Example sentences of "[conj] not [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As George loomed over her , she was planning in her mind when to take the sheets to the launderette , and whether or not to pay for a service wash . |
| 2 | Yet ironically , recent government policies have created a situation where more and more prisoners serving life and other long sentences have rather less to lose , for it has now been decreed that various categories of serious offender will not normally be considered for parole , or not considered for a very long time ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 3 | He says to shower for at least 10 minutes and not to opt for a bath . |
| 4 | Second , most people who are in work are keeping their heads down and not looking for a new job , so there is less competition from those in work . |
| 5 | A tea bush requires constant attention : if not plucked for a year it can take two years to return to normal ; if bushes have to be uprooted , new ones take seven years to come into production . |
| 6 | It was a calm , simple interrogative , inviting but not pleading for a continuation . |
| 7 | Even when not launched for a revolutionary purpose , war according to Marx has a revolutionary effect . |