Example sentences of "[adv] not for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WALTER SISULU will have cause in the coming days to reflect , perhaps not for the first time , that stone walls do not a prison make . |
| 2 | I guess it is mildly amusing to see Bolan 's head emerge ghostlike from Elton John 's piano as the guesting Reg hammers out ‘ Children Of The Revolution ’ , though probably not for the right reasons and certainly not enough to detract from the leaden weight of the music . |
| 3 | Probably not for the right reasons . |
| 4 | ‘ It was absolutely astonishing , ’ said Ludens , also not for the first time . |
| 5 | The preliminary version is clearly not for the naive user . |
| 6 | She come downstairs well not for the first half hour . |
| 7 | Team chasing is definitely not for the faint hearted . |
| 8 | This one 's definitely not for the faint-hearted — ask Sango ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Certainly not for the religious significance of it , but for the dance itself . |
| 10 | This macho stereotype is somewhat unflattering , but there is an element of truth in it — a career in corporate finance is certainly not for the shy and retiring . |
| 11 | It 's certainly not for the prissy of nature but then the original novel was also considered at the time rather racy . |
| 12 | He tells me there 's no work for him in Amantani , certainly not for the whole year , and he must go to Puno . |