Example sentences of "n't for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't for many weeks after coming to Chesney that Peach ventured out . |
| 2 | Thus it was n't for many years after the first inhibitor experiments were reported that I actually got around to test their effects myself . |
| 3 | With all these charges you can see that PEPs are n't for short-term investors . |
| 4 | is n't for all kids — some kids find it excruciating ; boring , meaningless and fruitless as well 'cos they 're not going to get anything . |
| 5 | Yeah , well one lot of tablets were , was , they were n't for relaxing tablets but they were called er |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , most marriages would start off with as good a chance of success as failure , I suppose , if it were n't for outside influences , but there are too many women like you around , taking what you want with no thought for anyone else involved , and then hanging on once you 've got it — out of sheer habit or emotional laziness , it sometimes seems to me . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ The kick-off is n't for ten minutes . |
| 8 | ‘ Begob , Myles , I 'd be a more frequent visitor if it was n't for these stairs . |
| 9 | I agreed , but pointed out that it was n't for little boys . ’ |