Example sentences of "[coord] not for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 a false indication that a price is expected to be increased or reduced or maintained ( whether or not for a particular period ) ;
2 What 's happened is , of course , that as the costs have fallen and the micros have come in through the door so they 're very much smaller , erm it all becomes possible for the whole of society and not for a tiny elite .
3 His brief was to design an item of cutlery with and not for a disabled student .
4 ‘ Come now , boy , ’ his father said , finally pulling his eldest son away , but not for a good half minute .
5 He ruled that damages were due for the effects of surfactants but not for a small presence of phosphates .
6 He shrugged his shoulders , ‘ At times I like to speak English , but not for a long time .
7 ‘ Before , but not for a long time now , ’ Maggie admitted reluctantly and Rose did not want to learn any more .
8 I 'd heard tales about some people having seen an old man down there but not for a long while , he would n't hurt anyone so your lad need n't be scared of him . ’
9 It is a combination that I have used in the past but not for a long time , although blue and white stripes in fabrics are a perennial favourite of mine .
10 Been to it before but not for a long time .
11 The above description of the expectations-augmented Phillips curve allows for the existence of a short-run trade-off between unemployment and inflation , but not for a long-run trade-off .
12 They object to a little cotton apron on the mice which is made from a baby 's dress — it was suitable for a baby but not for a stuffed mouse to wear ! ’
13 The type of copier installed here , with its rigid lid and document feeder etc , is appropriate to business use , but not for a scientific/ educational establishment .
14 Even more striking is the example provided by Francis Bacon , that most ardent apologist for useful science — but not for a Copernican universe .
15 Mr Mortimer , currently at work on a play for the BBC and a drama series for Meridian , tells me he hopes there will be another Rumpole series : ‘ But not for a little while . ’
16 He 's right , but not for a little while .
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