Example sentences of "did [adv] [verb] [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Irina , who did not dress up for Ludens , was wearing a simple faded old dress , frail with much washing , the sleeves rolled up well above her elbows . |
| 2 | We were not at a party , he did not go in for brunettes , and I was very much his junior . |
| 3 | And when , to show what a good little wife I had become — Nonni thought that my aunts did not ‘ appreciate ’ me , meaning that they did not go in for endearments or tell me how pretty I looked — she pointed out , one Sunday lunchtime , how well I had starched the table napkins , Aunt Lilian said , ‘ But why ? |
| 4 | Rincewind did not glance around for fear of the terrible things he might see , and by the time Withel looked for him again he was on the other side of the Plaza , and still accelerating . |
| 5 | They did not turn up for sessions they considered boring and did not meet their needs . |
| 6 | I did not cry out for assistance , |
| 7 | If those with inside knowledge of the facts did n't speak up for Britain , who the hell would ? |
| 8 | If Americans did n't stand up for Americans , why should Greeks stand up for … ? |
| 9 | So they did n't go out for exercise ? |
| 10 | And it was stew everyday if we did n't go out for dinner ! |
| 11 | er , but they did n't go in for food like er you 're talking about |
| 12 | She says he was still up at quarter past and did n't get up for work until seven this morning , that 's what he said in note anyway , summat about he did n't fetch her a cup of tea up this morning cos he did n't get up till seven . |
| 13 | I think when we were , as far as I can remember is when we were sent either letters of , letters to warn us that we were gon na be dismissed if we did n't turn up for work or either when we were dismissed . |
| 14 | It did n't turn up for practice and so many questions were asked that the race organisers pinned a notice on the control room window saying : ‘ We have NO news of the BRM . ’ |