Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] for that " in BNC.

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1 Meg did not think for that — foul wash , the tinker boy ; his thing ; he had roared with laughter — as just or justifiable .
2 And if we did spent twelve hundred pounds on an aeroplane and came back with fifty million pounds worth of grants , I 'm not apologising for that .
3 One type of authoritarian rule had been followed by another , not allowing for that kind of unsettling liberalization which is so conducive to uprisings among minorities .
4 The Local Government ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1976 is not designed for that purpose and it is dubious whether it could be used in that way .
5 Because , look at , I 'm not , you know , I 'm not er gon na even talk about the disaster at airport things , you know , the taking off and landing , if you 've got a stadium nearby with a lot of people in it , and one of these disasters happened to happen , I know we 're not looking for that , but if it does , you 're gon na have a stadium full of people if a plane comes down , well , you know .
6 Although such will does not defeat the claim of the other spouse under the provisions of the Inheritance ( Provision for Family and Dependants ) Act 1975 , if reasonable provision is not made for that spouse , it might be of " persuasive " use to the court in proceedings under that Act in deciding whether or not to award the surviving spouse a limited interest ( eg until remarriage ) or an absolute interest in the deceased 's share of the matrimonial home .
7 I tell you there ai n't nothing he would not do for that football club .
8 That is certainly not the Government 's intention , and the Bill does not provide for that .
9 and there was about that much bacon on the bacon slice , the rest were fat , I says I 'm not paying for that .
10 you 're not paying for that are you ?
11 ‘ It will start all sorts of speculation that we are getting back together and I am not going for that . ’
12 Yep I 've decided I 'm not going for that Audi Matt
13 They can not get around so nimbly in scrub vegetation as the Norfolk lurcher ; they are really for coursing , for a long chase after hares , and my animals are not used for that .
14 The argument was on the semantics of how post-sixteen education is presently offered in Banbury , and whereas , of course , they had every right to use the opting out legislation as a governing body , it must be said that the possibility of success under those terms erm is somewhat untried , because of course legislation was specifically geared at Local Education Authorities that do not look after their schools , and thus schools are able to opt out of a badly run , inefficient Education Authority , and we 've seen that happen in many of the urban areas in the country , and indeed some schools have not opted for that .
15 He wanted them to gather last Friday and be absented from their weekend round of Championship matches , but even Albert Ferrasse , the autocratic French Federation president , would not stand for that .
16 I had not asked for that and , even if I had , my chances of obtaining them would have been zero .
17 If that real convergence is to be achieved , it will be necessary for the Community and member states to have worked out , and agreed to implement , regional and structural policies that — in the words of the draft treaty — ’ promote balanced development ’ ; but the Prime Minister is not negotiating for that either .
18 ‘ And I said to him , ‘ Push off , mate , I 'm not standing for that ’ — and he did , pretty quickly ! ' ,
19 Now there can be as many as nine of the top ten in that category and as both Brian Gottfried and David Wheaton astutely pointed out , you can not legislate for that .
20 Together with this evidence must be the proof that the passenger was not licensed for that class of vehicle etc .
21 Joaquim Lobato said angrily , ‘ I did not ask for that . ’
22 We do n't give out medical advice , cos we 're not qualified for that , but we do sit and listen to them and they talk about different things and what they 've got to go through .
23 Must n't fall for that .
24 You did n't fall for that ludicrous theory — advanced , if I recall correctly , in the Sunday Telegraph — that Punch died when it was deserted by the nation 's finest cartoonists ?
25 Of course he did n't fall for that .
26 ‘ Maybe you really have lost your memory or you 'd know I would n't fall for that .
27 I 'm glad I did n't fall for that hazardous country gesture of spontaneity , as glib as whistling .
28 He wo n't fall for that .
29 Oh Joyce you did n't fall for that did you ?
30 Only I wo n't wait for that , she thought , as she breathed quietly , feeling her bosom rise and fall and her heart beat — I 'll be dead .
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