Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hurley had not forgiven him for the loss of Syrian George , and he was still under heavy pressure from Washington to show results , but in general Coleman made sure they got along for the sake of his back-channel reports to MC/10 Control . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | monitor current prescriptions to make sure that children are not using them for their first experiments with drugs . |
| 4 | not using it for some |
| 5 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
| 6 | ‘ Lord Mandru will not eat you for breakfast ! ’ he said . |
| 7 | While you are confused , why not prepare yourself for a chat with your bank manager ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Whatever you may have read or heard about their relationship still can not prepare you for her own account . |
| 10 | for the animal in its mud burrow , valuable time will be lost if it can not prepare itself for foraging until after the tide has left the shore . |
| 11 | Whether you are on your own or surrounded by family why not make one for your home this Advent ? |
| 12 | She did not make one for Jamie . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | That may be the competitive advantage that the hon. Gentleman wants for his constituents , but I do not want it for mine . |
| 15 | His mother had not joined them for the meal , bowing in this regard to the T'ang 's wishes . |
| 16 | While the plodding votary of meaning is anxiously inquiring out the sense … his fellow-worshipper , remembering that our eyes were not given us for nothing … roves , in gazing ecstasy from page to page , till here and there arrested by the choice vignette or richly tinctured plate . |
| 17 | Cunningham 's chummy dropping of the ‘ Mr ’ from his name did not fool him for a moment : the withdrawn and irascible figure he had encountered in mid-afternoon was nearer the soul of this man than mine accommodating and smiling host of the Skein of Geese 's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 . |
| 18 | ‘ They grudgingly agreed , but they are not producing them for general sale . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Why not consider it for your top people now ? |
| 22 | 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 ? |
| 23 | I 'm not thanking you for that Phil . |
| 24 | If charges are intended to raise money , it seems odd not to impose them for staying in hospital or visiting a GP . |
| 25 | ‘ Then since you accept what I say , madam — ’ interposed the cardinal with a sense of timing that suggested the protector had not nominated him for the task solely on account of his venerability ‘ — might I urge you to give the prince into my custody ! ’ |
| 26 | So far , the various Hawker pension funds have not been merged with those of its new parent company and the £512m BTR surplus does not include anything for Hawker . |
| 27 | Buying a ticket for last night 's game does NOT guarantee one for the all-Ireland clash in November — unless a formal application was made at the time of purchase to the IFA office . |
| 28 | He did not qualify him for income support , he supported him on to the back of his ass , he took him to the inn . |
| 29 | Because the infant is unwanted by one or two people at one point in time does not qualify it for extermination . |
| 30 | 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 . |