Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he said he was moving to Loxford to start another life before it was too late , she thought of abandoning him but she did not think it for long . |
| 2 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
| 3 | ‘ Lord Mandru will not eat you for breakfast ! ’ he said . |
| 4 | This suggests that something is amiss with the job definition and , by implication , also with education and training which does not prepare them for the reality . |
| 5 | Whatever you may have read or heard about their relationship still can not prepare you for her own account . |
| 6 | If it were not human you would not want it for research and if it was not human no one would deny you having it for research . ’ |
| 7 | That may be the competitive advantage that the hon. Gentleman wants for his constituents , but I do not want it for mine . |
| 8 | Cunningham 's chummy dropping of the ‘ Mr ’ from his name did not fool him for a moment : the withdrawn and irascible figure he had encountered in mid-afternoon was nearer the soul of this man than mine accommodating and smiling host of the Skein of Geese 's oak-panelled restaurant . |
| 9 | Obviously this action-after-the-event does not compensate you for your lost holiday , but the hotel ultimately decides whose bookings it will honour in such situations , and sometimes it seeks to maximise its profit rather than honour contractual obligations . |
| 10 | But it is too soon for him to face the likes of Devon Malcolm , and Fletcher said the tour selectors would not consider him for the pipe opener in Faridabad . |
| 11 | Why not consider it for your top people now ? |
| 12 | I am not going out of my mind , she thought , and if , at the moment , the outside world does not recognise me for what I am , my sister knows she has only to speak a word here and there , to take a decision , and who will listen to me ? |
| 13 | He did not qualify him for income support , he supported him on to the back of his ass , he took him to the inn . |
| 14 | Because the infant is unwanted by one or two people at one point in time does not qualify it for extermination . |
| 15 | This , Emecheta explains , is a very strong goddess of the Ibos , so strong that Hausa soldiers dare not attack her for fear of being made impotent . |
| 16 | ‘ I did not bring it for that purpose , ’ said Andrus hoarsely . |
| 17 | If the court adjourns the hearing of an application in accordance with regulation 143 but does not refer it for inquiry and report , then — ( a ) within 21 days of the adjournment , the unassisted party shall file an affidavit of costs and resources together with original exhibits and any other documents necessary to support the affidavit ; and ( b ) not less than 21 days before the adjourned hearing , the unassisted party shall serve notice on the area director of the date and time of the adjourned hearing together with a copy of his affidavit of costs and resources ( and of any exhibits and supporting documents ) . |
| 18 | Paint and varnish slow down moisture changes in wood but they do not prevent them for no paint is impermeable to water vapour . |
| 19 | it 's like the , cos I keep saying if you must do those F's you do it at school I said , but do not do them for me , I said if you do I do not want to see them , but again you 've got a conflict there between home and school |
| 20 | We do not do it for any other aspect of our social existence . |
| 21 | We should not do it for our sex . |
| 22 | We can not do it for ourselves , it is gift and grace — God acting on and in us to create a new willingness to see with his eyes , think with his mind , adopt his values and attitudes ( 1 Cor. |
| 23 | As I say when you become a councillor you do not do it for money , I mean I think probably to be a better reason to become a councillor these days . |
| 24 | It affects your job , your job prospects , your family life and the hidden costs , such as letters , telephone calls leaflets and the rest of it , you do not do it for money . |
| 25 | Naidoo reiterated that the NSC was expecting Sacu to come to a decision and could not ease it for them by offering guarantees of future tours . |
| 26 | We know vaguely what she means , but we do not feel it for ourselves . |
| 27 | And our agreement does not provide us for time off with pay for an event such as this . |
| 28 | Then , although I did not believe them for a moment , I stored them away in my memory against a rainy day . |
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| 30 | This , at least , is some suggestion of a backbone , but the larva does not keep it for very long . |