Example sentences of "[not/n't] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He did not for a while want to look at his own face . |
2 | Not for a while . |
3 | Not for a while . ’ |
4 | ‘ Not for a while . ’ |
5 | ‘ Not for a while , ’ he warned with a half-smile . |
6 | Mrs Hunter , " he said , " not for a while . " |
7 | ‘ Not for a while . |
8 | ‘ You could n't risk going to the theatre with me , not for a while anyway . |
9 | Not for a while yet . |
10 | Not for a while yet . |
11 | Oh , it 's not for a while anyway so you need n't worry . |
12 | It will be noticed that in all of this the term " correlate " is being used in a way consistent with our previous uses of " event " , " cause " , " condition " , " causal circumstance " , and " effect " : not for a type of thing , but for a thing itself , more particularly an individual property or set of such properties rather than a type . |
13 | Yes I 'd like to see it for a day or two but not for a fortnight |
14 | ‘ I ai n't going to share my room — not for a peck o' corn ! |
15 | For all its relevance and cleverness , you ca n't get around the fact that this book was written not for a generation but for a media eager to snap up fresh-tasting morsels . |
16 | Recently Princess Jeeta and Jamila had been in funereal moods , not for a second allowing Anwar to enjoy the pleasure of his tyranny . |
17 | Not for a second did the notion cross Beatrice 's mind that Lovat was having carnal thoughts which he knew could never be fulfilled . |
18 | Not for a second did she doubt the truth of what he was saying , but to gain time she licked her dry lips and croaked : |
19 | ‘ Not for a second . |
20 | Maybe it goes back to it being OK for a woman to show feelings , but not for a man . |
21 | The priory at Godstowe has its attractions , but not for a man accustomed to the luxuries of this world . ’ |
22 | And we would do it again , but not for a year or two at least ! |
23 | Not for a bit , anyway . |
24 | ‘ Not for a bit . |
25 | no he did n't have a permanent one , no not for a bit . |
26 | ‘ Not for a bit , ’ Ash said , pouring herself more whisky . |
27 | It is a lovely series of images that Wordsworth brings to mind , but it is not a suitable subject to be translated into a picture , and certainly not for a child . |
28 | The high forward paddling style is appropriate for a touring boat but not for a WW playboat . |
29 | For the moment , the demand to make of the nuclear powers is not for a test ban but for five-power talks and joint research to explore more defensible ways of going about their testing business . |
30 | But erm you 're voting for a party not for a character . |