Example sentences of "his [noun] not [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reluctantly , Johnson accepted their advice , and on 31 March 1968 he made a dramatic appearance on nationwide television to announce a fresh peace initiative , the reduction of bombing raids on North Vietnam , and his decision not to stand for re-election in November . |
| 2 | He effectively cast his own vote against the Islamic trend by calling on his subjects not to vote for extremist religious ideologies — a move which could prove counter-productive . |
| 3 | On June 17 Roman announced his intention not to stand for President . |
| 4 | He thought he had programmed his body not to go for intellectual types — that is , if any woman could be described as intellectual . |
| 5 | A spokeswoman for EMI Records , said : ‘ He has been advised by his doctor not to sing for at least three weeks so the British tour has had to be postponed . |