Example sentences of "not [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | she 's not on for a while |
| 2 | ‘ It seems to depend on how much credit people can afford , and at the moment it is just not enough for a new car , ’ said one high-street main dealer . |
| 3 | Mr Mesic had the votes of Croatia , Bosnia , Macedonia and Slovenia , which were not enough for a majority . |
| 4 | as if one superlative were not enough for a single day , just across the way from Bill 's place I found a stall serving some unusual flavours of ice-cream . |
| 5 | Yale make one at around £5 which allows windows to open a bit for ventilation but not enough for a child to squeeze through . |
| 6 | and its animals not enough for a burnt offering . |
| 7 | It is not enough for a business to be responsive only to its present environment . |
| 8 | 1.2 Advantages and It is not enough for a business to be disadvantages of responsive only to its present forecasting environment . |
| 9 | and she brings back a few bits , not enough for a child . |
| 10 | ‘ Been waiting all the morning for a bit of attention from my only daughter , not much for a sick mother to ask , is it ? ’ |
| 11 | For example , in Brazil , peripheral capitalist development is responsible not only for a lower level of participation of women in agriculture but also a lower level of integration of women in urban development . |
| 12 | Given the number of curriculum tasks which the school needed to address and the limited resources available to make a response with , the case had to be made not only for a partnership itself , but also for the prioritisation of this task over other needs which had been identified . |
| 13 | Hick contributed a pleasant cameo , notable not only for a superb back-foot force through the covers but also for his continued struggles against the short ball , and a debatable lbw decision which ended his stay . |
| 14 | The time was in fact ripe , not only for a secession from religion ( which , after all , had never given parents anything very tangible ) , but for a transfer of allegiance from the other traditional reference groups of parents : away from the methods prescribed by folklore , custom and the baby 's grandmother , and towards the new blessings held out by scientific mothercraft . |
| 15 | And a proclamation went out to everyone who lived far and near to say that he was looking not only for a beautiful wife , but also the most worthy wife that could be found . |
| 16 | In more recent times the potential of bilingual education not only for a social elite as was traditionally the case but also for the disadvantaged and/or those already possessing a degree of bilingualism from pre-school experience has been much discussed and researched . |
| 17 | In 1839 he succeeded Stephen Rigaud [ q.v. ] as reader in experimental philosophy ( physics ) at Oxford , becoming responsible not only for a well-established course but also for an extensive collection of apparatus with an endowment for its development . |
| 18 | In November Gorbachev for the first time conceded that Moscow stood not only for a ‘ non-aligned , independent , sovereign Afghanistan ’ but a ‘ neutral Afghanistan ’ . |
| 19 | Mahmud Pasa confesses that such is the case , explaining that Abdulkerim saved him from an addiction to wine which , he implies , would have seriously impaired his chances not only for a successful career but for salvation as well . |
| 20 | It seems that all work and no play , even in the workplace , makes not only for a dull boy , but also one that is not as efficient . |
| 21 | The University acts as a magnet not only for a wide range of able students from across the UK , but world-wide . |
| 22 | In order therefore to ensure that the investors qualify not only for a deduction of premium , but also to receive the proceeds of any claim under the policy , there must be a provision obliging Newco to pay the proceeds of any claim by way of dividend . |
| 23 | In the west of Scotland , CCG have been selected by the CPC Social Club in Paisley , not only for a bar and food service with entertainment for 420 members , but also for ground maintenance including their bowling greens and tennis courts . |
| 24 | A For a start your aquarium water is much too alkaline not only for an Amazon aquarium but also to keep Discus in . |
| 25 | It called not only for an investigation of the sentencing powers and practice of the criminal courts , but of the sentencing process itself . |
| 26 | Is my hon. Friend aware that , for many years within the referral area of the Plymouth eye infirmary , people have had to wait excessively long periods not only for an initial eye examination but for subsequent treatment ? |
| 27 | But er not not for a long time . |
| 28 | I I mean , you 're anything like that , but not not for a month , I mean . |
| 29 | ‘ It is not just for a blow to be struck against Iraq when Saddam 's main victim has been innocent Iraqi people , ’ he said . |
| 30 | He discovered that all his desires were related to the need we all have for God himself — not just for a mother 's love or for some other intense childhood need . |