Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] the [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His sister Elizabeth had preferred not to attend the ceremony for fear of appearing to condone his alliance with one of her housemaids , and the Bradfords ' staff had been equally disapproving of one of their number presuming to move up into such illustrious circles . |
| 2 | If there was recognition that older people have the capacity but are not given the opportunity for participation and decision-making in , for example , the way residential care and nursing homes are run , then a lot of things would have to change . |
| 3 | He does not need the world for company ! |
| 4 | I am sure that it will be a valuable addition to the shelves of any training resuscitation officer , but it may not win the battle for space in the already bulging pockets of the junior doctor 's white coat . |
| 5 | Unlike almost everyone in the papal Curia , unlike the pope himself , he did not understand the need for compromise ; he saw no grounds for withdrawal or discussion ; he took pleasure in obedience . |
| 6 | People who speak little or no English may not understand the need for speed , and it may take time to get the information translated . |
| 7 | These words probably do not enlarge the scope for challenge : see 13.11 . |
| 8 | Always going on about the Fate of the Graduate Wife and how she 's fed up being a cabbage — well as far as I 'm concerned I can not see the call for langwidge . |
| 9 | Most naturalists of my age just enjoyed wildlife of every kind and did not see the need for conservation until after the war when modern methods of farming made enormous changes in the countryside . |
| 10 | Er George , the my clients instruction is not phrased very legally , but it 's , let's go for it , so we would sir like to pursue the issue of er our contention is that the outer er northern r route as shown in the structure plan key diagram as it is at present does not meet the need for traffic relief of the A fifty nine A sixty one corridor . |
| 11 | The need to call in troops , according to Mr Spry , became apparent by mid-afternoon yesterday when the police could not meet the demand for accident services . |
| 12 | If it subsequently acted contrary to the agreement the parties could not terminate the agreement for material breach and deprive it of statehood , or even modify its rights . |
| 13 | Even if Stratford did not have the character for martyrdom , it is certain that Edward was too shrewd to promote it . |
| 14 | You might feel below par , that ‘ washed-out ’ feeling ; your resistance to infection could well be affected ; you will not have the zest for life that you should have . |
| 15 | I 'm not giving the paper for health reasons . |
| 16 | Since the new forms of treatment set up have not reduced the demand for state hospital admissions and the alternatives so far devised have not guaranteed more cost-effective services , the move into the community can be seen to be reaching a critical stage of development . |
| 17 | In the following two years French governments repeatedly reaffirmed their support for the EDC , but did not submit the treaty for ratification . |
| 18 | You are not an associated user for the DC(s) on the specified package and therefore can not submit the package for approval ( using option 1.5.1 ) or prepare the approval listings ( using option 1.5.2 ) . |
| 19 | Fowler , who arrived a few minutes later , was middle-aged ; he had stayed a detective constable ostensibly because he could not pass the examination for sergeant , but his colleagues claimed that he deliberately avoided promotion . |
| 20 | But let us not forget the reputation for compassion in which Britain still leads the world … ’ |
| 21 | Even the most hawkish Israeli can not ignore the readiness for sacrifice that the Palestinans have displayed . |
| 22 | Even the most hawkish Israeli can not ignore the readiness for sacrifice that the Palestinans have displayed . |
| 23 | Finally , and to return to the first century AD , although Christianity inherited much from its Judaic roots , it did not embrace the need for circumcision . |
| 24 | TRADE Secretary Peter Lilley has not relaxed the deadline for compliance with the Beer Orders , a spokeswoman from the Department of Trade and Industry claimed last month . |
| 25 | But even the gloomier numbers do not portray the scope for disaster . |
| 26 | Lack of accurate records of storms and waves in the North Sea means engineers can not assess the need for building and repairing sea walls along the east coast of Britain , according to a mathematician from the University of Bristol , Howell Peregrine . |
| 27 | If my servant , acting bona fide within the scope of his authority , procures or causes me to break a contract which I have made with you , you can not sue the servant for interference with the contract ; for he is my alter ego here , and I can not be sued for inducing myself to break a contract , although I may be liable for breaking the contract . |
| 28 | He can not sue the manufacturer for breach of the latter 's contract of sale . |
| 29 | If you do n't make the time for training due to the work , pressures or deadlines or backlogs , and if you 're not training others they make mistakes do n't they ? |
| 30 | I actually shifted over to playing bass — and here 's the typical young garage band mentality coming out — because I did n't have the gear for guitar . |