Example sentences of "do [adv] [vb infin] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not think for a moment that the Letter of Aristeas should be taken as a Festal Scroll , something like the Book of Esther , to be read in the Alexandrian synagogues every year on the day on which ( as we know from Philo ) the Alexandrian Jews commemorated the translation ( De vita Mosis 2.41 ) . |
| 2 | I do not suggest for a moment that I have described every interesting object within binocular range , but I think that there is enough variety here to satisfy most people . |
| 3 | ‘ I do not imagine for a minute that someone of your ability will have come here without prying into my background . |
| 4 | If you do not weigh for a year and you eat just an extra 500 calories each day during that time , you will have put on a full 45 lb ( 21.8 kg ) ; rather a nasty shock ! |
| 5 | I do not believe for a moment that , with unemployment heading towards three million , the benefits would be significantly dissipated by higher inflation , any more than were the benefits of depreciation in the early 1980s . |
| 6 | I do not believe for a moment that in the future we shall allow millions of our fellow-countrymen , through no fault of their own , to pass through life ill-housed , ill-clothed , ill-fed , ill-educated . |
| 7 | Either way , they would see no increase in their direct taxes under Labour , provided they do not work for a living . |
| 8 | I do not deny for a moment that about 0.01 per cent . |
| 9 | I do not concede for a moment that this is a devolution measure . |
| 10 | No criticism of the appellants is to be made in that respect because , alive to the problem , they had applied to the registrar for directions ; it was as a result of his directions , which I do not question for a moment , that the appeal came before this court . |
| 11 | if you do n't go for a lunch out |
| 12 | I says and stay at home , do n't go for a drink . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't go for a moment , Claudia . |
| 14 | It 's a frustrating affair though — do n't think for a second that you can breeze through this game ; think yourself lucky if you get past the first few levels ! |
| 15 | Do n't think for a minute I 'm jealous . |
| 16 | I do n't think for a minute that I can work them out in movies . |
| 17 | I do n't think for a minute we 'll have to . ’ |
| 18 | But do n't think for a moment that I 'm duped by my own little lies . ’ |
| 19 | I 'd love to help her , and I know every one of us would ; but I do n't think for a moment that Miss Miggs would let us pay her fare , even if we could raise so much money . ’ |
| 20 | And I do n't think for a moment that I 'm alone in feeling this way . |
| 21 | Do n't think for a moment that the women are all on the creative side of the business . |
| 22 | The event was not much talked about in the family ; it was too dreadful ; and I do n't suppose for a moment that Aunt Kate , then living abroad , would have wondered whether she , herself , might not have played a part in the sequence of events ; nor do I remember any such theory ever having been put forward or even thought of at the time . |
| 23 | Do n't suppose for a moment that the stars are fixed ; |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't suppose for a moment that anyone has asked her , ’ said Penelope . |
| 25 | ‘ Do n't believe for a second that those markets exist in the same fashion these days . ’ |
| 26 | You do n't believe for a minute that this government will stand by while the two biggest general unions get together , no way , they 'll attack us in any way they can and I warn ya they have n't run out of ideas yet . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't believe for a minute that you have no intention of making love to me . |
| 28 | ‘ You can be certain they hope for that but I do n't believe for a moment they expect it . |
| 29 | If you do n't phone for a doctor , I 'm leaving Burleigh tomorrow . ’ |
| 30 | If you do n't qualify for a voucher you will have to pay the full cost of the glasses yourself . |