Example sentences of "not [vb infin] for the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your talk will be the first item on the agenda you need not stay for the rest of the meeting unless you want to . |
| 2 | There the Revenue argued that , at the time the tax payers subscribed their shares , Newco did not exist for the purpose of carrying on a trade ; its only identifiable purpose was to acquire a business . |
| 3 | Nietzsche wrote : " When I heard of the fires in Paris , I felt annihilated for some days and was overwhelmed by fears and doubts ; the whole academic ( wissenschaftlich ) , philosophical , artistic world seemed an absurdity , if a single day could wipe out the most glorious works of art , even whole periods of art ; I clung with earnest conviction to the metaphysical value of art , which can not exist for the sake of poor human beings , but has higher missions to fulfil . " |
| 4 | Perhaps even more destructively , the Philharmonic Hall acoustic does not make for the clarity of diction experienced in the average theatre . |
| 5 | While we are happy to answer any queries about our own products , we can not answer for the content of other publisher 's works . |
| 6 | These honours could not compensate for the misery of his diocesan life . |
| 7 | He had changed but not bathed , and the new slogan on his T-shirt , ‘ Maggie rules , OK ? ’ did not compensate for the stench of the great unwashed . |
| 8 | Authoritarians do not apologize for the smack of firm government . |
| 9 | Technically , they did not qualify for the defence of provocation , but their cases are heart-rending and should evoke a change in attitude towards the type of defence that women in those circumstances can claim . |
| 10 | Taking up the points made in recent days by Mr Tony Blair , Labour 's employment spokesman , and the TUC , Mr Fowler said the dismantling of the closed shop need not wait for the passage of the bill . |
| 11 | Thereafter , I did not wait for the reappearance of the symptoms , but treated the tank every five to six weeks . |
| 12 | London Transport did not wait for the delivery of the RM class buses and used the existing RT type for several years . |
| 13 | The count 's cold voice and his return to formality assured Maggie that he had seen this small action and now he sat beside her with a set look on his face that told her he might very well not speak for the whole of the journey . |
| 14 | I think it is very important for those outside America to understand that , like myself , the media and people of Los Angeles do not speak for the rest of the country . |
| 15 | He did not appear for the second-half of the match , which ended in a 1-1 draw , raising fears the knee had been badly damaged and that his career would again be threatened . |
| 16 | It is reported that an Oxford don , was asked , in the 1914 war , why he did not volunteer for the defence of civilization . |
| 17 | He could not plan for the way of the wind , that was luck , but for the rest he had everything at his finger-ends . |
| 18 | On the roll of a 1 or 2 the staff has run out of energy and will not work for the remainder of the battle . |
| 19 | But this can only work at the individual level : it can not work for the economy as a whole since the quantity of nominal money is fixed , and so one person obtains more money by selling bonds only with the result that someone else — the person who buys the bonds — finds himself with less . |
| 20 | And I think of Matthew nineteen verse twelve : And there are those who do not marry for the sake of the kingdom of heaven , Communism . |
| 21 | I can not vote for the banning of fox hunting on county council land as I see this as another attempt to limit freedom of choice . |
| 22 | But they are banned from party membership and can not vote for the party at election time . |
| 23 | At lunch-time it was noticed that the ‘ patient ’ had disappeared , and he did not return for the start of the afternoon session . |
| 24 | This gives the commission powers in London that it does not have for the rest of the country , where listed building controls are exercised only by district councils or the secretary of state . |
| 25 | First , the memorial did not call for the dismissal of any women employed in Edinburgh at the time . |
| 26 | But it should be remembered that the memorial did not call for the dismissal of a single woman . |
| 27 | But , in that case , why not call for the election of newspaper editors ( even the editor of the NSS , or company boards ) ? |
| 28 | This does not call for the introduction of any equitable doctrine . |
| 29 | Here 's a form of declaration by a spouse or any other person who may have an interest for which , acting for a buyer , you are entitled to ask : I hereby undertake that in consideration of your entering into an agreement to purchase the above property any interest which I may have or acquire therein shall be deferred to any interest of you or any mortgagee or chargee and that I will not apply for the registration of any land charge , caution , notice or restriction in respect thereof . |
| 30 | The 48-year-old New Zealander did not apply for the job in so many words , but it was well known in the British territory 's rugby circles that he was available , if asked . |