Example sentences of "but not for the [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 . |