Example sentences of "we do n't go in for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though he kept a folder packed with suggestions for new volumes , he was keen to emphasise their serious didactic nature : ‘ We do n't go in for quick quack books . ’ |
| 2 | " We do n't go in for flowers , " said Clelia , displaying with a sweep of her arm the lower level , curiously cluttered with urns , a bench , a dislocated piece of mosaic resting on its end , and a functionless fountain . |
| 3 | We do n't go in for presents . |
| 4 | Mushroom is respectable too , I should add — but we do n't go in for tans , we 're too worried about skin cancer . |
| 5 | ‘ But we do n't go in for top models , ’ she said . |
| 6 | And we do n't go in for naughtiness . |
| 7 | erm , and er , sometimes even pleased to say well I 'll try to get you in purple , but er , nowadays erm , we , we do n't go in for that because there 's , there 's so many er shops now that selling lighting fittings erm and selling nothing else , there is n't one actually in Harlow , but there 's one in Epping and there 's one in Stortford , erm that er , it 's , it 's riding a new car people want to see er a good variety of them , have a look at a lot or a washing machine or anything like that , you want to see many before you buy one . |
| 8 | We do n't go in for spirits though do we ? |
| 9 | er There is obviously a certain party atmosphere at Conferences , it 's the one big chance of the year for many many hard-working activists to get together and share ideas , it does engender er a certain amount of frivolity er around the edges , so we 'll see some of that , but we do n't go in for this cult of leadership which the other parties do , you wo n't see any manufactured longstanding ovations for er leaders . |
| 10 | We do n't go in for this , this cult er type of politics . |