , but this is clearly a function for an actual supervisory board , and not one for the court . |
| 7 | The appropriateness of the comments is not one for the committee since the committee has no responsibility for the judges , their selection or their comments . |
| 8 | If the terms are such as to leave the seller free , if he should wish to do so , to obtain more wine of the same description for delivery to the buyer , then the contract goods have not been identified and agreed upon at the date of the contract and the contract is not one for the sale of specific goods , Re London Wine Co . |
| 9 | The battle , he wrote , ‘ is not one for the future but is on NOW … |
| 10 | Not one for the purists , they said … others labelled it soft porn . |
| 11 | Do you leave it off even though you 're paying , you 'll be paying wo n't you for the heating and it 's |
| 12 | That 's right , cos it 'll be an hour , well to get there an hour before anyway wo n't we for the ferry ? |
| 13 | But was n't it for the best that his son be separated from Jennifer ? |
| 14 | Hm yes it 's better is n't it for the extra |
| 15 | In spite of having a range of injected plastic mouldings , there are always times when there just is n't anything for the size of a spar , the angle of fit , or sufficiently shock-absorbing to accept a crash , or to permit a kite to be folded . |