Example sentences of "not for [art] [adj] and " in BNC.

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1 It was as if they realised that she was not for the rough and tumble of this world , like the aggressive women with shaggy hair styles who pushed their way through life thrusting their hard shopping baskets at defenceless men .
2 Corrieshalloch Gorge is not for the timid and sufferers from nightmares but it must be seen .
3 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 .
4 At Barbier-Baltz , Enrico Baj and Regis Deparis are exhibiting paintings that might be described as being created by four hands , were it not for the chronological and geographical distance between the execution of the two parts of the picture .
5 The scene depicted is not for the squeamish and was caught at RAF Finningley the other day .
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