Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [verb] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From a pedagogic point of view , the possibility of culture specificity should alert us to the fact that when we teach terms referring to discourse type and use them in discourse processing and production , we should not take for granted that each term has an exact translation equivalent . |
| 2 | But Rab could not speak for laughing . |
| 3 | Mr Brodie said : ‘ We are not interested in the money because , however much it was , it could not compensate for losing Emma and the way it happened . |
| 4 | Mother could n't speak for laughing . |
| 5 | ‘ But absolutely a disaster , I could n't sleep for thinking about it . |
| 6 | Money ca n't compensate for losing your home , your livelihood , your way of life , your past or your children 's future . |
| 7 | I ca n't speak for laughing . |
| 8 | The man whose car collided with a coach moments before it crashed killing three people and injuring twenty-six others says he ca n't sleep for thinking about the accident . |
| 9 | But that leakage figure is n't just the leakage in our pipes , it 's the leakage or the water that you ca n't account for going out of customers premises and factories as well . |
| 10 | The gear selector is on the centre console ( which you ca n't take for granted , even today ) , while the automatic ride control is also borrowed from other models . |
| 11 | ‘ As far as I and the society is concerned that was a warm-blooded animal that can suffer pain and starvation , just like any human being , and we will not apologise for bringing it to the court 's attention , ’ he said . |
| 12 | In most cases , the industries will not charge for installing a slot meter if you are in ‘ hardship ’ . |
| 13 | I sha n't apologise for waking her , however . ’ |
| 14 | You can give U.S. audiences as many sick slashings and graphically exploding heads as you like , but they wo n't stand for going away depressed . |
| 15 | You can give U.S. audiences as many sick slashings and graphically exploding heads as you like , but they wo n't stand for going away depressed . |
| 16 | Campbell is fully in control of his part and can not wait for shooting to start . |
| 17 | But Stainforth understands mountains as well , and while they also have their own structure , they are changelings which we can not take for granted . |
| 18 | While similar agitation has not recurred , the government can not take for granted universal support of its pro-US stance . |