Example sentences of "not for [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The high forward paddling style is appropriate for a touring boat but not for a WW playboat . |
| 32 | We need to have the basis for guidelines , not for a mechanistic procedure to match children with books . |
| 33 | Not for a while . ’ |
| 34 | Not for a moment did I realise that we would be gone for almost three months , return home for nine months , and then spend one more month to finally finish in Australia ! |
| 35 | The above description of the expectations-augmented Phillips curve allows for the existence of a short-run trade-off between unemployment and inflation , but not for a long-run trade-off . |
| 36 | But let's look first at the visible problems , realising the need for fun , not for a fruitless day 's digging or waiting around for ferrets that are none too likely to return to the surface once allowed underground . |
| 37 | Perhaps the jeweller she kept house for could read , but the things Sarah wanted to say were not for a stranger 's eyes . |
| 38 | ‘ I ai n't going to share my room — not for a peck o' corn ! |
| 39 | No , he did n't believe in Creed 's innocence , not for a moment , but then innocence and guilt had never been the parameters , had they ? |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | Recently Princess Jeeta and Jamila had been in funereal moods , not for a second allowing Anwar to enjoy the pleasure of his tyranny . |
| 42 | If the term subjection be used in its extreme sense I do not for a moment believe that any such solution exists . |
| 43 | It is a commitment to a set of practical arrangements that should not for a minute outlive its usefulness . |
| 44 | Mr Mortimer , currently at work on a play for the BBC and a drama series for Meridian , tells me he hopes there will be another Rumpole series : ‘ But not for a little while . ’ |
| 45 | Wartime popular mobilizations demanding state intervention to establish equality of sacrifice laid the basis , not for a libertarian revolt , but for a fusion of socialism with the most powerful force of all — the democratic self-assertion of the nation-in-arms . |
| 46 | I 'd heard tales about some people having seen an old man down there but not for a long while , he would n't hurt anyone so your lad need n't be scared of him . ’ |
| 47 | One horse had detached itself and ambled towards the line of protesters but it was not for a moment that Meredith realised , with a pang of dismay , that it was Blazer carrying Harriet . |
| 48 | Not for a long time had Vi felt so uncomfortable . |
| 49 | There were , of course , the inevitable forms to fill in and letters of condolence to answer , but I realized that I had not for a moment , since before the previous Christmas , given a thought to the prospect of life for one . |
| 50 | For all its relevance and cleverness , you ca n't get around the fact that this book was written not for a generation but for a media eager to snap up fresh-tasting morsels . |
| 51 | The aim of treatment is not for a young child to lose weight as it would be in an adult , but to maintain their weight or make below normal weight gain ( Dietz 1984 ) . |
| 52 | It is a combination that I have used in the past but not for a long time , although blue and white stripes in fabrics are a perennial favourite of mine . |
| 53 | I have met plenty of those since my husband left me — for another man , incidentally , not for a young bimbo . |
| 54 | Oh no , not for a brat who had worn the obscene , scented silks . |
| 55 | Not for a moment ! |
| 56 | ‘ Oh , I would n't mind that , not for a time anyway . |
| 57 | ‘ Well , there was n't much money in your wallet , not for a gent like you , so I thought there must be a bit in the letter . ’ |
| 58 | ‘ I would not for a moment have it supposed that I mean anything derogatory to Dr. Yeats … but human nature is fallible . |
| 59 | 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 . |
| 60 | For the moment , the demand to make of the nuclear powers is not for a test ban but for five-power talks and joint research to explore more defensible ways of going about their testing business . |