Example sentences of "but not for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Yes , of course I am disgruntled , but not for the reasons you may adduce .
2 ‘ I know , ’ I said again , and I was too , but not for the reasons the proctologist believed .
3 The usages objected to as ‘ anti-male ’ are certainly sexist , but not for the reasons some men seem to think .
4 But not for the reasons some had feared .
5 But not for the Americans , nor the British who were not bombed heavily enough to prevent them from turning the experience into a basis for a cosy national myth .
6 But not for the cognoscenti .
7 A book for art historians , journalists , writers on art , but not for the artists themselves .
8 The contra cause was fired by reverence , both among the rebel leaders and their American sponsors , for democracy in its raw form , not far from anarchy : for freedom of action and impulse , for the right to take up arms and set up companies , but not for the constraints of legislatures or even , much , for the damp blanket of different opinions .
9 The pump manufacturer was held liable for the value of the lobsters ( property damage ) but not for the costs of buying and attempting to repair the pumps .
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