Example sentences of "[adv] not for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The smoking , the drinking and the sugar were obviously not for Alan so we ended the experiment there .
2 Although functional purpose must impose a certain constraint on the shape and form of an object , that constraint is generally a very loose one for everyday forms ( though obviously not for machine parts ) .
3 It would appear not to be necessary to provide a range of shafts for iron clubs and possibly not for woods either .
4 Norris in fact claims that in the patristic period nothing was made of Christ 's maleness , as also not for example of his Jewishness , as being of Christological significance .
5 Some things — love , sex , God , bodily functions — were simply not for discussion .
6 Our star players are simply not for sale . ’
7 Sir Daniel Fleming was certainly interested in the formerly productive mines in his fells around Coniston , but it is not until 1658 is there further note of mines and then not for copper viz :
8 But it was n't a comfortable , companionable silence , at least not for Polly .
9 If leaders do not foster and bestow this freedom it will not exist , at least not for executive directors .
10 This man could not easily imagine life without hot water , at least not for people like himself and Alice .
11 For most of them there is a cure ; but as yet not for HIV infection .
12 Comrie observes of a Slavonic form marking high animacy that historically it ‘ was used only for male , adult , freeborn , healthy humans , i.e. not for women , children , slaves and cripples ’ .
13 This is the place to turn back ; the cave continues further for almost a mile but is definitely not for beginners .
14 Such rooms arc definitely not for breakfast .
15 The Alpha 's ability to delete a whole effect from a patch ( or add another ) is a godsend , and I found it useful to dispense with the equaliser , which worked for some sounds but definitely not for others .
16 Definitely not for hooligans .
17 Said Souness : ‘ Mark Wright is most definitely not for sale .
18 Physical goods , by contrast , are not seen by Keynesians as being close substitutes for financial assets ( and certainly not for money ) .
19 Certainly not for creeps like that one over there .
20 To those with a commitment to the WEA 's traditional mission , there was cause for concern in some of these statistics , but certainly not for dismay .
21 The rally was certainly not for rookies , as we found out at the onset ; only the intervention of the King of Jordan could resolve some problems along the way .
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