Example sentences of "i [modal v] not [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's just possible Mr Deputy Speaker , it 's just possible I may not be selected for all kinds of reasons but if I was selected it might at least give the people of that lovely part of the world the chance of having the referendum they never had over Maastricht because of the shameful way in which the Labour party was not willing to allow the people to have their say on that vital issue . |
| 2 | I have begun to sense that , despite the touching and the ‘ precious boy ’ , I may not be headed for the Dark where the soft , fat spiders watch and wait . |
| 3 | I should n't be looking for confirmation , outside myself , I mean . ’ |
| 4 | After all , I could not be punished for the death of Victor Frankenstein if he was not dead . |
| 5 | ‘ If I was n't getting all the media attention I would n't be pining for it , ’ a modest Tim begins . |
| 6 | ‘ If I was n't getting all the media attention I would n't be pining for it , ’ a modest Tim begins . |
| 7 | If it had n't been for his diligent research and dogged answer seeking , I would n't be leaving for America two hours from now in the hope of a cure . |
| 8 | I would n't be looking for him to approach me . ’ |
| 9 | The next year , 1965 , he had his choice of three F1 teams competing for his services and chose BRM : as he has said , he wanted to be in a team ‘ where they would n't rush me , a team where I would n't be battling for my place every time I took the grid , a team where I could learn from a man like Graham Hill ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ If he was n't , I would n't be working for him . |
| 11 | At least I ca n't be done for being drunk in charge of a setter . ’ |
| 12 | I ca n't be blamed for that . |
| 13 | Of course I did n't realize at the time just how deep I 'd get in and I ca n't be blamed for not seeing what would happen in the end . |
| 14 | I shall not be gratified for a benefit , although I may return it in the hope of future benefits ; similarly I shall not avenge injuries except as a deterrent to future injuries . |
| 15 | ‘ I will not be applying for a FISA licence until after the Surfers race , ’ said Mario , ‘ and I do n't foresee any problems . |
| 16 | ‘ Millstreet would also be a good idea — everything is in place — but I will not be applying for it . |
| 17 | Well I wo n't be paying for another lot of lessons for you at the drama class David because that 's two weeks in a row you 've been saying you 've not gon na go . |
| 18 | I wo n't be waiting for you . ‘ |
| 19 | If my servant , acting bona fide within the scope of his authority , procures or causes me to break a contract which I have made with you , you can not sue the servant for interference with the contract ; for he is my alter ego here , and I can not be sued for inducing myself to break a contract , although I may be liable for breaking the contract . |