Example sentences of "[vb base] not [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not start for a strange city or town , even for a night , without previous information of a safe place to stay . |
| 2 | One , the non-contributory invalidity pension , is paid for those who are incapable of work and do not qualify for a contributory pension . |
| 3 | Married women and widows who do not qualify for a basic pension in their own right may be entitled to a basic pension on their husband 's contributions at about 60 per cent of the level to which he is entitled ( see ‘ Pensions for women ’ at the end of the chapter ) . |
| 4 | There are very particular financial strains for those who are divorced or separated who do not qualify for a special pension like a widow . |
| 5 | No stamp duty should be payable because of these reliefs but the Regulations do not provide for a hybrid certificate . |
| 6 | You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) . |
| 7 | In an era of fast food , subsistence incomes do n't make for a culinary culture . |
| 8 | erm actually I do n't mean for a gipsy site it 's sort of two people have applied to have ordinary caravans there , like holiday caravans , etc . |
| 9 | We still use the old byre for milking and the few cows I keep do n't call for a new mechanical milker . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've not played for a long time and to get a goal in the first ten minutes was incredible . |
| 11 | Anyway , we thought it would be suitably ironic and some sort of justice for having been booted off the Argent tour to cover that song , especially as Argent have not existed for a long time . |
| 12 | He may have been joking , but his fatalistic sentiment was in the sane vein as a cruel remark made as Davies 's men departed in triumph : ‘ We understood Eastbourne were the only team who have not applied for a postal vote in the General Election . ’ |
| 13 | So I I 'm extremely pleased that the County Council have not gone for a strategic exceptions policy . |
| 14 | ‘ Switzerland have not qualified for a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup finals and have grown used to losing . |
| 15 | There are about 3,000 bears there and they could be a hazard if they come out of the dens and have n't eaten for a few months . ’ |
| 16 | Ah , now this is the one I have n't done for a long time , now this is the one |
| 17 | Oh well if you have n't had chi or have n't done for a long time you enjoy them . |
| 18 | Have n't done for a long time . |
| 19 | Kate has a sensitivity and a gentleness in her face that we have n't seen for a long time . ’ |
| 20 | And we decided to get lots of copies for all our friends that we have n't seen for a long long time so I asked if they could do them for me but I thought they would be back by now , well they should of been back ages ago actually ! |
| 21 | No , she actually just , I have n't seen for a long time so she can have one of these . |
| 22 | I have n't toured for a few years now , apart from the World Cup and I made that an exception because I felt we could go all the way and win it . ’ |
| 23 | It 's the first time I 've actually , well cos I have n't sung for a long time . |