Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos she has n't applied for a green card to work , cos there 's point |
| 2 | No rule of law or the profession , therefore , prevents him from entering into a contract by which he undertakes not to act for a specified class of person . |
| 3 | Reports indicated that agreement on the final communiqué was reached only after France had decided not to press for a clearer recognition of a European defence identity distinct from NATO . |
| 4 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 5 | Their success at the game did not make for an easy relationship , though . |
| 6 | Most of them did not control for a possible confounding effect of H pylori infection . |
| 7 | Susie did not reply for a long time . |
| 8 | The superb frescoes , concealed from sight by Muslim prejudice for nearly five hundred years , were again on view , but they did not compensate for a profound sense of desecration . |
| 9 | She heaved out a great sigh and did not move for a full fifteen seconds : the sergeant watched them tick past , marked by the flick of the thin red hand of the electric clock on the wall . |
| 10 | Even if the king himself did not press for an early political role , others might well do so on his behalf as a way of strengthening their own position . |
| 11 | Even if the king himself did not press for an early political role , others might well do so on his behalf as a way of strengthening their own position . |
| 12 | He did not press for an immediate renewal of Anselm 's homage ; and William Giffard stopped calling himself bishop of Winchester . |
| 13 | I left the hotel early and in pleasant sunshine , wearing a light jacket and bow tie , but alas did not bargain for a sudden change in the weather . |
| 14 | It is rubbish to think that , because Sheikh Mohammed and his brothers did not bid for a single horse at Newmarket last week , the racing game is about to die on its feet . |
| 15 | I doubted not that they were law officers , but did not linger for a second look , being already at the casement windows into the side garden . |
| 16 | The agreement did not provide for a specific " quota of power " for the FMLN , an issue which had been a major sticking-point in negotiations . |
| 17 | The accord was rejected by Gen. Aoun on the grounds that it did not provide for an immediate Syrian troop withdrawal [ ibid ] . |
| 18 | The accord was rejected by Aoun on the grounds that it did not provide for an immediate Syrian troop withdrawal . |
| 19 | Dana did not reappear for a few days , and during that time I felt I was going mad . |
| 20 | It was argued that he should have been sentenced to a term of detention in a young offender institution , and that he did not qualify for a custodial sentence for that purpose under Criminal Justice Act 1982 , s.1(4) and 1(4A) . |
| 21 | Do not start for a strange city or town , even for a night , without previous information of a safe place to stay . |
| 22 | ( 1 ) Do not study for an extended period on one subject . |
| 23 | One , the non-contributory invalidity pension , is paid for those who are incapable of work and do not qualify for a contributory pension . |
| 24 | Married women and widows who do not qualify for a basic pension in their own right may be entitled to a basic pension on their husband 's contributions at about 60 per cent of the level to which he is entitled ( see ‘ Pensions for women ’ at the end of the chapter ) . |
| 25 | There are very particular financial strains for those who are divorced or separated who do not qualify for a special pension like a widow . |
| 26 | No stamp duty should be payable because of these reliefs but the Regulations do not provide for a hybrid certificate . |
| 27 | Projects of this sort certainly do not call for an elaborate cost-benefit analysis ; resources should be assigned to them on the basis of a simple ‘ back-of-an-envelope ’ analysis or an informed subjective decision . |
| 28 | What it basically means is that if someone makes a gift during his lifetime and-does n't die for a given period , that gift is free of estate duty , or partly free . |
| 29 | You see , when we went through the asteroid storm , I did n't watch for a few seconds . |
| 30 | THEY had a homosexual , a nymphomaniac , an alcoholic and a Cockney crook — but they did n't reckon for a serial killer . |