Example sentences of "[not/n't] work for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even drawing lightning sketches to then elaborate upon in the studio would not work for me . |
| 2 | The combination of purple-red flowers and cream variegated foliage of Buddleia davidii ‘ Harlequin ’ may not suit all tastes but least appealing of all , for me at any rate , is the purple-flowered phlox , also called ‘ Harlequin ’ , whose leaves are generously splashed with cream , a combination which does not work for me . |
| 3 | Firstly I tried the Cambridge Diet which just did not work for me . |
| 4 | Even drawing lightning sketches to then elaborate upon in the studio would not work for me . |
| 5 | When adult , Angels come into spawning condition readily , in the presence of other Angels ; separating pairs does not work for me . |
| 6 | Joan asked whether her brother would be charged with murder if she did not work for them . |
| 7 | Nor does he consider the possibility that some pupils may find that the approach does not work for them . |
| 8 | This may not work for you ; try to find out how associations assist you . |
| 9 | And it 's the same kids who are complaining that the A&R system is not working for them , that A&R men do n't understand . |
| 10 | She does n't work for them |
| 11 | Of course she does n't work for them now . . |
| 12 | The only problem is that the terminally ill patient has in effect lost his autonomy , and it does n't work for him , and that 's what the bill is all about . |
| 13 | The only thing that did n't work for him was his marriage , perhaps his wife will give you a different side … do n't tell me that you did n't know he was married and separated , Mr Millet … bit bloody thin on the groundwork , are n't you ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But , Melanie , he 'll turn you out if you ca n't work for him . |
| 15 | ‘ God , I 'm glad I do n't work for him , ’ she sighed . |
| 16 | I think it 's it 's hard for me to say because I did n't work for him for long . |
| 17 | Well I had learnt shorthand and typing at school but erm the money was necessary at home you see , and er with my sister working there , at H and T Hornes , er she spoke for me and er I had an interview and and they put me up in the nursery , we used to call it the nursery see because we were all fourteens up there and er then they called it the cylinder shop and er my foreman was a fella name Archie and erm everything was very very strict indeed , we could not move away from our board you could n't speak to the next one that was working by you , and er there was a fella named Mr and he was he , I did n't work for him I worked for Mr , but some you cou you were afraid to move because of this man and he he he 'd stare at you and he 'd look at you and anyway erm they put me assembling and it was very interesting indeed , there was a tall stand on , we called it the bench , a tall stand with a screw on the top and then to as begin to assemble the locks you had to take what we would call the body , screw it into the er little on the stand and then we had tweezers , there were , in the body there were five springs and then you had to have five breast pins and when you got the springs in you .. we have to have a plug at the back so as we could put each pin and push the plug over that a dummy plug we called it and so that was five pins were in and then there was a ball er when that , when we came to put it in our vice , we had to put the V I C E not V O voice . |
| 18 | Orchestras do n't work for me , but chamber music becomes cavern music , and I loved the swell of Brahms cello breaking over the piano , and pieces like the Schubert Arpeggioni Sonata ( not really Schubertian , says my colleague Ted Greenfield , whose Saturday morning talks are a delight ) , in which the cello and piano talk together like Piccasso and Braque . |
| 19 | It does n't work for me . |
| 20 | It just does n't work for me , even with the filter turned down . |
| 21 | Did n't work for me . |
| 22 | As so often in this story of my own anorexia nervosa , I find myself arriving at the same conclusion , the same central statement : it could have worked for some people , but it did n't work for me . |
| 23 | That metal compound on the head is supposed to give you more feel , but it does n't work for me . ’ |
| 24 | I looked and I looked ; but while I saw similarities ( the forehead , the set of the eyes ) , while I could understand that other people might take them for mother and daughter , it did n't work for me . |
| 25 | ‘ I understand what you are trying to say , but it does n't work for me because … |
| 26 | David said , ‘ Sex without a close emotional relationship does n't work for me either . |
| 27 | I intend to remain faithful , simply because I 've given infidelity a whirl and it does n't work for me . |
| 28 | This would n't work for me cos I 've also got , I 've got D R DOS Setup on my path , so whenever I 'd type setup I 'd get D R DOS Setup . |
| 29 | ‘ But fortunately you do n't work for me , ’ he murmured . |
| 30 | Blitzer Last and definitely least , this is a cross between Defender and Lunar Lander , and it just does n't work for me at all . |