Example sentences of "is not for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The breeding tank — the Java Moss is not for eggs but to protect the female . |
| 2 | ‘ There are some days , ’ he said , ‘ when champagne is not for celebration , but for bracing the spine , putting back heart , restoring the ego . |
| 3 | That simply is not for me. ’ |
| 4 | It is not for doubt to deliver a certificate of certainty . |
| 5 | This is not for want of official concern by education commissions , curriculum projects and national ministries . |
| 6 | It is not for want of trying on the part of The International Tennis Federation . |
| 7 | It is not for want of encouragement . |
| 8 | The rest of the conversation is not for repetition . |
| 9 | Obviously this technique is not for multigrade users ! |
| 10 | Obviously this technique is not for multigrade users ! |
| 11 | ‘ St Dominic and my order , ’ Athelstan said tartly , ‘ have in their wisdom decreed that wine at full strength is not for monks . ’ |
| 12 | In the Declaration of Arbroath they made their principles splendidly clear : For as long as one hundred of us shall remain alive we shall never in any wise submit to the rule of the English , for it is not for glory alone we fight , for riches , or for honours , but for freedom , which no good man loses but with his life . |
| 13 | His message is not for peace and goodwill . |
| 14 | Yes , we have to fight for our equality , for our own rights but w we can change men and our , the responsibility is not for women to change men , it 's for women to change our own lives , our own situations , and for we , men to change their own . |
| 15 | It is not for teachers to tell them what to believe or value , but it is for them to try to equip pupils in such a way that they can enter into the debate and develop a coherent and perceptive worldview for themselves . |
| 16 | It is not for Jan or I to welcome people to the Community , although we do everything else . |
| 17 | Well there is not for Kathy but for Kathy she thought this would be . |
| 18 | He thoroughly enjoyed the experience but his score is not for publication ! |
| 19 | When God decreeth a matter , it is not for man to deny him . ’ |
| 20 | EDITOR : As we have always said it is YOUR newspaper , although not being prepared to put a name to letters [ even if the name is not for inclusion ] means authors can not collect the £25 Star Letter prize . |
| 21 | ‘ The NHS is not for profit . |
| 22 | As I wait at the traffic lights I find myself crying ; I realise it is not for Hilda but for him . |
| 23 | The proposal is not for freight traffic to go through King 's Cross . |
| 24 | In Land and Rose 's ( 1985 ) evocative phrase , altruism is ‘ compulsory ’ for women in a way it is not for men . |
| 25 | ‘ Being a local government lawyer can be an extremely exciting and rewarding career but it is not for people who want a quiet easy life . |
| 26 | ‘ Giving thought is not for lovers , my lord , ’ she said softly . |
| 27 | It is for the European institutions to define those ’ floor-level ’ rights , but it is not for Brussels to say how they will be observed . |
| 28 | The extension of body , which for Descartes is its whole essence , is not for Locke the only consequence of what he sees as its essential property of solidity . |
| 29 | It might make artistic sense for the gallery to borrow some key picture to enhance the look of an exhibition , but a picture which is not for sale is an expensive use of wall space . |
| 30 | ‘ The NHS is not for sale ’ Virginia Bottomley talks to George Jones in her first interview since joining the Cabinet |