Example sentences of "[vb base] n't [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | At the heart of the mother 's fury was the fact that the teacher was a self-confessed lesbian — and apparently added insult to injury by assuring the mother : ‘ I do n't go for young girls . |
2 | But people do n't but th they do n't go for that they go for that because they do n't like the taste of chlorine . |
3 | Do n't go for that one there . |
4 | I 'm glad we do n't go for that sort of tree actually . |
5 | I do n't go for that child , he 's too big man . |
6 | ‘ Women are a great idea , ’ Crawford had said the previous year , ‘ but I do n't go for this marriage bit . |
7 | I assure you , I do n't go for scarlet chairs , black carpets and purple and pink curtains , any more than you do . ’ |
8 | You do n't think for one minute I 'm going to eat the filth I give to you ? |
9 | I 'm going to investigate , see if I ca n't do a conv I do n't think for one minute I will but it 's possible do a conversion er into erm the box type . |
10 | I do n't think for one minute that there are teachers who are drunk in charge of children in the classroom . |
11 | I do n't suppose for one moment she has given a thought to what life might be like if she had to ‘ make do ’ married to someone who was n't too well off . |
12 | I do n't suppose for one minute that it is that simple but could you please advise me ? |
13 | I do n't suppose for one moment that man fully understood the import of what he was saying . |
14 | That 's just the way I feel comfortable , and I do n't apologise for that . ’ |
15 | Do n't sunbathe for long periods in the same position . |
16 | Of course , only the bad stories are told ; obviously , the good ones do n't make for good copy . |
17 | Be brief and do n't talk for longer than is necessary — remember , the caller is paying for the call . |
18 | I do n't care for that kind of meanness . |
19 | No , well he was a bit of a public figure , see , and people like us do n't care for that . ’ |
20 | ‘ Farmers do n't care for those plantations , ’ Mrs Knelle went on . |
21 | I do n't care for Big Walks . |
22 | ‘ I know you do n't care for this topic of conversation but I 'm going to bring it up again , nevertheless . |
23 | I try and believe in important things and they do n't last for five minutes . |
24 | What I 'm saying to you is , erm I do n't expect for one minute to have a computer installed in my office , ccessdon'tw alter it to that a particular way , and |
25 | Well no , do n't pay for any privilege , it 's just that they 've |
26 | do n't pay for those . |
27 | Get up slowly , do n't stand for long periods and if you feel faint , take some deep , rapid breaths . |
28 | Oh yeah , they do n't stand for that today , you know . |
29 | And do n't forget for each for each of the acids . |
30 | The slogans of the main parties could be summed up as ‘ Do n't vote for the other party ’ ; and the only person rising in the polls was the leader of the Liberal Democrats , whose message could be summed up as ‘ Do n't vote for negative campaigning ’ . |