Example sentences of "[pron] [be] not for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not for taking the kids on holiday . |
| 2 | I 'm not for holding back children . |
| 3 | I 'm not for holding back children . |
| 4 | She 's not for marrying , this one . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ We are not for having any man turn sceptic , and disbelieve his senses ; on the contrary we give them all the stress and assurance imaginable ; nor are there any principles more opposite to scepticism , than those we have laid down . ’ |
| 6 | We 'll not follow these quangos , we 're not for taking away the power , the power should mean at least we 're accountable . |
| 7 | They are not for messing about . |
| 8 | Knew they were n't for gracing suburban dinner-tables , but for having fun with . ’ |
| 9 | THE campaign for keeping open Rosyth Dockyard is all very laudable as long as it 's not for servicing nuclear submarines . |
| 10 | ‘ Unfortunately , just like Mrs Thatcher , he 's not for turning , which is the biggest problem of all . |
| 11 | He stopped again and , taking her firmly now by the arm , pulled her into a shop doorway and , looking into her eyes , he said , ‘ If it was n't for leaving you I 'd be glad to go , and … and I thought you 'd be proud of me going . ’ |
| 12 | He walked around the table now in an exaggerated pose , and Harry , laughing , said , ‘ If it was n't for spoiling Aunt Ellen 's work I would throw that centrepiece at you . ’ |
| 13 | I 'd stay a bit till your Dad comes home if it was n't for keeping Nelly company . |
| 14 | It sustained her when the pain inside her became near-unbearable , and it was not for sharing . |