Example sentences of "[pers pn] [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 | You must not look for the book until you reach the shelf carrying its class number . |
| 10 | ‘ You 'll not stay for the wedding ? |
| 11 | Your talk will be the first item on the agenda you need not stay for the rest of the meeting unless you want to . |
| 12 | She can not feel for the child she hurts . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ In other words , we would not vote for the ball being thrown in any direction , for instance to someone running onto it from deep . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | While we are happy to answer any queries about our own products , we can not answer for the content of other publisher 's works . |
| 18 | They may not qualify for the names ‘ colonisers ’ or ‘ pioneers ’ , but great numbers of people have gone abroad from the county during this century . |
| 19 | The women remained firm that unless the entire order was completed they would not pay for the hot whiskies . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Each Home Secretary has in turn drawn back from taking the most obvious and practical steps with the excuse that they can not legislate for the judiciary — its independence is inviolable : |
| 23 | They can not account for the artistry of the individual practitioner . |
| 24 | Elderly people require a lot of time and effort on a GP 's part , the GP gets extra money for that but it may not compensate for the extra work . ’ |
| 25 | A process so hedged about with medical mystery and old wives ' tales that no man was allowed to share in it now became an experience he must not miss for the world . |
| 26 | His mouth was too dry to speak but he could not reach for the water now . |
| 27 | He could not lecture for the Archbishop of Canterbury because he was already committed to lecture for the Archbishop of York . |
| 28 | He could not plan for the way of the wind , that was luck , but for the rest he had everything at his finger-ends . |
| 29 | We came here to Siena , where I have been before , though to a different house , to visit my husband who accompanied the Brownings last month , the doctor having ordered Mrs Browning to be taken out of this city or he would not answer for the consequences . |
| 30 | The French Communist Party ( PCF ) , whose votes would have been needed for its success , boycotted the session ; it had declared that while it did not support the government , it would not vote for the motion , which it described as a " manoeuvre " . |