Example sentences of "[not/n't] [prep] my [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The testimony that was appropriate here was not about my conversion but to tell briefly of my own son who died in a cot death . |
| 2 | ‘ And no , it 's not about my laundry . ’ |
| 3 | And I could n't sell it to you — not for my life , I could n't . ’ |
| 4 | I do not for my part think that any assistance at all can be gained from the authorities on section 40 of the Law of Property Act 1925 . |
| 5 | If one is then to try and specify the grounds upon which it would be right for the court to intervene I do not for my part find it particularly helpful to speak in terms of special or extraordinary cases as distinct from normal cases . |
| 6 | I do not for my part find the objections in principle to be strong and I would certainly be prepared to agree the rule should no longer be adhered to were it not for the practical consideration to which I have referred and which my noble and learned friend agrees to be of real substance . |
| 7 | If it were not for my concern for my grandmother , I would — I would put you out of the car right now , I would let you wait beside the road until someone took pity on you and offered to drive you back to Milano . ’ |
| 8 | The first thing I had to learn was that my parents ' use of guilt was not for my benefit but for theirs . |
| 9 | He reminded me of a barrister I had once watched interrogating a hostile witness and I was sure his switch to English was not for my benefit , it was done to put Rodriguez at a disadvantage . |
| 10 | ‘ There 's no need to cover yourself up — certainly not for my benefit , ’ he 'd drawled in a tone that had sent shivers quivering frantically up and down her spine . |
| 11 | Nearly two years ago , I saw the type of package that really interested me BUT , of course , it was not for my computer . |
| 12 | ‘ That 's not for my decision , sir . ’ |
| 13 | This was not for my protection , but for hers . |
| 14 | After one TV show , a woman came up to me and cried her eyes out , not for my daughter , but because her dog was being ignored . |
| 15 | But not really suitable , not for you , not for my daughter . ’ |
| 16 | " Not for my sake . |
| 17 | ‘ None whatsoever , ’ he returned coldly and then added cruelly , ‘ Not for my sake , that is . ’ |
| 18 | He has shown Matthew a great deal of kindness , and you have to admit that , were it not for my father 's offer of friendship , Matthew would be a very lonely soul . |
| 19 | well it 's not for my house , it 's for yours |
| 20 | no its not for my husband cos my husband says you look nice whether I 've got make up on or whether I have n't got make up on so really |
| 21 | I would not for my amusement wish for a storm ; but as storms , whether wished or not , will sometimes happen , I may say , without violation of humanity , that I should willingly look out upon them from Slanes [ sic ] castle . ’ |
| 22 | As one Pisticci peasant puts it : ‘ if it were not for my family , I 'd not be wearing myself out ’ . |
| 23 | She keeps giving me clothes — ; not this dear old awful thing , Mrs McPhee at home made this — and making me practise manners and the piano and I could n't tell her about last night , I could n't , I ca n't disappoint another person , not after my mother — ’ and Alexandra put her head down on to the slice of bread on her plate and burst into tears . |
| 24 | With my ham and cheese , which were not of my making , they brought me iced seltzer . |
| 25 | ‘ That scene was not of my making . |
| 26 | And cold was a property of my body — some tiresome thing which was nevertheless now completely under my control — and not of my self . |
| 27 | I look forward to the day when we do have a regional tier of government , and erm , a very prominent local politician , not of my party , told me in confidence , that he believes that erm , there will be a regional tier of government sooner or later , if only to react to the pressures from Europe . |
| 28 | I think one of the justifiable criticisms of Radio 3 — though not of my predecessor — is that it has come across as being too much about itself . |
| 29 | ‘ I would not , ’ the Lieutenant said with cold courtesy , ‘ wish to feast on a Battle Brother who was not of my Chapter . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ They are not the kind of thing we want in this town and certainly not near my hotel . ’ |