Example sentences of "not for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the A major Quartet , among 20-odd entrances of the complete theme ( with the upbeat ) , twice Mozart wrote a stroke : at the start of the development for the first violin , four bars later for the imitative entrance of the cello , but not for the similar entrance in between , of the middle strings . |
| 2 | An ambitious lecturer in an English Department is writing for his peer group , not for the general public . |
| 3 | Text c is intended for specific addressees , not for the general public , and it is hard for the general public to interpret without access to shared presuppositions and previous experience which can not comfortably be forced into the framework proposed by Lewis . |
| 4 | The Ego wants us to develop talents and acquire knowledge , not for the sheer joy and challenge of playing the clarinet , reading Proust or rewiring the house , but so that we will be flattered and admired . |
| 5 | If it were not for the hollow bones the 30-ton creature would have required inordinate amounts of energy , and thus more food , to move around . |
| 6 | " Those papers are alright to read when you 're sitting on the toilet , but not for the financial news , " he once shouted . |
| 7 | ( The Parker Morris Report , Homes for today and tomorrow ( 1961 ) , recommended standards for all new houses , whether public or private , more space and better heating being the overriding considerations : the recommendations were mandatory for New Town housing in 1967 and for local authorities in 1969 , but not for the private sector . ) |
| 8 | ‘ Not for the great Jonathan Crawford . |
| 9 | According to this view , there would be an entry for a base form like sing , but not for the present participle singing , or the 3rd person singular present sings . |
| 10 | … the obligation [ entails ] two principal elements ; first , the existence of a relationship giving access , directly or indirectly , to information intended to be available only for a corporate purpose and not for the personal benefit of anyone , and second , the inherent , unfairness involved where a party takes advantage of such information knowing it is unavailable to those with whom he is dealing . |
| 11 | Julianna Sciolla , the society 's chief operating officer , says its predicament reflects a crucial financial dilemma facing all U.S. museums , that funds can be raised for construction and exhibition projects , but not for the ordinary task of operating an institution . |
| 12 | ‘ Certainly not for the religious significance of it , but for the dance itself . |
| 13 | He must no doubt be acting not for the mere purpose of putting money in his pocket , but for some legitimate purpose other than the mere acquisition of money … … . |
| 14 | A world that had hoped for the old uprightness , not for the collective cowardice of Colonel John Stephenson and his spineless masters on the International Cricket Council . |
| 15 | And in this case it seems likely that even if it were not for the depressed state of aggregate demand in the British market , the commodities produced by Talbot at Linwood would not have generated ‘ sufficient ’ profit for Peugeot . |
| 16 | Not for the annual report . |
| 17 | Few farm workers leave the land because they dislike the job itself ; on the contrary many would return were it not for the poor pay and prospects . |
| 18 | In arguing this he not only collapses the specificity of consumption but also misrepresents the relationship between the ‘ individual ’ and the ‘ social ’ in Marx 's argument , for it is not for the individual consumer to recognize himself in another individual 's product anyway , but to recognize the socially-imprinted character and meaning of the product … and so to find in it the satisfaction of ‘ need ’ ( ibid : 30 ) . |
| 19 | As for the claim that the older acts and the common law had allowed the imposition of harsher penalties , this was not for the simple fact of combination but for activities linked with industrial disputes that could have attracted prosecution for riot , intimidation , assault or destruction of property as much after 1799 as before . |
| 20 | Hot off his guest appearances with the Levellers on the New Model Army tour , his solo set could almost share a bed with blues singers were it not for the updated landscapes : from illegal bare-knuckled boxers and the closing of the mines to adventures in Hackney dole office , all delivered with a street-urchin charm that visibly shocks the one or two tweeders who 've mistaken tonight for a ‘ folk ’ evening . |
| 21 | Hot off his guest appearances with the Levellers on the New Model Army tour , his solo set could almost share a bed with blues singers were it not for the updated landscapes : from illegal bare-knuckled boxers and the closing of the mines to adventures in Hackney dole office , all delivered with a street-urchin charm that visibly shocks the one or two tweeders who 've mistaken tonight for a ‘ folk ’ evening . |
| 22 | Mr Museveni would have been unable to stay in power were it not for the economic success unfolding around him . |
| 23 | If it was not for the Grand Slam tournaments and the unique place they hold in the game , I am sure we would be losing this vital battle . ’ |
| 24 | The contest , owing to the tiger 's height , colouring , and ability to move without making a sound , would be very unequal were it not for the wind-factor operating in favour of the sportsman . |
| 25 | Certainly in Light ( 1857 ) [ 1843 – 60 ] All ER Rep 934 , the accused was guilty of an assault when he said : " Were it not for the bloody policeman outside , I would split your head open . " |
| 26 | These differ from college accommodation services in that they act not for the prospective tenant but on behalf of the landlords by pre-sifting applicants . |
| 27 | You might fear an element of sanctimoniousness here , were it not for the certain knowledge that McIlvanney is probably even harder on himself . |
| 28 | Reduction of the hours worked for the full-time employees and not for the part-time employees would result in a financial advantage for the full-time employees . |
| 29 | Okay , just about it now Okay , gon na ask each group what marks they 've given and why , now it 's not for the other team to justify it because it 's all a subjective thing but the thing is we 're hopefully marking them against the same criteria as everybody else because we 've all been in the same place and listened to the same things and read the same things , however , now we know obviously it does n't necessarily mean that everybody 's taken in the same things . |
| 30 | Her patience in equally short supply , she found herself exasperated , not for the first time , by Peony 's snide tongue . |