Example sentences of "[be] not for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It says : ‘ If I am not for myself , who will be for me ? ’ |
| 2 | I am not for one moment suggesting that you could do such a thing yourself because I think you would do it with more style and use a magnum of champagne . |
| 3 | I am not for sale , not now , not ever . ’ |
| 4 | Sell when you can , you are not for all markets . |
| 5 | As a peasant from the Kursk guberniia put it in 1922 : ‘ We are not for priests nor for the church , but if only the Comrades would give us a little of what they promise : they promise a school and Socialism , but our hands are still as empty as ever . ’ |
| 6 | Presumably the viewers ' discarded baked bean cans are not for actually building the intensive care units , but are to be recycled for money to fund them . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 8 | Those trenches are not for the defence of London . ’ |
| 9 | Writing is the essential tool , even when the sources are not written ( as they are not for oral historians ) . |
| 10 | Votes are not for a particular person but for a list put up by a party . |
| 11 | The Alpine stages are not for youngsters . |
| 12 | They are not for those who insist that learning must be a serious business and who would feel embarrassed to be caught reading a ‘ comic book ’ . |
| 13 | That 's because many brigades charge for call outs which are not for a fire ( false alarms count as fires ) , or for a life-threatening situation . |
| 14 | Let's say , straight away , that these are not for the faint hearted , or the poorly-maintained helicopter . |
| 15 | My little excesses are not for public Access |
| 16 | Customs have set new guidelines and anyone bringing in more will be asked to confirm that their goods are not for reselling . |
| 17 | But we are not for sale . ’ |
| 18 | But people feel banks are too unapproachable : as one of our interviewees put it , ‘ they are not for people who live on council estates ’ . |
| 19 | Terry 's theme is seasonable but his ideas are not for your living room or Christmas tree — they are for your partywear . |
| 20 | Cards with large areas of unpunched holes are not for tuck . |
| 21 | The Black Cuillin are not for ordinary mortals . |
| 22 | They are not for genteel walkers . |
| 23 | They are not for messing about . |
| 24 | The end doors , with sliding glass-panel window for ventilation , are not for passenger use . |
| 25 | The proposals for it by the UDC 's consultants are not for retail use , but they are ‘ consumption- ’ rather than production-orientated . |
| 26 | Unless certain peaks are foreseen , the engagements offered are not for the day but for the full length of the " event " . |
| 27 | Because we 've got thousands of I B I S invoices that come to us that are not for us . |
| 28 | Other historical references included Stephen Seal with ‘ Look , Noah , I do n't care what you say is going to happen , these boats are not for sale ! ’ , |
| 29 | They are not for sale , ’ she added sharply and Melissa was at pains to reassure her . |
| 30 | Where such contracts have been in force for 3 years or longer , but are not for a specific undertaking eg building a house , claims are admissible under the policy . |