Example sentences of "n't work for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It wo n't work for political reasons — it 's one con-trick too far . ’ |
| 2 | They do n't work for one employer on a regular basis . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I ca n't work for much longer . |
| 5 | Simon laughed : ‘ He does n't work for anybody . |
| 6 | ‘ I felt we played a little bit like an end of season game and did n't work for each other . ’ |
| 7 | They did n't work for the Labour Party , which failed to persuade the voters of the value of self-sacrifice . |
| 8 | He does n't work for Templeton 's but a firm producing sheet metal . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , household expenses do n't go away just because you 're in hospital or ca n't work for any length of time . |
| 11 | If time-out did n't work for you , you may have been applying the method incorrectly . |
| 12 | I know someone , does n't work for us , quite independent , nothing in it for me , do n't worry about that . |
| 13 | ‘ They wo n't work for the moment . |
| 14 | But they 're still better off than the other Arabs , the ones that do n't work for the French . |
| 15 | It does n't work for me . |
| 16 | It just does n't work for me , even with the filter turned down . |
| 17 | Did n't work for me . |
| 18 | He did n't work for four months . |
| 19 | I do know about actresses such as Patrice Charbonneau , who did n't work for several years after starring in the lesbian love story Desert Hearts . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | BLOKE : But I do n't work for you , fatso . |
| 22 | 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 ? ’ |
| 23 | This wo n't work for a single motif , but how about a single motif in black , knitted against a striped background of bright jewel colours , or white on pastel stripes ? ( for this , the card does n't need to be reversed of course . ) |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't work for nobody , I ai n't got a job , honest . ’ |
| 25 | The Commission filing indicates that Michels , whose Santa Cruz shares would be worth around $51.1m with the offering , is receiving $16,667 a month in salary until June 1994 , a total of $300,000 , provided he does n't work for a competitor or try to get back on Santa Cruz 's board , and $3,000 a month for expenses . |
| 26 | The SEC filing indicates Michels , whose SCO shares would be worth around $51.1m with the offering , is receiving $16,667 a month in salary until June 1994 , a total of $300,000 , provided he does n't work for a competitor or try to get back on SCO 's board and $3,000 a month for expenses . |
| 27 | That metal compound on the head is supposed to give you more feel , but it does n't work for me . ’ |
| 28 | Of course , this wo n't work for all cases if any of the last three fields are sometimes blank , although the WHILE condition could be amended to ‘ NOT ( ISBLANK ( [ Field13 ] ) AND ISBLANK ( [ Field14 ] ) AND ISBLANK ( [ Field15 ] ) to trap some of these . |
| 29 | You do n't work for the KGB by any chance ? ’ |
| 30 | 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 . |