Example sentences of "n't [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I still ai n't forgiven you for what you said , but when all 's said and done , blood 's thicker than water . ’ |
| 32 | I still have n't forgiven you for bloody book antics of a |
| 33 | ‘ Scheduling , ’ he repeated blandly with a patience that did n't fool her for an instant . |
| 34 | It would n't fool them for long but it would do for a moment . |
| 35 | You do n't fool me for a second . ’ |
| 36 | Oh it wo n't hurt him for once . |
| 37 | I know you could n't hurt her for the world . |
| 38 | You could n't hurt her for me and I would n't wish you to . |
| 39 | I would n't hurt her for the world . ’ |
| 40 | ‘ Oh well , I suppose it wo n't hurt me for a couple of days . |
| 41 | He closed his eyes tightly ; then in a much quieter voice , he said , ‘ Pet , you know I would n't hurt you for the world , but you 're hurting me . |
| 42 | Like because their account , you know , if you write , like if I wrote a cheque out to you today , and you did n't cash it for four weeks |
| 43 | It was such a good idea that she could n't think anything for a moment-as if someone else had suggested it to her , and she needed to digest it . |
| 44 | She looked at him as though in understanding , but she could n't answer him for a moment for there were so many things whirling around in her mind : that doctor and her Emma … |
| 45 | He did n't answer her for a moment ; when he did , it was quietly . |
| 46 | All you have ever read about the delights of fast-jet aerobatics still ca n't prepare you for the utter , mind-blowing super-smooth , almost silent exhilaration of the real thing ! |
| 47 | I did I did n't doubt it for a minute , I thought I know this |
| 48 | ‘ I do n't doubt it for a moment . ’ |
| 49 | Oh their life 's can be totally wrecked , I do n't doubt it for a moment . |
| 50 | Er what I actually mean is whenever you have an idiom , you can substitute in the position of a whole sentence or of a verb phrase , but you ca n't substitute it for a subject and a verb , leaving the object of the sentence intact . |
| 51 | ‘ You can take them off the instant you do n't need them for reading . ’ |
| 52 | I let him keep young ones for sentimental reasons since I do n't need them for practical purposes . |
| 53 | ‘ I do n't need them for the moment , ’ said Apricot , ‘ because Bernard and I do n't do it . |
| 54 | But she said she does n't need them for Monday because it 's only when she takes the tests she gets in a panic not when she 's she said she can do it in the practice classes . |
| 55 | I do n't need them for that . |
| 56 | He does n't need me for that . |
| 57 | You do n't need me for the moment , but I 'll be back this afternoon . |
| 58 | You do n't need me for that . ’ |
| 59 | You do n't need me for that . ’ |
| 60 | You do n't need one for me . |