Example sentences of "not [vb infin] for a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of them did not control for a possible confounding effect of H pylori infection . |
| 2 | She heaved out a great sigh and did not move for a full fifteen seconds : the sergeant watched them tick past , marked by the flick of the thin red hand of the electric clock on the wall . |
| 3 | You would n't think for a dainty little thing would you ? |
| 4 | What she would n't give for a nice warm lap to rest her head in . |
| 5 | We still use the old byre for milking and the few cows I keep do n't call for a new mechanical milker . |