Example sentences of "not [vb infin] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Downes himself could not stay for more than a few minutes . |
| 2 | The question did not arise for those settling in their state 's colonies , who could continue to remain Englishmen or Frenchmen in New Zealand or Algeria , thinking of the old country as ‘ home ’ . |
| 3 | While class-based information does not exist for all those students who fail to gain work after graduating from a YTS , the conclusion about how the scheme operates in the case of black youths is probably equally valid with respect to white youths without qualifications coming from poor , unskilled , working-class homes . |
| 4 | While I appreciate that in many cultures a woman 's failure to marry can have serious socio-economic implications which may not exist for many women in the UK , I was distressed by AI promoting this view of marriage as the raison d'etre of a woman , and of a woman whose hymen has been perforated as ‘ damaged goods ’ . |
| 5 | The sooner an agreement is notified the longer the period of protection from fines is likely to be , since such protection does not exist for any period of operation of an agreement prior to notification . |
| 6 | each has a separate thumbnail file , and if one does not exist for any given image , PhotoFinish creates one . |
| 7 | Meg did not think for that — foul wash , the tinker boy ; his thing ; he had roared with laughter — as just or justifiable . |
| 8 | They may suggest that you have no confidence in your argument or even that you ca n't make up your mind — and that does not make for much of an argument . |
| 9 | No I will not want for this company again . |
| 10 | The undeniable literary qualities of the novel did not compensate for these ideological shortcomings . |
| 11 | The twenty heads of British missions abroad in 1816 , when the effects of the country 's long political isolation during the Napoleonic wars were still being felt , had increased to thirty-seven by 1860 ( mainly because of the emergence of new independent states in Latin America ) ; but the changes of the 1860s swept away many of the smaller legations in Germany and Italy , and the establishment of diplomatic representatives in China , Japan and one or two other non-European countries in the second half of the century did not compensate for these losses . |
| 12 | The first three also damage stratospheric ozone , while ozone produced in the troposphere does not compensate for this loss , but in fact behaves as another greenhouse gas . |
| 13 | Even the closer links with local farmers can not compensate for this , since few farmers and farm workers share their leisure activities or meet socially off the farm . |
| 14 | Did he survive because he was essentially provincial , unable to compete with the main creators of his own day , disregarded because in their eyes he did not count for much anyway ? |
| 15 | If lost , the ferret can not survive for any length of time . |
| 16 | But we shall not know for some time yet . |
| 17 | Units which sought to establish themselves outside such a plan would not only not receive public money ; they would also not qualify for any other public benefits . |
| 18 | Gifts made within three years of death do not qualify for any relief and the tax will have to be paid in full . |
| 19 | This , however , is a misleading picture because many unemployed married women do not register with the employment exchanges because they do not qualify for any benefit . |
| 20 | However , RAF and Gulf Trust spokesmen said the charity laws under which the trust was established allow for payment only in cases of need , and education trusts do not qualify for this . |
| 21 | A young childless widow who does not qualify for either of these benefits will no longer be entitled to the weekly national insurance benefit even for the first 26 weeks . |
| 22 | ‘ Hurry , Wolfprince , for my work does not wait for such as you , ’ he said in his sibilant whisper , but now Nuadu detected a lick of pleasure in the voice . |
| 23 | Isabel did not wait for more . |
| 24 | We do not seek for all to be totally convinced . |
| 25 | She would not jump for any of the others , not even Nutty . |
| 26 | ‘ I can not speak for all here , but for myself I say this . |
| 27 | Biddy did not speak for some time , and stood considering them in a way that made them all feel about half their usual size . |
| 28 | Sesostris did not speak for some time . |
| 29 | The DoH may have to redraft the guidelines , and even if the legal difficulties are overcome the guidelines may not appear for another two to three weeks — a frustrating delay for professionals at a time when social worker are increasingly being blamed by the public for failing to control young people in care . |
| 30 | I tell you there ai n't nothing he would not do for that football club . |