Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pers pn] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Queen Alien was built in two versions , a full-size mechanical one also using two stuntmen inside , and a quarter-sized puppet , operated mechanically , since Cameron , who had accepted stop-motion for the Terminator 's final stage , did not like it for an organic creature . |
| 2 | Certainly Jenny did not see him for the first few evenings she was at Moorlake . |
| 3 | Why is it that those countries can accept basic , decent minimum standards for their people whereas this Government will not accept them for the British people ? |
| 4 | It can not be partly certain because the tenant can determine it at any time and partly uncertain because the landlord can not determine it for an uncertain period . |
| 5 | ‘ To be honest , I could n't even say when I 'm going to be back but I 've got to realistically think I wo n't make it for the European Cup . ’ |
| 6 | Batty could n't make it for the second half against Villa after a recurrence of a calf injury he received against Wimbledon last Saturday . |
| 7 | sha n't want 'em for a long while |
| 8 | All you have ever read about the delights of fast-jet aerobatics still ca n't prepare you for the utter , mind-blowing super-smooth , almost silent exhilaration of the real thing ! |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't use it for a few days , and see how it goes . ’ |
| 10 | But I did n't ring you for a critical appraisal of my work . |
| 11 | I think one of the problems is , that a lot of shoppers do n't realize that they 're entering into a contract and we do n't realize it for the simple reason that most people have , as soon as you hear the word contract you have a mental image of a legal document that you sign , do n't you ? |
| 12 | ‘ I did n't believe it for a single moment , darling , ’ she repeated earnestly . |
| 13 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 14 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 15 | I did n't want Mary to go because I thought I would n't see her for a long time , and I ran over to her and pleaded . |
| 16 | well you could but you could n't sell it for a reasonable price . |
| 17 | And if someone writes in another language , you wo n't get it for a long time . |
| 18 | I 'm not complaining about it , but I say I did n't raise it for the first time |
| 19 | We 've got out back , it 's all sheltered , next door 's got more for years to put them down the front , my wife wo n't let me for the same reason she says if you blind yourself then any bugger can come in . |
| 20 | The process did n't perturb him for the simple reason that it did n't repel Willie . |
| 21 | It does n't hit you for a long time what you have achieved . |