Example sentences of "not [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given that , at least in the first year of the new council tax , there will still be two-tier authorities in the shires , I hope that the Bill will be as tight as a drum to ensure that the tiered authorities that are not up for election do not use that freedom from the ballot box — as happened in Nottinghamshire with the poll tax — to wreck the council tax in the way that they wrecked the poll tax in its first year . |
| 2 | FA chief executive Graham Kelly last night ended a day of speculation about Taylor 's future when he insisted that his position is not up for discussion . |
| 3 | He does n't realize that it 's not up for sale . |
| 4 | The former England man , who has been linked with Sheffield Wednesday and who has undergone summer knee surgery , is not up for sale , and is expected to start his third season in Reds ' colours . |
| 5 | THE American lifestyle is not up for negotiation . |
| 6 | Third XI League batsmen had a good day , with Mark Severn 's unbeaten 111 in Brentwood 's defeat of Ilford , Cyril Hickson 's 102 not out for Woodford Wells to beat Southend , and Jerry Trayler 's 122 not out in Gidea Park & Romford 's draw with Chingford . |
| 7 | Another notable individual performance in the West Country came from Simon Wherry , with 172 not out for Cornwall against Wiltshire . |
| 8 | At York on September 23 , 1850 he scored 45 not out for Players of Yorkshire versus Gentlemen of Yorkshire ( with three players ) . |
| 9 | I was n't in for drugs , so I did n't get that treatment . |
| 10 | He was n't in for murder , though . |
| 11 | And he gets up and sees the situation and remember , he said , Jesus was n't out for joy ride , he was n't just passing an evening relaxing and unwinding and resting away from the crowd , he had gone into the boat for a purpose , he was going to the other side , and no storm was gon na stop him getting there ! |