Example sentences of "[adv] [not/n't] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first three instruments here are obviously not intended for the serious player but for the beginner , or to be strummed once in a while as a second or third instrument . |
| 2 | At this stage , Scott was obviously not pleading for the setting aside of the competition results , as has been suggested , but on the contrary , for the employment of the successful competitors , of whom there were four including Barry , with more right to the work than he had . |
| 3 | With the Berlin Wall , the most famous barrier of all , falling , the more media-conscious activists among the Soviet Jews already here are warning that Israel is just not prepared for the influx . |
| 4 | They may appear to be sexually aware but they are just not prepared for the physical , emotional or sexual consequences . |
| 5 | The brochure said that the Pyramid of the Sun was over sixty metres high , larger than the Great Pyramid of Egypt , and the Street of the Dead more than three kilometres long , but even though it contained a plan , as well as photographs , I was still not prepared for the colossal dimensions of the place . |
| 6 | Independence has brought some improvement in status , but women are still not recognised for the important role they play in society . |
| 7 | I remember him saying that the person in the anecdote had to remain anonymous since it was still not done for a woman to confess she enjoyed promiscuous , recreational sex . |
| 8 | The Arab group at the UN decided yesterday not to press for a vote on upgrading the PLO 's UN status after the General Assembly President , Mr Joseph Garba of Nigeria , urged the sponsors to drop their resolution . |
| 9 | The Arab group at the UN decided yesterday not to press for a vote on upgrading the PLO 's UN status after the General Assembly President , Mr Joseph Garba of Nigeria , urged the sponsors to drop their resolution . |
| 10 | The Arab group at the UN decided yesterday not to press for a vote on upgrading the PLO 's UN status after the General Assembly President , Mr Joseph Garba of Nigeria , urged the sponsors to drop their resolution . |
| 11 | When she first stood in for Terry Wogan she insisted , ‘ I love standing in for Wogan but I 'm honestly not looking for The Sue Lawley Show with my name in lights and me swooping down a staircase . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I love standing in for Wogan , but I 'm honestly not looking for The Sue Lawley Show with my name in lights ’ |
| 13 | If you take that home and read the small print , you 'll find you 're probably not covered for the very things that are going to go wrong . |
| 14 | In any case , at that moment his father 's circumstances would probably not allow for the added burden of a son 's university education . |
| 15 | If he is found guilty , but was clearly not acting for the company , it would escape liability . |
| 16 | Some authorities operate superannuation funds on behalf of their past and present employees and these fund accounts are often not consolidated for the same reason . |
| 17 | Bill Clinton , writhing amid the dilemma that most of his election campaign has been an attempt to persuade the white middle class that he does most emphatically not speak for the poor or the coloured , announced , after much shilly-shallying , that ‘ We have refused to confront our differences … and for this neglect , we have all paid . ’ |
| 18 | It has emphatically not paid for the modernisation of the infrastructure , the renewal of ageing roads and sewers , schools and hospitals . |
| 19 | The count 's cold voice and his return to formality assured Maggie that he had seen this small action and now he sat beside her with a set look on his face that told her he might very well not speak for the whole of the journey . |
| 20 | The authors present Lucy as an example of punctuation : rapidly becoming human and bipedal from the ape ancestor , then not changing for a million years . |
| 21 | Just it was a beautiful day , so I said why not stay for an hour , so we got out , out , in , so we , as it is , , you know we just went round a little bit , and it 's very tidy and nice , biscuits . |
| 22 | To find out what it is like , why not arrange for a member of another church to come unannounced one Sunday morning , playing the role of a visitor ? |
| 23 | ‘ It is such a nice day , why not go for a swim ? |
| 24 | IF YOU 'VE GOT THE TIME AND PATIENCE , WHY NOT GO FOR A SPOT OF DIY ! |
| 25 | If you expect to pass , why not go for a merit ? or for a distinction ? or one of our prestigious prizes ? |
| 26 | If you live too far away to drive up for the day why not go for an extended weekend ? |
| 27 | If this appeals to you , why not send for a booklet we 've written called ‘ A Guide to Working from Home ’ ? |
| 28 | So if you want to prevent leaks — why not send for a free sample of ultra-absorbent Togs ? |
| 29 | Why not call for a copy of the latest edition of our brochure ‘ PRACTICAL AND CREATIVE CONTRACT CARPETING ’ or to discuss your next project ? |
| 30 | But , in that case , why not call for the election of newspaper editors ( even the editor of the NSS , or company boards ) ? |