Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to the functionalist , then , to explain the existence of a social institution we must not look for purposive intention on the part of individuals but , rather , we should investigate the fact that the social system as a whole requires its needs to be satisfied . |
| 2 | powerful local managers may not stand for centralised decision making . |
| 3 | This was drawn up on account of the difficulty which the negotiators at The Hague had in agreeing whether or not irregular forces in occupied territory might or might not qualify for combatant status , but its words have a wider relevance : |
| 4 | I could not sleep for sheer fatigue . |
| 5 | Mr Anderson told the tribunal he could not apply for bad debt relief until 12 months after the debt had arisen while Customs had penalised him for paying the VAT ‘ a mere 16 days late . ’ |
| 6 | We could n't tender for new business . |
| 7 | Dot did n't mind about the toys and she knew she could n't ask for ginger pop because that cost money but she would have liked to have had her victory token back . |
| 8 | So , where neo-Marxists argue that the revolutionary forces in the Third World need not wait for Western-style capitalism in order to produce successful communist revolution , mode of production theorists maintain the orthodox Marxist thesis that communism can only come about when the organized working class , the proletariat , destroys the class power of the bourgeoisie through an anti-capitalist revolution . |
| 9 | But that would not make for easy writing , still less reading . |
| 10 | The recent fundamental review of dental remuneration by Sir Kenneth Bloomfield called for ‘ a more robust approach ’ to fluoridation ‘ which would not allow for indefinite procrastination in adopting measures judged by the competent health authorities to be both beneficial and cost effective . ’ |
| 11 | De Klerk insisted that such a system would not provide for preferential treatment for any group at the expense of any other . |
| 12 | And King Henry , alone in his chamber , held his head between his hands for fear it should burst with anger and chagrin , and something else which he did not or would not recognise for pure hatred . |
| 13 | Excellent technology will not compensate for poor science . |
| 14 | ‘ If such an incentive is not available , teachers will not opt for premature retirement , ’ UTU said , ‘ And the result could be a dramatic increase in the number of compulsory redundancies , particularly among younger teachers . |
| 15 | Before the Prime Minister answers , let me repeat that a Member must ask questions about matters for which the Prime Minister is responsible ; he can not answer for Labour party policies . |
| 16 | But you can not legislate for bad luck like that . |
| 17 | Yet the primal mother is no longer with us , least of all in modern industrial societies where regimes of child-rearing , although perhaps permissive , can not provide for total maternal-dependency throughout life . |