Example sentences of "he [modal v] n't [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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1 | Uncle Mosse had wanted to be dead there , and since he could n't achieve it for himself , his clothes had done it for him . |
2 | He captured the citadel but he only had a few troops with him and it was clear he could n't hold it for long , so he pushed on east past Excideuil into the Limousin , driving straight into the heartland of the rebel cause and devastating the country as he went . |
3 | Just as she did n't take him for granted , she made sure he could n't take her for granted either . |
4 | Michael says it 's ‘ very decent ’ of them ; Nick says he would n't miss it for the world . |
5 | ‘ I have such confidence in Edgar 's love that I think I could kill him , and he would n't blame me for it . |
6 | He realized with a stab of regret he had never once seen her face clearly , and if he went back to seek her out he would n't know her for sure among the many daughters of the chief . |
7 | She shrugged , still hurting at all he 'd suffered , although she knew instinctively that he would n't thank her for it . |
8 | And he ca n't blame us for singing ‘ You 're Only Here For The Money etc ’ when we travel to Ewood Park . |
9 | Then he said flatly , ‘ He ca n't want it for Fincara , because Fand attacked him . |
10 | A mate of mine he says he wo n't tell you for about three or four years . |
11 | ‘ At the moment the team is coached by Andrew Soper from the computer department , although he wo n't thank me for telling everyone , ’ said Suzanne Isaacs of the Personnel Department at Broadgate . |
12 | He wo n't need it for a bit if this weather goes on . |