Example sentences of "did not [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage .
2 Their success at the game did not make for an easy relationship , though .
3 Most of them did not control for a possible confounding effect of H pylori infection .
4 Susie did not reply for a long time .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 Even if the king himself did not press for an early political role , others might well do so on his behalf as a way of strengthening their own position .
8 Even if the king himself did not press for an early political role , others might well do so on his behalf as a way of strengthening their own position .
9 He did not press for an immediate renewal of Anselm 's homage ; and William Giffard stopped calling himself bishop of Winchester .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 The accord was rejected by Gen. Aoun on the grounds that it did not provide for an immediate Syrian troop withdrawal [ ibid ] .
15 The accord was rejected by Aoun on the grounds that it did not provide for an immediate Syrian troop withdrawal .
16 Dana did not reappear for a few days , and during that time I felt I was going mad .
17 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) .
18 You see , when we went through the asteroid storm , I did n't watch for a few seconds .
19 THEY had a homosexual , a nymphomaniac , an alcoholic and a Cockney crook — but they did n't reckon for a serial killer .
20 What we did n't know for a long time was that this book is his revenge on his parents .
21 I 'm surprised Sister did n't ask for a single room .
22 Sir Stanley 's only regret is that he did n't play for a few years more .
23 She did n't breathe for a long time .
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