Example sentences of "n't [verb] [pron] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I know you could n't hurt her for the world . |
2 | I would n't hurt her for the world . ’ |
3 | He closed his eyes tightly ; then in a much quieter voice , he said , ‘ Pet , you know I would n't hurt you for the world , but you 're hurting me . |
4 | ‘ I do n't need them for the moment , ’ said Apricot , ‘ because Bernard and I do n't do it . |
5 | You do n't need me for the moment , but I 'll be back this afternoon . |
6 | We do n't need it for the expansion of our race ; indeed , it 's inimical to orderly civilization . |
7 | I 'm not particularly fond of the control layout , either ; all the pots in a row look a bit ‘ lumpy ’ and do n't do anything for the line of the body . |
8 | ‘ No I do n't do it for the money really . |
9 | You certainly did n't do it for the money . |
10 | I said well in all fairness Paul , you ai n't actually bloody got , I said I do n't do it for the fun of it I said and I do n't like doing it but I see , he just sort of |
11 | ‘ And I 'd only go out with someone I really liked — I would n't do it for the sake of it . |
12 | We discussed erm erm other places for people to meet et cetera has actually been closed down , some some problem with the is n't it , erm but they ca n't use it for the public so erm that was , it was just left that we 'll have another meeting in March and looking around for alternative places to meet , but that 's all to report on that . |
13 | I mean I have n't thanked her for the money she sent . |
14 | Gusev 's family did n't see him for the rest of the weekend . |
15 | ‘ I would n't miss it for the world . ’ |
16 | ‘ I would n't miss it for the world . ’ |
17 | I would n't miss it for the world . ’ |
18 | ‘ I would n't miss it for the world ! ’ she replied , smiling . |
19 | As for this weekend 's display , Gary would n't miss it for the world . |
20 | Michael says it 's ‘ very decent ’ of them ; Nick says he would n't miss it for the world . |
21 | As we sat discussing her script in the BBC canteen , her determined manner and the intensity of her gaze occasionally reminded me — though she wo n't thank me for the comparison — of Margaret Thatcher . |
22 | Her voice was abrupt and she did n't thank him for the offer . |
23 | ‘ They have n't arrested anybody for the shooting . |
24 | With any luck my father would n't call me for the milking too early ; he generally does n't when I 've been out on patrol the night before . |
25 | All police forces in the region are saying do n't have one for the road — have none for the road . |
26 | We were n't charged anything for the food , so we were there as guests , although everybody else was working but we was given the most comfortable er room to stay , so it , there were quite a few people living there because of this reason , that er people coming from outside looking for a job , they would automatically er obtain the accommodation without being charged for it . |
27 | I do n't want him to say well she did n't come round , she did n't ask me for the money , I mean I have n't ask him for the money and , he 'd like to on a Friday , when one come up , when the next one comes you can you ? |
28 | Almost that , and I want to say that I have some sympathy for the lady who has children and just could n't entertain them for the day . |
29 | But even I could n't blame him for the phone ringing just as I was at the front door . |
30 | I knew he was so incensed he could n't control himself ; I could n't blame him for the fury which inhabited him . |