Example sentences of "was [not/n't] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It sustained her when the pain inside her became near-unbearable , and it was not for sharing . |
| 2 | She stood over a great , three-legged cooking pot , but the stew she was pounding with a pole was not for eating : it was the monthly wash . |
| 3 | Then they beat him with the pipes once again , but when they realized that he had managed to keep his secrets from them , that this small Englishman was not for talking , they turned on him in their fury and kicked and beat him until they feared they had killed him . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | I 'd stay a bit till your Dad comes home if it was n't for keeping Nelly company . |