Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] [pers pn] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not as frightful as it may sound : with self-build projects the council inspectors are usually very helpful , although you should n't badger him/her relentlessly for advice , and employing reputable tradesmen should eliminate any problems with outside labour . |
| 2 | They stopped just beyond the steps of the food office and , all the irritation seeming to flow from him , he looked at her meekly now as he said , ‘ I may not see you again for weeks . |
| 3 | He could n't leave it there for long . |
| 4 | As she reached them she glanced back at the hire car , knowing that she could n't leave it there for long . |
| 5 | She could n't blame him entirely for what had happened . |
| 6 | I was unconsciously striving for something different ; I got that from my mother who could n't carry it forward for herself . " |
| 7 | They could n't tell you off for not turning off the lights but you were n't meant to be out of your dorm or even out of bed . |
| 8 | almost servant type you know , he tied himself to you and you feel he could n't do you enough for you |
| 9 | Probably a child molester , probably could n't get it up for anything normal . |
| 10 | Give it a chance to warm up , we need n't put it in for a bit . |
| 11 | ‘ I would bring something back for someone else but I would not bring it back for myself . |
| 12 | He might desire her — he did desire her — but he would not marry her only for that ! |
| 13 | I would n't give him up for the world . ’ |
| 14 | Yes , if it was essential for the character but I would n't do it just for hype . |
| 15 | No — I would n't take them in for fighting . |
| 16 | Ooh it sparkled when I first got it ooh I would n't put it on for washing up but I forget now |
| 17 | You might cope for a while with one eye closed or one hand behind your back but you would n't keep it up for long — nor would you perform at maximum ability . |
| 18 | Er , you would n't call them in for the petty things . |
| 19 | Well , I mean , really what he does is , apart from being a puppy and chewing things , you ca n't tell him off for doing it , because if you do then that 's when he shows , you know , his teeth come back and really he makes you frightened . |
| 20 | Now at the beginning of the year , I have no idea how this particular week in November is going to pan out , so I ca n't put it in for a specific day , but I put it in on the Sunday , because it 's specific to that week . |
| 21 | I 'm terrified to let him out , but I ca n't keep him in for ever . |
| 22 | They ca n't keep us here for ever , one day we 'll get out and then we 'll let them know about it . |
| 23 | I ca n't thank him enough for what he is doing , ’ says Kim , of Romford , Essex . |
| 24 | Turning to face Ellie , she smiled , said , ‘ I ca n't thank you enough for all you 've done … ’ and only then seemed to realise that Ellie herself was n't all dressed up . |
| 25 | He said , rather huskily , ‘ I ca n't thank you enough for this evening . |
| 26 | Now independent taxation , as you may know , came in , we 're now in ninety three four , I 've only just altered the heading because very little else has changed and I 'm a lazy so and so I ca n't rewrite it just for the heading . |
| 27 | The effect of this extended limitation is that , even where the next friend has started proceedings during the disability , the court will not strike them out for want of prosecution , since the minor or patient could start new proceedings when the disability ceases : Tolley v Morris [ 1979 ] 1 All ER 71 . |
| 28 | PAMELA : O , good sir , let me beg you will not urge me further for feat I forget myself again and be saucy . |
| 29 | Then I would think , I sha n't see him again for months , perhaps years , and it seemed ridiculous . |
| 30 | ‘ Good as she is , Postine wo n't hold them off for long , ’ said Klift . |