Example sentences of "do n't [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did n't think for one minute that he 'd made it there under his own steam , ’ Simone murmured , and André laughed smugly . |
| 2 | Well it did n't , really did n't matter for last night cos I was at school . |
| 3 | I do n't even know whether she used the flat , or whether she changed her mind and did n't go for one reason or another . ’ |
| 4 | I remember there were invitations given out to go to it , sherry party , I had an invitation but I did n't go for some reason |
| 5 | But a doctor did n't arrive for another hour and a half , by which time Mrs Johansen had died from a heart attack brought on by the fracture . |
| 6 | They did n't ask for any money , they just wanted a good royalty and help with promotion . |
| 7 | ‘ What a blessing I did n't fall for some curtaining remnants this afternoon . |
| 8 | She did n't doubt for one minute that the feeling was mutual . |
| 9 | He did n't wait for any response , but pushed open the heavy white gates with a scrunch of gravel . |
| 10 | Fortunately he did n't wait for any reply . |
| 11 | She stormed off and did n't wait for any reply , but Alain caught her quickly . |
| 12 | ‘ I felt we played a little bit like an end of season game and did n't work for each other . ’ |
| 13 | I do n't go for that child , he 's too big man . |
| 14 | I 'm glad we do n't go for that sort of tree actually . |
| 15 | ‘ Women are a great idea , ’ Crawford had said the previous year , ‘ but I do n't go for this marriage bit . |
| 16 | You do n't think for one minute I 'm going to eat the filth I give to you ? |
| 17 | I 'm going to investigate , see if I ca n't do a conv I do n't think for one minute I will but it 's possible do a conversion er into erm the box type . |
| 18 | I do n't think for one minute that there are teachers who are drunk in charge of children in the classroom . |
| 19 | I do n't suppose for one minute that it is that simple but could you please advise me ? |
| 20 | I do n't suppose for one moment she has given a thought to what life might be like if she had to ‘ make do ’ married to someone who was n't too well off . |
| 21 | I do n't suppose for one moment that man fully understood the import of what he was saying . |
| 22 | Of course , only the bad stories are told ; obviously , the good ones do n't make for good copy . |
| 23 | I do n't care for that kind of meanness . |
| 24 | ‘ I know you do n't care for this topic of conversation but I 'm going to bring it up again , nevertheless . |
| 25 | What I 'm saying to you is , erm I do n't expect for one minute to have a computer installed in my office , ccessdon'tw alter it to that a particular way , and |
| 26 | Well no , do n't pay for any privilege , it 's just that they 've |
| 27 | The slogans of the main parties could be summed up as ‘ Do n't vote for the other party ’ ; and the only person rising in the polls was the leader of the Liberal Democrats , whose message could be summed up as ‘ Do n't vote for negative campaigning ’ . |
| 28 | Because so many of the people who , so many people at the moment feel I think that they , they have very little real influence , and that 's why people do n't turn up , it 's why people do n't vote for local government . |
| 29 | I do n't believe for one minute that the majority of your readers are male , nor that the majority of riders are male . |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't believe for one minute I 'd have been the saviour , but I 'd have loved the chance to make a contribution in my country 's hour of need . |