Example sentences of "did [not/n't] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 2 | Most of them did not control for a possible confounding effect of H pylori infection . |
| 3 | Susie did not reply for a long time . |
| 4 | The superb frescoes , concealed from sight by Muslim prejudice for nearly five hundred years , were again on view , but they did not compensate for a profound sense of desecration . |
| 5 | She heaved out a great sigh and did not move for a full fifteen seconds : the sergeant watched them tick past , marked by the flick of the thin red hand of the electric clock on the wall . |
| 6 | I left the hotel early and in pleasant sunshine , wearing a light jacket and bow tie , but alas did not bargain for a sudden change in the weather . |
| 7 | It is rubbish to think that , because Sheikh Mohammed and his brothers did not bid for a single horse at Newmarket last week , the racing game is about to die on its feet . |
| 8 | I doubted not that they were law officers , but did not linger for a second look , being already at the casement windows into the side garden . |
| 9 | The agreement did not provide for a specific " quota of power " for the FMLN , an issue which had been a major sticking-point in negotiations . |
| 10 | Dana did not reappear for a few days , and during that time I felt I was going mad . |
| 11 | It was argued that he should have been sentenced to a term of detention in a young offender institution , and that he did not qualify for a custodial sentence for that purpose under Criminal Justice Act 1982 , s.1(4) and 1(4A) . |
| 12 | You see , when we went through the asteroid storm , I did n't watch for a few seconds . |
| 13 | THEY had a homosexual , a nymphomaniac , an alcoholic and a Cockney crook — but they did n't reckon for a serial killer . |
| 14 | What we did n't know for a long time was that this book is his revenge on his parents . |
| 15 | I 'm surprised Sister did n't ask for a single room . |
| 16 | Sir Stanley 's only regret is that he did n't play for a few years more . |
| 17 | She did n't breathe for a long time . |