Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [vb infin] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your scheme may or may not ask for a contribution from you . |
| 2 | We could not go for a walk that afternoon . |
| 3 | Taken by surprise , she could not answer for a moment and than said angrily , ‘ If you knew , why did n't you say something before ? ’ |
| 4 | We could not undress for a week in case of a submarine attack , and you all got a little cross , I remember . |
| 5 | In Dekker the employer had tried to argue that the refusal to hire was not on the grounds of pregnancy but on the ground of adverse financial consequences the firm could not pay for a replacement during the period of maternity leave needed by Ms Dekker and as a result the firm would be short-staffed . |
| 6 | The latter need not wait for a change of heart on the part of the Prime Minister , or the election of a new government , before translating guilt about the condition of those less fortunate than themselves into action . |
| 7 | McDaid denied any links with the IRA and withdrew after it became clear that the junior partner in the government , the Progressive Democrats ( PDs ) , would not vote for a reshuffle including him . |
| 8 | The proposal was that His Majesty would invite certain individuals as individuals to take upon their shoulders the burden of carrying on the Government and Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Samuel ( sic ) had stated that they were prepared to act accordingly … the Administration would not exist for a period longer than was necessary to dispose of the emergency , and when that purpose was achieved the political parties would resume their respective positions . |
| 9 | We looked for this in vain , though I would not deny for a moment the complete sincerity of Michael Crawford and Sarah Long . ’ |
| 10 | Dominique Strauss-Kahn , France 's trade minister , said his government would not act for a month but could demand retaliatory measures if the US acted . |
| 11 | The Corporation protested to the Board of Trade , who replied on 27 April , ‘ Although we disagree with your views , we will not press for a junction with Station Road . |
| 12 | Your home will not suffer for a couple of weeks without anyone to look after it any more than when you go on holiday . |
| 13 | Defendants are often very keen to say that they will not pay for a disbursement in respect of a report that they have not seen . |
| 14 | Revolutions are only contemplated by cadres with intense preferences : most workers in liberal democracies will not vote for a revolution . |
| 15 | Every child knows that a country which ceased to work , I will not say for a year , but for a few weeks , would die . |
| 16 | Robson insists that he will not play for a draw . |
| 17 | He hit out at Wilko for the first time ( ‘ is there a law against me and Gorden Strachen playing in the same team ’ ) and admitted that he was unsure of his future at Leeds but will not ask for a transfer . |
| 18 | ‘ But you can not legislate for a change of heart . |
| 19 | For I can not hope for a reference from Lady Merchiston , and I am afraid that … ’ |
| 20 | He is after all manager , and can not wish for a scandal … ’ |
| 21 | ie. you can not ask for a package to be approved yesterday ! ! ! |
| 22 | Similarly , Freeman argued , in relation to unskilled labour , that ‘ uneducative ’ employment was unavoidable and , therefore , it was necessary that ‘ the intelligence and character of the adolescent be trained outside the workshop ’ : ‘ We can not train for a trade , but we can enable the worker to do his duties as thoroughly as possible ’ ; such training would give a ‘ familiarity ’ with ‘ ordinary tools ’ and ‘ simple machines ’ , a grounding in ‘ mechanics ’ and ‘ competent draughtsmanship ’ . |
| 23 | Today the Royals can not relax for a second , can not step one foot outside their own home without being met by a barrage of photographers waiting for them to make the smallest slip . |
| 24 | A local authority can not apply for a residence or contact order and the court can not make such an order in its favour ( s9(2) ) . |