Example sentences of "n't [verb] [adv prt] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off |
| 2 | erm , because you do n't stay back for a drink afterwards because you 're going to Strawberry Hill . |
| 3 | And I suspect that if we offered them counselling from cater good catering advice on how to maximise their market return they 'll do it because I would n't hang about for a meal if I knew that they would n't give you a meal in fifteen minutes , I 'd go and eat somewhere else . |
| 4 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |
| 5 | That 's why it is so important that we do n't give up for an instant . |
| 6 | ‘ They did n't call round for a chat , for Christ 's sake . |
| 7 | who were the religious police who were actually watching , so we have n't gone back for a while |
| 8 | You know he does n't go in for a lot of heavy discussion about things . ’ |
| 9 | I said to Dinda well there 's no reason why you should n't go out for a drink with him or |
| 10 | Diane locked herself in her bedroom and would n't come down for a day because she was afraid of her father 's anger . |
| 11 | He give me them , I took them for three days , right , I did n't come down for a fortnight and Russell 'll tell you that , I was high as a kite . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm sure she was n't taken in for a moment about — about me . ’ |
| 13 | do n't sit around for an hour doing nothing |
| 14 | The boy 's father , Gavin Lodge , said : If I could get hold of these idiots they would n't sit down for a week . ’ |
| 15 | I 'd have roasted Matilda 's bottom for her so she could n't sit down for a month ! ’ |
| 16 | After Nightmare in the Netherlands , it was great for me to be at a happy , good-tempered game where the sun shone brightly and we were n't held back for an hour by ugly policemen with argumentative dogs and bolshie attitudes . |
| 17 | You did n't turn up for a meeting two weeks ago . ’ |
| 18 | The old man did n't turn up for a week , and then two weeks and then three weeks and everybody was fairly in despair . |