Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [not/n't] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | planning applications and er er items relating to Poor Lane , er and also the traffic on Station Road later on , er I think it 's rather complicated to talk about all of these at at one go , because I know er different members of the public have come for different reasons and perhaps , for the moment , I 'll not ask for any comments about Mr Smith 's proposals on Poor Lane , er nor er comments about Station Road , er but I will ask you if you want to refer to planning applications , er we have three planning applications , one is to extend the car park behind the pub , one is for a change of plan to one of the houses on the development adjacent to us , er and the third one is er er the plans submitted by Grant Development at Thorney , erm , I suspect most comments will be about the last , er perhaps I should ask first if anybody wants to make any comments about proposals behind the reindeer in , or at Chapel cottage site , does anybody , er in the public want to mention those erm , well we will go on to the one at Thorney then , and you 're Mr Walker ? |
| 2 | I mean I could n't walk for any great distance with it but I 'm going to have taxis . |
| 3 | Oh I could n't say for that . |
| 4 | Oh I could n't say for that . |
| 5 | Oh I could n't say for that . |
| 6 | Spencer has his characters busy washing sheets , making beds , tidying cupboards , and Christ and his apostles appear in Cookham as though attending a summer regatta- ’ ‘ Fine , ’ he says , rising from his chair , ‘ I could n't ask for more proof of realism , of everyday life … |
| 7 | ‘ Maybe you really have lost your memory or you 'd know I would n't fall for that . |
| 8 | All the same , I would expect and ( I anticipate ) receive agreement from the Chancellor to two propositions : first , I would wish the ‘ real ’ budget to be maintained , though I would not argue for any test of ‘ reality ’ other than the rough and ready conventional scale used for measuring inflation ; and secondly , I would seek to agree a modest and gradual increase in that ‘ real ’ budget . |
| 9 | So I ca n't speak for that obviously . |
| 10 | said , if I ca n't come for that typewriter then I 've sold it , he said I , I told her if she wanted it she 'd got to come and collect it and he said and nobody asked for it , I said well I know |
| 11 | I ca n't vouch for this hotel but it looked wonderful for a romantic weekend . |
| 12 | I ca n't wait for that ! |
| 13 | Now I ca n't account for that , because he ought to have strong ones did n't he , if he did all that stuff there ? |
| 14 | No I will not want for this company again . |
| 15 | Now I , I wo n't , I wo n't go for this vote because at the end of the day I I do n't think it 'd be er er productive , it 'd be counterproductive erm , I do hope that you around the chamber tonight , do look inside and say look if you 're fed up with it coming to the council Mr whatever your name is , I forget , the new guy er , it will only come back next year . |
| 16 | Though I 'm giving you fair warning that I wo n't stand for any more of your spiteful tricks . |
| 17 | Only I wo n't wait for that , she thought , as she breathed quietly , feeling her bosom rise and fall and her heart beat — I 'll be dead . |
| 18 | ‘ If you win , ’ Biddy said , ‘ I wo n't ask for any payment . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I can not speak for all here , but for myself I say this . |
| 20 | I can not vouch for this . |
| 21 | ‘ But I can not ask for any more from the players than the performances they are giving me and one or two are starting to show their true form . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I have been knocked off by bicycle by a negligent driver and although not seriously injured , I can not work for several weeks . |
| 23 | While I appreciate that in many cultures a woman 's failure to marry can have serious socio-economic implications which may not exist for many women in the UK , I was distressed by AI promoting this view of marriage as the raison d'etre of a woman , and of a woman whose hymen has been perforated as ‘ damaged goods ’ . |
| 24 | Downes himself could not stay for more than a few minutes . |
| 25 | While on sick leave , you must not work for another employer and should not engage in activities which your illness would normally prevent and which could therefore raise doubts about the nature of your illness . |
| 26 | We have all heard of the addiction caused by long-term taking of tranquillisers but did you realise that the effect of sleeping pills can last well into the following day and many antihistamines ( commonly taken to relieve colds or allergies ) can make you so drowsy that you should not drive for some hours after taking them ? |
| 27 | If , however , you have started at the Bar , there is no reason why you should not apply for any local government post that tempts you . |
| 28 | Sometimes I feel I 'd like to pack a bag and just go … sometimes you think you ca n't manage for another minute . ’ |
| 29 | Sometimes you think you ca n't manage for another minute . ’ |
| 30 | You ca n't ask for much more . |