Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] [verb] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 If you decide not to have a test for HIV then you should still follow the guidelines for safer sex and safer drugs use .
2 Although most people with IBS in the community do not consult a physician for their symptoms ; the treatment of those who do is time-consuming and expensive .
3 We are well aware , however , that the results of this study do not form a basis for firm conclusions about the pathophysiology of specific clinical disorders .
4 And these casual conversations do not express a wish for anything to be different .
5 Please do not enclose an SAE for a reply as Old Fishfinger 's handwriting is totally illegible .
6 He is desperate to receive fan mail at the following address : Please do not enclose an SAE for a reply as Old Fishfinger 's dictionary is a few letters short of an alphabet .
7 These issues will not be pursued further here , however , since in addition to the limitation of the duty to cases of insolvency or near-insolvency , the authorities do not suggest a need for behaviour at variance with the demands of profit maximisation .
8 Consequently , these results do not exclude a role for PYY in the mediation of the ileal brake mechanism .
9 Now I would not ignore hunches , insight or occasional flashes of brilliance that can come from anybody , as long as they do not become a substitute for objectivity and professionalism .
10 Moreover , both Ord.53 , r. 1(2) and s. 31(2) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 provide that declarations and injunctions ‘ may ’ be awarded under Ord. 53 but do not require an applicant for such remedy to claim under Ord. 53 .
11 The courts have ruled that breach of the Prison Rules do not provide a basis for an action of breach of statutory duty .
12 In a telling phrase Lord Scarman argued : ‘ The social conditions in Brixton do not provide an excuse for disorder .
13 There was some evidence that a substantial number of pupils do not know a mnemonic for remembering the number of days in a month .
14 Do not get a reputation for time-wasting
15 So Rediffusion engineers do not see a future for monomode fibre except for trunk lines .
16 My solution , as I do not use a machine for tying my hooks , is to tie reverse knots which do not put undue pressure on the section of line which ends up immediately above the hook .
17 However , you do not receive an increment for any week when you or a dependant are receiving another national insurance benefit .
18 A paper bag is best as you do not need a nozzle for flooding , and a hole can be snipped into the base of the paper cone at the last minute .
19 Truelove and Witt 's criteria were originally developed to classify acute disease attacks and therefore do not include a category for remission .
20 One said : " The law of England is indeed , as Blackstone declared , a law of liberty ; but the freedoms it recognises do not include a licence for the mercenary betrayal of business confidences . "
21 It need not be if the authorities do not acknowledge a responsibility for control of inflation or if they believe that exchange rates ( just like changes in wage rates , or indirect taxes ) do not influence inflation but rather have their effect on relative prices .
22 The HRD practitioner might want to cite examples from his or her own experience of the fact that ‘ quick-fix ’ changes tend to be just that — first-aid treatments that do not have a base for perpetuation .
23 Those whose gifts and tastes lie in a certain direction — people who do not have a head for mathematics — may well have been influenced by this in an early career choice .
24 I respect people 's music , but I do n't give a shit for the people behind it .
25 ‘ They do n't give a sod for the students and all the other wankers and pooftas that turn up ’ , he declared .
26 ‘ Cloughie ’ will be missed by many people who do n't give a fig for the great soccer his teams have played .
27 ‘ I do n't give a fig for what Watkin says ! ’
28 Please do n't give a pet for Christmas .
29 Here are people who quite blatantly do n't give a f— for social pleasantries , leastways not when they can lock themselves into a groove and cunningly misplace the key .
30 THE little boy next door said to his father : ‘ Dad , I do n't want a bike for Christmas anymore . ’
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