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Never, under no circumstances, as in I'd never visit them again, not for love or money. A version of this expression, which alludes to these two powerful persuasive forces, was recorded in a.d. 971.

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How to use not for love or money in a sentence

As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
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In this case, I suspect, there was co-operant a strongly marked childish characteristic, the love of producing an effect.
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The well-known "cock and bull" stories of small children are inspired by this love of strong effect.
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Women generally consider consequences in love, seldom in resentment.
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If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the Mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.
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And as she hesitated between obedience to one and duty toward the other, her life, her love and future was in the balance.
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