Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not [vb infin] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , I remember warning her , half in joke , half in earnest , that I could not answer for the new Government lasting more than six weeks . |
| 2 | The SDLP 's public support for the Tories in the 1987 General Election caused its former leader , Gerry Fitt to comment : ‘ I would not vote for the SDLP because it is not a socialist party … |
| 3 | I said to myself I will not vote for the Conservative party again . |
| 4 | ‘ If you persist in clinging to me in that limpet-like way , Caroline , I will not answer for the consequences … ’ |
| 5 | Here 's a form of declaration by a spouse or any other person who may have an interest for which , acting for a buyer , you are entitled to ask : I hereby undertake that in consideration of your entering into an agreement to purchase the above property any interest which I may have or acquire therein shall be deferred to any interest of you or any mortgagee or chargee and that I will not apply for the registration of any land charge , caution , notice or restriction in respect thereof . |
| 6 | I can not vote for the banning of fox hunting on county council land as I see this as another attempt to limit freedom of choice . |
| 7 | ‘ I can not speak for the other 33 countries who are not here , but as for me , I would say if this happened in 1990 it would be good , ’ he added . |
| 8 | ‘ I can not speak for the gods , but for myself I say this . |
| 9 | As Family Development Nurses , we are still working within a system which is based on uniform structures and procedures which may not allow for the flexibility of approach , or the necessary degree of autonomy which is needed , to be always relevant to the needs of each individual or family . |
| 10 | Private health insurance may help some elderly people to gain access to hospital treatment more quickly than would otherwise be the case , although there seems little justification for a National Health Service which can not cater for the needs of people in acute pain or discomfort as and when necessary . |
| 11 | Nietzsche wrote : " When I heard of the fires in Paris , I felt annihilated for some days and was overwhelmed by fears and doubts ; the whole academic ( wissenschaftlich ) , philosophical , artistic world seemed an absurdity , if a single day could wipe out the most glorious works of art , even whole periods of art ; I clung with earnest conviction to the metaphysical value of art , which can not exist for the sake of poor human beings , but has higher missions to fulfil . " |
| 12 | You must not look for the book until you reach the shelf carrying its class number . |
| 13 | ‘ You 'll not stay for the wedding ? |
| 14 | Hall has a four-shot buffer after her round of 75 while Edmond , who could not play for the Essex ladies in county week due to a wrist injury , is also well-placed after a 77 . |
| 15 | Your talk will be the first item on the agenda you need not stay for the rest of the meeting unless you want to . |
| 16 | Graham , the doubter who would not vote for the local Conservative MP , had even expressed indifference about the Russians taking over South Africa . |
| 17 | A REPORT PREPARED by the District Attorney , who would not vouch for the figures , said Los Angeles had 150,000 gang members of all races . |
| 18 | These examples suggest that de-centralisation in itself will not substitute for the market 's rewards and penalties , or for genuine consumer sovereignty . |
| 19 | She can not feel for the child she hurts . |
| 20 | ‘ We are aware of the local feeling and have come to the view that we should not fight for the additional land requirement , ’ Mr Walker said . |
| 21 | We dare not ask for the grace of humility , but perhaps we do n't need to when it is so often thrust upon us , thought Sophia , beating together eggs and sugar for a sponge cake , knowing that her cake would not rise as high as Sister Dew 's . |
| 22 | ‘ In other words , we would not vote for the ball being thrown in any direction , for instance to someone running onto it from deep . |
| 23 | This clause makes clear that we will not pay for the cost of replacing any undamaged item or parts of items forming part of a set or suite when damage occurs within a clearly identifiable area or to a specific part . |
| 24 | While we are happy to answer any queries about our own products , we can not answer for the content of other publisher 's works . |
| 25 | Explanatory models which serve for one can not serve for the other . |
| 26 | In the final analysis , one can not prescribe for the whole of constitutional development — to some extent , one can do no more than describe and speculate . |
| 27 | They may not qualify for the names ‘ colonisers ’ or ‘ pioneers ’ , but great numbers of people have gone abroad from the county during this century . |
| 28 | The women remained firm that unless the entire order was completed they would not pay for the hot whiskies . |
| 29 | The two pacts under discussion with the United Kingdom and France concerned training , joint military exercises and military supplies ; unlike the agreement with the USA they would not allow for the stockpiling of military equipment in Kuwait . |
| 30 | Although the money MI6 has provided has given him access to Western luxuries , they can not compensate for the fact that he will never see his motherland again . |