Example sentences of "n't [verb] a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE little boy next door said to his father : ‘ Dad , I do n't want a bike for Christmas anymore . ’ |
| 2 | This year we 've restricted it to primary , partly because we felt that 's where the enthusiasm was , and partly , if people wo n't mind me saying so , to keep out the computer science specialists — we felt that , you know , we did n't want a club for boffins or for the experts , we wanted a club and we felt that if we started at the primary end , where there was n't a lot of expertise , we would probably be of more use . |
| 3 | Here , girl , cop hold of this thing , we do n't need a stretcher for types like this . ’ |
| 4 | If your dog has n't presented a problem for years , is getting old but still appears to be healthy , and starts to display antisocial behaviour — check it out with your vet before you start to punish him or her for what might be a cry for help . |
| 5 | When your mother was Lorna Lewis , and still got called the last great blonde in Hollywood even if she had n't made a picture for ages , it was , worse than gross , it was a total bummer . |
| 6 | ‘ Talk of mad dogs and Englishmen , how brave of you to go visiting at this hour , Rosette and I have n't stirred a finger for ages . ’ |
| 7 | Perhaps you have n't seen a strike for years . |
| 8 | Well she does n't like M C Hammer , he was on , and then there was one week with Germans on it and it was , erm , it 's a German group that used to be popular and have n't done a song for ages . |
| 9 | It seems Australian music lovers could n't give a XXXX for Paul Keating . |
| 10 | And Letterworth had said that the deal was bogging down in that bloody stupid Olympic fracas and the Afghan mess , and that he did n't give a shit for politics , only for selling engines . |
| 11 | Please do n't give a pet for Christmas . |
| 12 | and we have n't got a measure for incompetence but there 's |
| 13 | They have n't got a provision for plastic bags |
| 14 | I said we have n't got a procedure for Kathy |
| 15 | ‘ Brian only buys novels by those men , and I have n't bought a book for years — not since Elizabeth David , I do n't think . ’ |
| 16 | She had n't bought a swimsuit for years . |
| 17 | He has n't had a job for ages has he ? |
| 18 | I have n't had a jelly for ages and I got one from Sainsbury 's . |
| 19 | Oh I have n't had a bounty for ages , no I do n't need a bounty . |
| 20 | ‘ I think that I have n't played a Test for England because I 've carried too much weight for a long time , ’ Carrick said . |
| 21 | We have n't blagged a copy for review yet , but if ‘ The Fender Book ’ from the team of Tony Bacon and Paul Day is anything like their ‘ Ultimate Guitar Book ’ , it 'll be a real goodie . |
| 22 | We did n't have a chance for breakfast this morning . |
| 23 | They signed a record contract that did n't have a clause for tour support . |
| 24 | Now he says deep intake of breath do n't have a puppy for Christmas . |
| 25 | but like say I 'm alright like cos Mike does n't have a shirt for work or anything like some people , with , with , they 've got an office job , he 'd have to have five clean shirts for the week would n't he ? |
| 26 | It seems that no businessman , even if he has n't touched a club for years , can resist an invitation to a pro-am . |
| 27 | He says that he 's fed up of going round in circles — how can he make a fresh start when he ca n't get a grant for clothing , and so ca n't then tunr up for job interviews ? |
| 28 | He did n't get a job for years . |
| 29 | [ Most shops wo n't accept a cheque for goods costing more than £50 . |
| 30 | He made me a fair offer in the circumstances and I even picked up another two pounds from one of the street traders for Charlie 's huge barrow ; but hard though I tried I could n't find a buyer for Granpa Charlie 's dreadful old nineteenth-century relic . |