Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us examine the implications of this ; property crime became by far the most common form of crime during the period in which the prison emerged ; therefore forced labour would have become the most common punishment ; forced labour requires incarceration ( people tend not to turn up for it of their own free will ) . |
| 2 | Do not stand up for a few moments . |
| 3 | In order to maintain the authority of the teacher or librarian and to make pupils aware that microcomputers do not exist merely for playing games but have a wider range of educational applications , it is important for the librarian or teacher to have basic knowledge of microcomputers . |
| 4 | I shall not pursue the point here , but it can be developed into one of the explanations for why particular arms races stabilize and do not go on for ever — do not lead to predators pursuing their prey at Mach 2 and so on . |
| 5 | ‘ We are not a national daily ; we do not go in for moral crusades . ’ |
| 6 | The French do not go in for diphthongs but have at least one vowel sound that almost defeats the Anglo-Saxon . |
| 7 | ‘ Give me your number and do not go out for the next half-hour . ’ |
| 8 | Two upper floors together accommodate nearly 2,200 men , each having his numbered place with table , while adjacent staff premises contain steam ovens , tea and coffee brewing and usual appliances for meeting the needs of those workmen who do not go home for meals during the day . |
| 9 | WITHDRAWN FROM CARDIFF PUBLIC LIBRARIES DO NOT RETURN NOT FOR RE-SALE |
| 10 | The reports of international commissions such as that of Brandt do not make up for this gap . |
| 11 | Now it is twelve o'clock and school is out and all those who do not stay behind for dinner are bounding down Trafalgar Street , the little ones paddling up to the Wellington-tops in the drifts left on either side by the snow plough . |
| 12 | The purpose of having a timetable is so that all relevant information can be digested and acted upon , and so that bids do not carry on for an unreasonable length of time . |
| 13 | But children of their age do not search deeply for reasons . |
| 14 | If we do not turn up for work , we are likely to get the sack , but in our private worlds we can dream our lives away at home , church or play . |
| 15 | The UCW believes the rounds of postmen who do not turn up for work will not be covered by overtime . |
| 16 | You must follow closely mortals ; watch the light that falls from our spears , and do not turn aside for a moment . |
| 17 | But do not look here for specific advice . |
| 18 | • If you wake during the night ( sometimes because you need to empty your bladder ) then return to bed and relax as soon as possible , Do not get up for a cup of tea or snack as this will give misleading information to your body clock . |
| 19 | It affects us all and its practitioners do not come up for re-election every five years . |
| 20 | Do not store up for yourselves treasure on earth , where it grows rusty and moth-eaten , and thieves break in to steal it . |
| 21 | I do not train specifically for the indoor season , but continue to carry out my normal programme of track endurance running , tyre-pulling and weight-training . |
| 22 | Of course , people do not work simply for economic rewards , and there may be other social and psychological losses on retirement ( though equally there may be gains ) . |
| 23 | First , individuals do not work only for pecuniary rewards . |
| 24 | However , material circumstances on their own do not account fully for changes in co-residence . |
| 25 | While these results do not argue strongly for the maternal depletion theory , the findings give it moderate support , attesting to a probable differential in fetal viability with the elapse of varying periods between pregnancies or births . |
| 26 | Our main 1979 survey suggested that weekly-collection credit users do not shop around for bargains as much as others . |
| 27 | That 's why it is so important that we do n't give up for an instant . |
| 28 | There must have been one , a moment , in childhood when it first occurred to you that you do n't go on for ever . |
| 29 | " People do n't go on for ever — not even in banks ! |
| 30 | I do n't go in for numbers as names . |