Example sentences of "n't [verb] [pron] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Miners may strike in support of nurses , but that does n't make them fighters for the equality of women or for women as women .
2 " You know I ca n't discuss my work for the Surete with you , " replied his father brusquely .
3 We did n't discuss his plans for the day , only mine , and those I presume are hardly of interest to you . ’
4 Coronation Street began in 1960 but , as any fule kno , it did n't catch its stride for a good ten years .
5 I said , ‘ You have n't seen my work for the past year , have you ? ’
6 ‘ I do n't choose my friends for the size of their wallets , you know . ’
7 Do n't give them time for the
8 The work on the extension is well under way — we have n't regretted our decision for a moment . ’
9 I have n't cleaned my teeth for a week . ’
10 She just hoped he had n't recognised her start for the violent sexual reaction it had been — a totally ridiculous reaction , she told herself , since she was n't in the least attracted to Fenton Marshall .
11 Irrespective of their aims , adult students have a number of things in common , they like the college atmosphere , welcome the encouragement which they receive from tutors , enjoy meeting other students and would n't miss their class for the world !
12 Mind you , I would n't risk my life for a shot in the way he did .
13 Mind you , I would n't risk my life for a shot in the way he did .
14 ‘ By 1976 , the Government decided it had to act and that led to the first TV campaign with the line ‘ Do n't take your car for a drink ’ . ’
15 Called Boar-Mate , it is available from farm suppliers at about Pounds 2.50 a tin and is good for more than 100 matings — just do n't take your girlfriend for a romantic walk near a pig farm .
16 Les Conn : ‘ So anyway ’ , I said to David , ‘ I think you 'll have to have your hair cut , otherwise you wo n't get this programme on television ’ , to which he replied that he would n't cut his hair for the Prime Minister .
17 It 's sometimes hard to explain to a person who does n't share your enthusiasm for the plant and animal kingdom why watching three ptarmigan walking about on a clump of moss is exciting , but take my word for it that it is .
18 ‘ Those who tell you their careers come first and do n't leave them time for a family , are simply making an excuse .
19 ‘ Those who tell you their careers come first and do n't leave them time for a family , are simply making an excuse .
20 His eyes did n't leave my face for a second .
21 I do n't blame my parents for the way I turned out , I 'm the one responsible .
22 Her mother ran upstairs , followed closely by a policewoman who had n't left her side for a moment since they 'd arrived .
23 The king would n't allow them time for a full consultation .
24 ‘ I do n't see why I ca n't continue my run for the seniors , ’ he says , ‘ but I 'm taking nothing for granted . ’
25 When I told him that if we were to be married I would n't ask my father for a penny he … well , he threw me out . ’
26 Well do n't squeeze your nose for the second time or it wo n't come that 's better that 's it .
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