Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | The difficulty is most apparent when discussing the Renaissance since by hypostatising science and art as two separate and separable activities Kemp is framing a problem that did not exist for the historical actors . |
| 33 | Sufficient funds did not exist for the fast rehabilitation of the railways , for the immediate implementation of mass education . |
| 34 | This is so stupid that you might wonder why the employers did not plump for the other alternative — until you come to look at it ! |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | 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 . |
| 37 | He did not press for an immediate renewal of Anselm 's homage ; and William Giffard stopped calling himself bishop of Winchester . |
| 38 | Catholics , however , did not vote for the Unionist Party . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | Ransom did not apply for the permanent job at financially-troubled Dudley — one of the lowest spending metropolitan authorities on social services . |
| 43 | It is unlikely that the ( insignificantly ) lower incidence of hypoglycaemia with human insulin in our study was due to loss of awareness and therefore reduced detection of hypoglycaemia because the incidence of severe and biochemical hypoglycaemic episodes did not differ for the two insulin species on routine monitoring . |
| 44 | Culture conflict between the British and Sri Lankans over the boundaries of crime , concepts of status and appropriate punishments was real , but it did not account for the general approach to the courts discussed earlier in this chapter . |
| 45 | Second , steady loss , albeit at differing rates from the two populations , did not account for the observed pattern . |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | The accord was rejected by Gen. Aoun on the grounds that it did not provide for an immediate Syrian troop withdrawal [ ibid ] . |
| 48 | The accord was rejected by Aoun on the grounds that it did not provide for an immediate Syrian troop withdrawal . |
| 49 | Dana did not reappear for a few days , and during that time I felt I was going mad . |
| 50 | 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) . |
| 51 | Jaqueline had retired from her job early to care for her 69-year-old mother with senile dementia , and was outraged to find that because she had a husband she did not qualify for the invalid care allowance . |
| 52 | I do not speak for the Philippine health movement , rather these are my attempts to understand how both small-scale local initiatives and a national effort can alter the historical process which to date has left the majority of the 60 million Filipino people living in dire poverty in a land of plenty . |
| 53 | Do not start for a strange city or town , even for a night , without previous information of a safe place to stay . |
| 54 | ( 1 ) Do not study for an extended period on one subject . |
| 55 | ‘ I do not go for the peaked caps , epaulettes and dummy holsters , ’ he said . |
| 56 | Organizations do not search for the best mushroom on the prairie if they have an hour in which to find it ; they choose the first mushroom which satisfies their aspiration level . |
| 57 | One , the non-contributory invalidity pension , is paid for those who are incapable of work and do not qualify for a contributory pension . |
| 58 | 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 ) . |
| 59 | There are very particular financial strains for those who are divorced or separated who do not qualify for a special pension like a widow . |
| 60 | No stamp duty should be payable because of these reliefs but the Regulations do not provide for a hybrid certificate . |