Example sentences of "not [verb] for he [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could not wait for him to pass by . |
| 2 | Ironically , Mr Yeltsin 's studious absence from public view for the past few days forced the two parties to seek a solution and not wait for him to intervene . |
| 3 | Even Ipuky could not arrange for him to see this body , and he no longer had the cachet of officialdom with which to browbeat the embalmer . |
| 4 | I but saw him the once , and yet can not bear for him to despise me so . |
| 5 | For one thing , she would n't wait for him to cancel their trip to Monpazier . |
| 6 | You did n't wait for him to come down . |
| 7 | I used to think she did this because she loved my father so much she could n't wait for him to come home . |
| 8 | It would n't do for him to look round and see her ; on the other hand , she wanted to reach the shops before he did . |
| 9 | It would n't do for him to reveal the truth to Tyler Blacklock , because then that young man would no doubt turn heaven and earth upside down to find his sweetheart . |
| 10 | They said if we did n't consent for him to claim for the two of us , they 'd summons me and him for aiding and abetting . |