Example sentences of "be [not/n't] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Votes are not for a particular person but for a list put up by a party . |
| 2 | That 's because many brigades charge for call outs which are not for a fire ( false alarms count as fires ) , or for a life-threatening situation . |
| 3 | Where such contracts have been in force for 3 years or longer , but are not for a specific undertaking eg building a house , claims are admissible under the policy . |
| 4 | Those trenches are not for the defence of London . ’ |
| 5 | Let's say , straight away , that these are not for the faint hearted , or the poorly-maintained helicopter . |
| 6 | Unless certain peaks are foreseen , the engagements offered are not for the day but for the full length of the " event " . |
| 7 | The Secretary of State 's proposals are not for the sake of better industrial relations but , for the sake of the worst prejudices of the Tory party . |
| 8 | You 're not for a wedding present or are you giving here a present ? |
| 9 | I , I 'm not for a minute suggesting that er th that for the small projects that we do that . |
| 10 | Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis . |
| 11 | Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis . |
| 12 | I 'm not for the workhouse , you know that , but I think they 'd all be better off in there . ’ |
| 13 | But then small automatics are n't for the performance buff ! |
| 14 | Perhaps the jeweller she kept house for could read , but the things Sarah wanted to say were not for a stranger 's eyes . |
| 15 | Compaq Computer Corp 's first quarter earnings were better than the highest of Wall Street estimates and some analysts said that if it were not for a negative impact from currency translations , profits would have been a bit higher still . |
| 16 | ( 148 ) If it were not for an old professor who made me read the classics I would have been stymied . |
| 17 | The clumsiness is evident in the standard of ‘ the reasonable man ’ , an anthropomorphic ( and male ) standard which might be taken to suggest a paragon of virtue if it were not for the context of partially exculpating a killing by such a person . |
| 18 | If it were not for the fact that he was one of the favourites you 'd have been delighted but as a Gold Cup winner I had to feel a bit disappointed . |
| 19 | If it were not for the debilitating character question , Clinton would surely have a fair chance of beating Bush . |
| 20 | This would be a useful feature if it were not for the fact that a certain amount of vaginal discharge is perfectly normal and natural for a woman in her reproductive years ; and what is more , this natural discharge is subject to a fair amount of variation depending on the stage of the menstrual cycle . |
| 21 | This would not matter very much ( for it would always be possible for individual candidates to prove the expectation wrong ) , if it were not for the fact that whole papers in the final examination , or certain questions on papers , are to be ‘ differentiated ’ . |
| 22 | The foregoing would , of course , mean that property rights were not for the dispensation of some imagined ‘ god ’ of early superstitious religion , but existed by virtue of the fact that human beings have , in the course of time , generally agreed that such a right was ‘ good ’ , for the reason that without it there could be no peaceful existence and no contentment . |
| 23 | The tears which coursed down his cheeks were not for the head groom . |
| 24 | If it were not for the hollow bones the 30-ton creature would have required inordinate amounts of energy , and thus more food , to move around . |
| 25 | Yet if it were not for the eclipses of May , June and November , Pisceans might think they could get off comparatively lightly . |
| 26 | ‘ We will open on Friday , Saturday and Sunday throughout the summit with a big display showing the prices that would be charged if it were not for the Common Agricultural Policy , ’ says a spokesman . |
| 27 | Ironically , the Great War would not have been the war that it was if it were not for the machine . |
| 28 | Any cheers that met his statement — which was not heard in silence — were not for the General-Secretary but for his concessions . |
| 29 | ‘ requiring a seat belt ’ Means per regulation 6 of the Motor Vehicles ( wearing of Seat Belts ) Regulation 1982 : ‘ The classes of vehicle mentioned in regulation 4 are ( a ) a vehicle to which Regulation 46 of the Construction and Use Regulations applies ( see later ) ; and ( b ) a vehicle which is equipped with anchorage points and seat belts and to which that Regulation would apply if it were not for the circumstances that the vehicle — |
| 30 | The theatre was not something of which her parents would have approved , such frivolous pleasures were not for the likes of hard-working shoemakers . |