Example sentences of "[not/n't] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not for a while want to look at his own face . |
| 2 | Not for a while . |
| 3 | Not for a while . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Not for a while . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Not for a while , ’ he warned with a half-smile . |
| 6 | Mrs Hunter , " he said , " not for a while . " |
| 7 | ‘ Not for a while . |
| 8 | ‘ You could n't risk going to the theatre with me , not for a while anyway . |
| 9 | Not for a while yet . |
| 10 | Not for a while yet . |
| 11 | Oh , it 's not for a while anyway so you need n't worry . |
| 12 | It will be noticed that in all of this the term " correlate " is being used in a way consistent with our previous uses of " event " , " cause " , " condition " , " causal circumstance " , and " effect " : not for a type of thing , but for a thing itself , more particularly an individual property or set of such properties rather than a type . |
| 13 | Yes I 'd like to see it for a day or two but not for a fortnight |
| 14 | ‘ I ai n't going to share my room — not for a peck o' corn ! |
| 15 | For all its relevance and cleverness , you ca n't get around the fact that this book was written not for a generation but for a media eager to snap up fresh-tasting morsels . |
| 16 | Recently Princess Jeeta and Jamila had been in funereal moods , not for a second allowing Anwar to enjoy the pleasure of his tyranny . |
| 17 | Not for a second did the notion cross Beatrice 's mind that Lovat was having carnal thoughts which he knew could never be fulfilled . |
| 18 | Not for a second did she doubt the truth of what he was saying , but to gain time she licked her dry lips and croaked : |
| 19 | ‘ Not for a second . |
| 20 | Maybe it goes back to it being OK for a woman to show feelings , but not for a man . |
| 21 | The priory at Godstowe has its attractions , but not for a man accustomed to the luxuries of this world . ’ |
| 22 | And we would do it again , but not for a year or two at least ! |
| 23 | Not for a bit , anyway . |
| 24 | ‘ Not for a bit . |
| 25 | no he did n't have a permanent one , no not for a bit . |
| 26 | ‘ Not for a bit , ’ Ash said , pouring herself more whisky . |
| 27 | It is a lovely series of images that Wordsworth brings to mind , but it is not a suitable subject to be translated into a picture , and certainly not for a child . |
| 28 | For the moment , the demand to make of the nuclear powers is not for a test ban but for five-power talks and joint research to explore more defensible ways of going about their testing business . |
| 29 | But erm you 're voting for a party not for a character . |
| 30 | It is a commitment to a set of practical arrangements that should not for a minute outlive its usefulness . |