Example sentences of "do n't [vb infin] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I 'll see you do n't suffer for this , Ellen . |
| 2 | Immobile , barely breathing , Maria did n't speak for several seconds . |
| 3 | I mean they did n't pay for that it cost us more money . |
| 4 | You did n't pay for those either . |
| 5 | She was surprised to notice that they did n't make for either of London 's airports ; rather they seemed to be flying west into the rapidly darkening sky . |
| 6 | Here was an example of an AE who was perfectly " revved " up This is why he was never sacked , even though his bullishness did n't make for enough sales . |
| 7 | Also , he had learnt English from a book and sometimes put the words in the wrong order , but it did n't matter for most of the time Endill knew what he was trying to say . |
| 8 | The children did n't go for this much , since a meeting usually became necessary just at the point when they needed clean clothes , juice , a hug , or someone to play with and so on . |
| 9 | I remember there were invitations given out to go to it , sherry party , I had an invitation but I did n't go for some reason |
| 10 | But a doctor did n't arrive for another hour and a half , by which time Mrs Johansen had died from a heart attack brought on by the fracture . |
| 11 | ‘ For God 's sake , I did n't ask for all that . |
| 12 | Got a got a pair of twos there ee by heck ! for four and a pair is six well I think I 'll have I 'm afraid two eights , two o , two eights , two tens and then nine did n't ask for that but I had to throw a pair of twos away for that and go in there you go . |
| 13 | Well we did n't ask for that . |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't ask for this , ’ she said . |
| 15 | They did n't ask for any money , they just wanted a good royalty and help with promotion . |
| 16 | I did n't ask for any of it . |
| 17 | You did n't fall for that ludicrous theory — advanced , if I recall correctly , in the Sunday Telegraph — that Punch died when it was deserted by the nation 's finest cartoonists ? |
| 18 | Of course he did n't fall for that . |
| 19 | I 'm glad I did n't fall for that hazardous country gesture of spontaneity , as glib as whistling . |
| 20 | Oh Joyce you did n't fall for that did you ? |
| 21 | ‘ For goodness ’ sake , surely you did n't fall for all that nonsense of his the other night ? |
| 22 | ‘ What a blessing I did n't fall for some curtaining remnants this afternoon . |
| 23 | The 11+ did n't test for those , and as they become more important — spatial skills and problem-solving ability , for instance — so girls ' performance in mathematics tends to deteriorate . |
| 24 | Harriet made a grunting sound that meant she 'd given in under protest and Jess did n't wait for any other sign . |
| 25 | Fortunately he did n't wait for any reply . |
| 26 | He did n't wait for any response , but pushed open the heavy white gates with a scrunch of gravel . |
| 27 | She stormed off and did n't wait for any reply , but Alain caught her quickly . |
| 28 | ‘ I felt we played a little bit like an end of season game and did n't work for each other . ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | But people do n't but th they do n't go for that they go for that because they do n't like the taste of chlorine . |