Example sentences of "[subord] not for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps for the sake of brevity , although not for precision and clarity , it is not unusual in some catalogues and lists to find some species roses included under the rambler heading , which like R. wichuraiana , have the same sprawling habit and are sufficiently vigorous to get up into trees . |
| 2 | But there are a few well worn examples which have clearly seen action although not for law and order . |
| 3 | These works , although not for sale , have sometimes been known to appear on the market . |
| 4 | It is still much more common than not for teachers to do their teaching behind closed doors , unobserved by another adult , and to feel somewhat threatened on the odd occasion when they are being watched . |
| 5 | They 've won 2 out of 13 , let in 25 goals and if not for keeper , Alan Judge , goals against could have topped 30 by Saturday tea time . |
| 6 | I award Mr Lukas good marks for frankness , if not for discretion . |
| 7 | What are we in the job for if not for challenges like this ? |
| 8 | Mark if NOT for publication . |
| 9 | It was obviously a popular site , if not for builders , then certainly for lovers . |
| 10 | And whether he were not in this dilemma ; that either his estate might enure for life , at his option ; and then according to Lord Coke such an estate would , in legal contemplation , be an estate for life ; which could not be created by parol : or if not for life , being for no assignable period , it must operate as a tenancy from year to year ; in which case it would be inconsistent with , and repugnant to the nature of such an estate , that it should not be determinable at the pleasure of either party giving the regular notice . |
| 11 | Civil servants are in the same department for many years , if not for life , while the minister lasts only two to three years . |
| 12 | On the basis of its fauna , the area in question might qualify for protection as a nature reserve , if not for designation as a site of special scientific interest . |
| 13 | Predictably serious negotiations ensued , if not for peace then at least for the ransom of King John ; but several years of intermittent diplomacy and warfare passed before a treaty was concluded at Brétigny in 1360 and confirmed at Calais in 1361 . |
| 14 | " Please , for your brother 's sake if not for mine , do n't tell on me ! |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm sure you can manage one evening ; if not for dinner , then drinks . |
| 16 | There is an emerging argument here , if not for chastity , then at least for a prudent continence and a cool response to such favours , sexual or other , as the world may choose to offer . |
| 17 | The so-called ‘ Loony Left ’ , much invoked before the general election of June 1987 , was in some places responsible if not for vagaries in the total school curriculum , then at least for the expenditure of scarce resources on teachers , and publications , dealing with subjects dear to their hearts , like racism , sexism , and peace-studies , unpopular with government and with many parents . |
| 18 | Retirement is one of the few moments which a politician can choose with deliberation and Baldwin had been preparing for it for months , if not for years . |
| 19 | Already , there is talk of a more collective leadership , of possible challenges for office-bearers ' posts , if not for Mr Salmond 's own position . |
| 20 | ‘ But its situation , ’ continues Johnson , ‘ seems well chosen for pleasure , if not for strength ’ ; and then in half a sentence he gives us a glimpse of local life and activity : ‘ It stands at the head of the lake and , by a sloop of sixty tuns , is supplied from Inverness with great convenience ’ — which description immediately conjures the vessel plying up and down Loch Ness with provisions , armaments , soldiers ' wives . |
| 21 | A system with these features was proposed in the 1980s , though not for Europe , by John Williamson of the Institute for International Economics in Washington , DC ( see page 101 ) . |
| 22 | I do so to ensure that the credit for these accounts , which I would suggest give rise to cautious satisfaction though not for over-optimism , should go to my predecessor as Treasurer — QC . |
| 23 | Among other activities , building societies are now permitted to make and receive payments as agents , to advise on and arrange insurance , to administer pension schemes , supply estate agency services and to undertake conveyancing ( though not for persons to whom they are also offering a loan ) . |
| 24 | The epitome of Nineties value rather than volume has become just that , after having been not terribly good at being the Eighties thrusting stereotype — though not for want of trying . |
| 25 | Maxwell came quite late to newspapers , though not for want of trying : in 1968 , for instance , he was a loser in the battle for the News of the World . |
| 26 | This points to Eleanor of Provence , Edward 's mother and consort of Henry III , whose reputation is as bad as that of Eleanor of Castile is good — though not for David Gordon , who seems to think that because she 's said to be ‘ of Provence ’ , this puts her above suspicion . |