Example sentences of "[noun] did not [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dana did not reappear for a few days , and during that time I felt I was going mad . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It is important to be clear that the people of Denmark did not vote for a modification of the Treaty , as is sometimes suggested . |
| 4 | James Ross did not speak for a minute . |
| 5 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 6 | Their success at the game did not make for an easy relationship , though . |
| 7 | In the present case the debtor did not apply for a taxation of Marshalls ' bills within one month . |
| 8 | The farmer did not reply for a moment , then he went up between the cows and gently rubbed Blossom 's forehead " Aye , this is the one , Jack . " |
| 9 | The man did not respond for a while , but pressed his fingers firmly into his eye sockets . |
| 10 | This game was n't a classic between two sides who have won the cup 14 times between them , but the adverse conditions under foot did not allow for a lot of skilful hockey . |
| 11 | Nenna did not answer for a second , and Tilda bellowed : |
| 12 | Even then , the Attorney-General did not ask for an adjournment to enable the House of Commons to consider the matter . |
| 13 | Susie did not reply for a long time . |
| 14 | Women did not qualify for a ‘ family wage ’ since it was assumed ( erroneously in some cases ) that they lived at home with parents or relatives and that they did not have dependants to support financially . |
| 15 | Like the earlier pact which was due to due to expire in 1991 [ see pp. 36636 ; 34522-23 ] , the new agreement did not provide for a price support structure common to other commodity arrangements and favoured by the two largest jute producers , Bangladesh and India . |
| 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 | Alexander Vass did not wait for an invitation . |