Example sentences of "[modal v] not [vb infin] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With an uncertain outlook for nineteen ninety three from our point of view it 's absolutely crucial to get costs in line we had obviously done cost-cutting during the previous two years , but we really needed to be sure that if revenues were not going to increase , we should n't wait for a recovery to bail us out . |
| 2 | Your scheme may or may not ask for a contribution from you . |
| 3 | We could not go for a walk that afternoon . |
| 4 | Taken by surprise , she could not answer for a moment and than said angrily , ‘ If you knew , why did n't you say something before ? ’ |
| 5 | We could not undress for a week in case of a submarine attack , and you all got a little cross , I remember . |
| 6 | In Dekker the employer had tried to argue that the refusal to hire was not on the grounds of pregnancy but on the ground of adverse financial consequences the firm could not pay for a replacement during the period of maternity leave needed by Ms Dekker and as a result the firm would be short-staffed . |
| 7 | " But we ca n't find four thousand in a week And , with things as they are , we could n't hope for a bank loan even if … " |
| 8 | Pity we could n't go for a romp round a canal is n't it ? |
| 9 | Jenny could n't speak for a moment . |
| 10 | This was something so endearing I could n't speak for a moment . |
| 11 | She could n't apply for a passport as she was under age . |
| 12 | The latter need not wait for a change of heart on the part of the Prime Minister , or the election of a new government , before translating guilt about the condition of those less fortunate than themselves into action . |
| 13 | McDaid denied any links with the IRA and withdrew after it became clear that the junior partner in the government , the Progressive Democrats ( PDs ) , would not vote for a reshuffle including him . |
| 14 | The proposal was that His Majesty would invite certain individuals as individuals to take upon their shoulders the burden of carrying on the Government and Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Samuel ( sic ) had stated that they were prepared to act accordingly … the Administration would not exist for a period longer than was necessary to dispose of the emergency , and when that purpose was achieved the political parties would resume their respective positions . |
| 15 | We looked for this in vain , though I would not deny for a moment the complete sincerity of Michael Crawford and Sarah Long . ’ |
| 16 | Dominique Strauss-Kahn , France 's trade minister , said his government would not act for a month but could demand retaliatory measures if the US acted . |
| 17 | ‘ You would n't care for a bite to eat afore you takes to your bed ? ’ |
| 18 | You would n't care for a pup , now ? |
| 19 | In a piece she wrote in 1913 , Ada Nield Chew constructed an imaginary discussion between a Cockney and a Lancashire couple on women 's work and the vote , in which the London husband says : ‘ It would n't do for a man in my position to have a wife going out to work . |
| 20 | Well we 'll go on the corporation , wait for a corporation you would n't wait for a corporation , I said wait , wait for the big bus . |
| 21 | ‘ I would n't try for a rebooking for a while , ’ she said , sipping her drink . |
| 22 | I would n't hesitate for a moment to lie my teeth off if it was either useful or necessary . |
| 23 | Er , however we have agreed , and we 're perfectly happy er , to have an undertaking which , obviously you ca n't enter into within the a , a legal document cos we would n't qualify for a corporation grant to make the remaining twenty five percent available to the council as well . |
| 24 | You know , I ca n't stay for a week in silence . |
| 25 | The rules are the same you do n't say oh I ca n't go for a ride and I 'm gon na go through announce my |
| 26 | Ca n't stop for a drink . |
| 27 | I ca n't see for a moment because of the crowd . |
| 28 | and all she can think of to say is ( and here he mimicked a heavy filmstar accent which actually was nothing like the actress in the film at all , because the woman in the film is an ordinary , decent , hardworking woman ) , ‘ Oh dahlink , I 'ave missed you so much , ’ and then the first thing she does after waiting for him to come home for seven fucking years is to leave the fucking gas on while she 's making his coffee , and then of course she 's so tense that she just ca n't wait for a fag , she lights up , there you go ; bang . |
| 29 | If you pay for the glasses yourself , you ca n't apply for a refund afterwards ( even if you were entitled to a voucher ) unless they were prescribed through the Hospital Eye Service . |
| 30 | I ca n't imagine for a moment that they will be sitting unwatched in some archive . |