Example sentences of "unless it be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chatting to the photographer from Vogue , I discover that writing about this event is distinctly frowned upon , unless it is for one of Black 's papers . |
| 2 | You do n't kidnap a whole family unless it 's for a reason . |
| 3 | " She wo n't change , " he said finally , " unless it 's for the worse . |
| 4 | ‘ No — not unless it 's for real . ’ |
| 5 | In other words it 's not part of its standard employment allocation but it 's put it in the local plan so that people know , the locals know , that that field over there those fields over there erm are not guaranteed for ever as countryside but on the other hand they 're jolly well not gon na be released unless it 's for something extremely special for which there would be a statement carried through from the structure plan , elaborated on no doubt at local level , which set the rules . |
| 6 | Staff should be discouraged from carrying over anything more than a few holidays a few days holiday from one year to the next , unless it 's for specific purposes , such as climbing , catching dingo or visiting Aunty Mabel in New Zealand . |
| 7 | But for no other will I come in confidence , unless it be for Prince Henry , whose mind I conceive as noble , and his word as his bond . |
| 8 | ‘ My advisers have made it clear that there would be no point in getting involved in stocks and shares unless it was for a minimum of five years and better still 10 years . ’ |
| 9 | He seemed to take no interest in his wife 's wealth as such ; in fact Alexandra could never remember him buying anything unless it was for the farm or some little thing for her . |
| 10 | ‘ Unless it was for reasons other than cricket , one can not see an England team without his presence , ’ he said . |