Example sentences of "would not be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others stood , so she could too , it would not be for long . |
| 2 | Any change they brought would not be for the good . |
| 3 | 5–12–1877 " It was considered whether it would not be for the advantage of the congregation to hold the services on the Sabbath in the school house during the winter months where they could have the comfort of a fire . |
| 4 | ‘ Faber would not be for sale even at the right price , ’ commented Matthew Evans a touch wearily — this being by no means the first time he has had to deny such rumours . |
| 5 | With difficulty she repressed comments on the writer 's own linguistic proficiency , and how in her view it disabled him from judging Walter 's scholastic achievements ; with difficulty , too , she refrained from rebutting the idea that she was not getting any younger , for that was precisely what she felt she was getting , these days ; and she ended with best wishes for the future , mentally hoping it would not be for him a long one . |
| 6 | In the case of Scottish and Northern Irish solicitors , application would not be for overseas lawyer status but for full membership of the Society . |
| 7 | ‘ If I kept a careful check on your movements — which I do n't — I can assure you it would not be for sentimental reasons . ’ |
| 8 | He returned shortly telling me to hang on , it would n't be for long ; and the shock had made him breathless too , I noticed . |
| 9 | ‘ But it would n't be for ever : just for a while , perhaps , and morgen wird die Sonne wieder scheinen . ’ |
| 10 | There certainly would n't be for me . |
| 11 | Though given the number of escalators actually working it probably would n't be for long . |
| 12 | It would n't be for — ’ |
| 13 | Sissinghurst is a nice garden and it 's got some lovely plants in it , but it would n't be for me , I 'd find it too claustrophobic . |
| 14 | But er I mean er she , she was in a perfect position to do it , I mean she 'd been retired a long time , she was in good health and obviously an annuity would be perfect for her er where it would n't be for a younger person , so I mean life annuities not got . |
| 15 | ‘ From a football point of view I would n't be for it [ the transfer ] . |
| 16 | I said to the chef , ‘ That would n't be for me , would it ? ’ . |
| 17 | Well it would n't be for you would it ? |