Example sentences of "[adv] [not/n't] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Meditation and Maoism were very much not for us . |
| 2 | As I struggled to follow her directions my natural curiosity overcame me and I asked her how she came to have all that wool and all those knitted garments which were obviously not for her . |
| 3 | The decisions to which the hon. Gentleman refers are largely not for me . |
| 4 | If you already own a jigsaw and circular saw , the Cut Saw is probably not for you . |
| 5 | If you think you know it all and feel you are a good skier , Kevin Batchelor and Tony Ball are probably not for you . |
| 6 | Given the reaction that we are getting , it is probably not for us to defend our policy — it is more for the Opposition to tell us how darkness , secrecy and the protection of a closed professional world will serve the public good in education . |
| 7 | If you are teaching a heterogeneous mob of children in an afternoon session with little or no equipment , the advice given is clearly not for you : you are a ‘ sub-teacher ’ , teaching a ‘ sub-class ’ , The official curriculum plan washes its hands of you . |
| 8 | But it is really not for him to argue the case about taxes because , as we well know — Opposition Members do not like that . |
| 9 | ‘ Any more comedy or light entertainment at that point was simply not for me , ’ he says , cheerfully , ‘ I 'd set myself different targets — and I 'm happy with them . ’ |
| 10 | It is easy to understand the feeling of many working-class people that banks , with their imposing buildings and staff as well as their restricted opening hours , are simply not for them . |
| 11 | Well not for me , no |
| 12 | And she does n't — at least not for me . |
| 13 | They might be ideal for daft holiday-makers , but certainly not for him . |
| 14 | But she 's not for you and she 's certainly not for me . |