Example sentences of "[verb] not for the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | At present , local authorities are building not for the poorest , nor for the slum-dweller , but mainly for those better off . |
2 | He must no doubt be acting not for the mere purpose of putting money in his pocket , but for some legitimate purpose other than the mere acquisition of money … … . |
3 | These differ from college accommodation services in that they act not for the prospective tenant but on behalf of the landlords by pre-sifting applicants . |
4 | Look not for the romantic glamour of Lake Geneva , the dramatic backcloth of Lake Lucerne , or the fascinating cosmopolitanism of Lake Constance ( the Bodensee ) . |
5 | Yours is one case I will always remember not for the large number of witnesses , but for the meeting of a man who right from the first impressed his lawyers with his innocence a conviction that grew and grew the more that one went into the case and met the many people who knew Andy Beattie so well . ’ |
6 | The chancellor who had long been an admirer of the queen , was affected not for the first time by her beauty and appeal — attributes which , it seemed to him , were in no way impaired by adversity . |
7 | At last her conscience won out and she gave a tiny sigh , wishing not for the first time that she could , just occasionally , be a touch more ruthless . |
8 | fell not for the two or three women |
9 | ‘ I care not for the hurt if it indeed avenged your insults , my lord , ’ Isabel retorted . |
10 | And I do , and I do , I must say not for the last time during the passage of this Bill , I do feel constrain to offer my very deep sympathy to my Noble Friend on the front bench . |
11 | However the facts are that the courts have not for the last 300 years recognised , nor have they acted upon , a logic which renders all questions of law jurisdictional . |
12 | Dr Neil , cradling him in his arms for a moment before handing him to McAllister to care for , wondered not for the first time on such occasions whether he had done the baby a favour by enabling him to live . |