Example sentences of "do n't [vb infin] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see , when we went through the asteroid storm , I did n't watch for a few seconds . |
| 2 | THEY had a homosexual , a nymphomaniac , an alcoholic and a Cockney crook — but they did n't reckon for a serial killer . |
| 3 | What we did n't know for a long time was that this book is his revenge on his parents . |
| 4 | I 'm surprised Sister did n't ask for a single room . |
| 5 | Sir Stanley 's only regret is that he did n't play for a few years more . |
| 6 | She did n't breathe for a long time . |
| 7 | You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) . |
| 8 | In an era of fast food , subsistence incomes do n't make for a culinary culture . |
| 9 | erm actually I do n't mean for a gipsy site it 's sort of two people have applied to have ordinary caravans there , like holiday caravans , etc . |
| 10 | We still use the old byre for milking and the few cows I keep do n't call for a new mechanical milker . |
| 11 | And , therefore , the argument is of people whose backs are pinned to the wall before they 're questioned as it were , and that does n't make for a sober and calm discussion , especially as there is some doubt , I suspect , in the mind of ministers , but certainly in the mind of many people in the Conservative Party , about whether these great absolutes , this wall against which ministers and departments are nailed , really need exist in quite the form it 's being constructed or whether the whole issue could n't be handled in a rather more sensitive and relaxed way . |
| 12 | ‘ His name and face would n't have been familiar to the majority of Irish League fans and he still does n't look for a high media profile . |
| 13 | ‘ His name and face would n't have been familiar to the majority of Irish League fans and he still does n't look for a high media profile . |
| 14 | If , for any reason , South African Richard Snell decides to go back to his studies or does n't ask for a renewed contract with Somerset , they could also be eyeing Aqib . |