Example sentences of "not [prep] the world " in BNC.
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| 1 | When , I wonder , did it become fashionable for politicians to talk not about the world but about the planet ? |
| 2 | Rescripts were often penned for a case , and not for the world at large . |
| 3 | FASTER , quieter aircraft may be good for people — but not for the world 's natural fliers . |
| 4 | Privately , Marjorie Richardson had decided in favour of the menopause as the culprit , but not for the world would she say such a thing to Harry . |
| 5 | ‘ Not for the world ! ’ said Hugh heartily . |
| 6 | Gentlemen , I would not for the world be judge in a cause in which I am one party among three . |
| 7 | And I would not for the world meddle with her plans , though I am proud that she has consented on the way to visit me for a while . |
| 8 | I would not for the world keep him from his rest . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh no , not for the world ! ’ said Tess proudly . |
| 10 | If your good lady mother is indisposed , I would not for the world — ’ |
| 11 | Her hair was almost standing on end , but not for the world would she admit it . |
| 12 | Not for the world would I hurt you . ’ |
| 13 | It is a mystic power not of the world of material facts , a divine gift in compensation for our ephemeral life . |
| 14 | His contribution to the Created God has been tremendous , probably greater than that of any other person in the whole of Christendom , if not of the world . |
| 15 | Most verbs which are used of situations where the object — talking strictly of the intensional level and not of the world referred to — does not change its properties ( between the narrow focus on the object phrase alone , and the wider view when it is construed with the verb and the adjective as in ( 22 ) ) will not be suitable ; if a property that might be expressed by an adjective could be present in the wider structural context , then its applicability will not normally be connected with the link between the verb and the noun phrase . |
| 16 | Of the two archers the younger was tall and fair with a ruddy complexion , the other was of medium height and stalwart build , his hair grizzled at the temples , his eyes grey , his mouth well set above a firm chin , and his expression one of habitual good-humour , as though of a man at peace with himself if not with the world . |
| 17 | Undoubtedly the natural defences of the human body held out the greatest promise of further success , and undoubtedly , in England if not in the world , Sir Almroth Wright was the leading expert in devising ways of stimulating such defences . |
| 18 | I then pointed out to him that I strongly deprecated a dissolution at this moment as I had implicit confidence in him and in the Conservative Party now in power , and I considered that as most countries in Europe , if not in the world , were in a chaotic and indeed dangerous state , it would be a pity if this country were to be plunged into the turmoil of a General Election on a question of domestic policy which will arouse all the old traditional bitterness of the hard fought battles between Protection and Free Trade : also that it was quite possible that his majority might be reduced , or that he might not get a majority at all . |
| 19 | Despite his pessimism , the Prince has , of course , made a considerable difference , if not to the world , then certainly to a number of individuals living in it . |
| 20 | It requires that we look not to things , not to the world , but instead to the validity of what we know about things or the world … . |
| 21 | This is a duty which he owes , not to the world at large , but to his neighbour . |
| 22 | Oh yes I can put up with Harlow now , I 'm not er , I 'm not over the world , over the , you know |