Example sentences of "[is] [not/n't] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the moment , the demand to make of the nuclear powers is not for a test ban but for five-power talks and joint research to explore more defensible ways of going about their testing business . |
| 2 | Yes , it 's not for a quarter , it 's only for , you know , whatever . |
| 3 | Oh , it 's not for a while anyway so you need n't worry . |
| 4 | But we , surely we should n't , cos we 're , it 's not for a month , it 's only for |
| 5 | Yeah that 's not for a lot though , that is n't . |
| 6 | And if you hold a signing session — provided it is n't for a politician , a game-show host or some other nonentity — then the collectors will be out in force , perfectly happy to buy a new copy of Julian Barnes ' The Porcupine , though eager too to slip in their mint first of Metroland ( worth up to £80 ) or Flaubert 's Parrot ( £40 ) . |