Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [adv] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , it must be recognized that co-operation by itself can not compensate entirely for inadequate funding . |
| 2 | Why , then , do they not do more for small business and look again at legislation on the late payment of debt ? |
| 3 | But do not look here for specific advice . |
| 4 | It did not take long for moral earnestness to clash with secular utility . |
| 5 | Parker did not go in for German beer . |
| 6 | If he then varies or strays from the agreement in an unsatisfactory way you are only asking for trouble if you do n't act promptly for full recovery . |
| 7 | It did n't take long for Brown Owl to find out the whole story . |
| 8 | He realized that he ‘ was n't cut out for academic work ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't go in for other stuff , ’ he said . |
| 10 | I 've only known you a few days , Luke , and I do n't go in for casual sex . ’ |
| 11 | They are n't moody ; they do n't go in for sexual harassment |
| 12 | Though he kept a folder packed with suggestions for new volumes , he was keen to emphasise their serious didactic nature : ‘ We do n't go in for quick quack books . ’ |
| 13 | Enya does n't go in for intellectual analysis of her music much , but when I tell her these first reactions to her heart- breakingly beautiful new album , ‘ Shepherd Moons ’ , she lights up with a certain delighted relief that two years of studio work seems to be hitting the right target . |