Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said to Dinda well there 's no reason why you should n't go out for a drink with him or |
| 2 | Mr Rochester is always very popular with the ladies at these parties , so he may not come back for a week or so . ’ |
| 3 | At the present pace of progress in Brussels , similar changes throughout the EC may not come in for a dozen years or more , and British farmers fear that they will lose business while waiting for European competitors to catch up . |
| 4 | I 'd have roasted Matilda 's bottom for her so she could n't sit down for a month ! ’ |
| 5 | We could n't wait around for the magic day when the men turned to us and said , ‘ OK girls , now it 's your turn . ’ |
| 6 | She would not go down for the fireworks . |
| 7 | When Henry V died in Normandy in 1422 mos teutonicus was employed , as it was thought that conventional embalming would not hold out for the journey back to England . |
| 8 | There were moments when Henry thought she would not turn up for the funeral , so magnificent was she about the whole thing , but as the date approached he noticed she was wearing more and more black jewellery , black scarves , capes , cloaks and jerseys , stockings , blouses and hats . |
| 9 | The boy 's father , Gavin Lodge , said : If I could get hold of these idiots they would n't sit down for a week . ’ |
| 10 | Diane locked herself in her bedroom and would n't come down for a day because she was afraid of her father 's anger . |
| 11 | And I suspect that if we offered them counselling from cater good catering advice on how to maximise their market return they 'll do it because I would n't hang about for a meal if I knew that they would n't give you a meal in fifteen minutes , I 'd go and eat somewhere else . |
| 12 | It may be worth investing in a course of vitamin supplements — they ca n't make up for a poor diet but they can provide a useful boost occasionally . |
| 13 | However , the speed and excitement of the third level simply ca n't make up for the boredom of the first two , thus banishing this product into the depths of mediocrity . |
| 14 | I just cos when I see children like that and you know there 's nothing you can really do for them , you ca n't make up for the fact that they 've got a rotten home life and that 's top and bottom line that 's what it is ! |
| 15 | Tackling a black run in a blizzard was a worry , but when you only have a long weekend you ca n't hang around for the sun to shine . |
| 16 | ‘ I did n't just wake up one morning and say ‘ Oh gee , I ca n't get in for a facial — I might as well have a baby ’ . ’ |
| 17 | It will not make up for the insufficient level of public services that Cleveland has been given by BR . ’ |
| 18 | The flow will not let up for a minute . |
| 19 | ‘ She says she wo n't go back for the operation now because of what happened . ’ |
| 20 | Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off |
| 21 | The plaintiff can not shop around for the best offer , the two parties must deal with each other and strike an acceptable bargain through their own negotiating skill . |
| 22 | It means that he can not turn out for the Pollock Park club until at least August . |