Example sentences of "n't for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And sexual harassment towards a woman does , I think , confirm that in a way , as Suzy says , it does n't for a man . |
| 2 | The children And that were n't for a day , for a night , it were for weeks and weeks on end . |
| 3 | Benjamin 's modest but handsome little portrait seems to want to relay a message to us : I may not be blue-blooded , it says , but please do n't for a minute put me down as any kind of manual labourer — I belong to the established and rising ranks of the artisan middle-class . |
| 4 | I do n't , do n't for a minute think it 's from that hand , because you know the tingling , you 're s are you supposed to get tingling all time ? |
| 5 | That 's routine , and I do n't for a minute expect there to be any complications . |
| 6 | If it was n't for a bit of aggression , he would n't be where he is now . |
| 7 | It was terrible , I 'd always been independent , or when I was n't for a while I got my own social security money . |
| 8 | I know that my father did use it for a while , lighting the stove with it , but he has n't for a while . |
| 9 | I went , erm I have n't for a while , I said but I do very occasionally cos I he goes |
| 10 | And if you hold a signing session — provided it is n't for a politician , a game-show host or some other nonentity — then the collectors will be out in force , perfectly happy to buy a new copy of Julian Barnes ' The Porcupine , though eager too to slip in their mint first of Metroland ( worth up to £80 ) or Flaubert 's Parrot ( £40 ) . |
| 11 | he 's a little , aye I know but he 's , yeah I know but it was n't for a week was it ? |
| 12 | I no no I do n't for a start accept it . |
| 13 | ‘ Thought it was n't for a woman , etc . |
| 14 | She was different , after all , he decided , in her hat , and with the grained leather gloves neatly folded , and Gaily had n't for a moment the wit to see this , prepared self as the false one and her accidental self , in an older coat and head-scarf , of Saturday night , the true one . |
| 15 | And as the salon in Susan 's home town of Bristol was part of a reputable chain , she did n't for a moment expect any problems . |
| 16 | Did n't for a moment think you 'd want them out of your sight . |
| 17 | As I had grown some six inches since he had last seen me , I did n't for a moment believe that his recognition was unprompted . |
| 18 | There are ninety nine pupils , the total staff is one hundred , of course that does not for a moment mean that er , there is one member of staff attendant on each pupil at all times , and I do n't for a moment suggest that . |
| 19 | ‘ First of all , the ‘ boy ’ ai n't such a ‘ boy ’ no longer … life on board a ship in the middle o' the ocean ai n't for no boy . ’ |
| 20 | If it were n't for the tailpiece , there would be distinct LP Junior/Melody Maker overtones , especially in view of Larry 's choice of pickup . |
| 21 | That pool that pool would be really good if it was n't for the water . |
| 22 | I ca n't for the love of me understand the leadership of all the unions that allowed , we do n't even get enough holidays of what they get on the continent , we should be asking for more , not taking them off us or putting it in October to celebrate Nelson and Trafalgar because I could n't give a monkey for 'em . |
| 23 | ‘ If it was n't for the drink , I might n't have told you . |
| 24 | She 'd be sent to her room and hear them going on about how if it was n't for The Child — her — everything would be different and it would have ended years ago . |
| 25 | If it was n't for the law of libel we could probably make a very nice little thing out of it . ’ |
| 26 | If only it was n't for the cold that nagged at us constantly . |
| 27 | But then small automatics are n't for the performance buff ! |
| 28 | IF IT were n't for the presence of two eclipses , December would be one of the better months of the year . |
| 29 | I ca n't for the life of me understand what it is you see in it . |
| 30 | I honestly ca n't for the life of me figure out how to express the rest so I hope you 'll forgive me if I stop here . |