Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 But even this has not stopped my love for canoeing as I have been out many times since and this summer , when I was at camp , I was going down a weir , when I got caught in a stopper at the bottom and nearly drowned myself again .
2 It does not cover your car for damage in an accident , therefore it is usually the sort of policy taken out by people with old cars .
3 S -adenosylhomocysteine , a SAM analogue lacking the S -methyl group , and with a neutral rather than positively charged sulphur atom , binds to the repressor but does not affect its affinity for the operator ( T. McNally , personal communication ) .
4 Ending the agreement , whether by you or the Bank [ see Conditions 9 and 13 ] will not affect your responsibility for withdrawals made before the agreement is ended .
5 At present , only France has not given its go-ahead for ERS-2 funding .
6 Reddy 's assertion that ‘ no harm ’ comes to donors who part with a kidney is disengenuous , but does not weaken his plea for the ethical objections to organ sale to be reassessed .
7 Devastated , Charles was determined not to lose her love for good .
8 That construction is intended to ensure that the courts do not substitute their view for that of the administrator just because they believe that a different conclusion would be more reasonable .
9 One of the characteristics of judicial review is that the supervising court does not substitute its decision for that of the public authority ; rather it leaves it to the body to make good its illegal behaviour by making a fresh decision which complies with the requirements of the law .
10 The court accepted that it should not substitute its judgment for that of the agency .
11 So the tribunal has a mere supervisory jurisdiction and will probably not substitute its view for Customs ' ( VAT Act 1983 , s 40(1) ( hh ) ) .
12 Lord Greene M.R. stressed that the court should not substitute its view for that of the corporation , and then proceeded to examine what the term unreasonableness meant in this context .
13 ‘ I do not doubt your competence for one moment , Miss Kenton .
14 Hyacinth , who could not catch her breath for excitement , found herself in the arms of the Prime Minister .
15 ‘ My respectful study of other religions has not abated my reverence for or my faith in the Hindu scriptures .
16 But Welshman Davies and Oxford-based Saxton , both 25 , have not dropped their bid for compensation .
17 Sport that invokes excessive emotion , especially anger and aggression , may not suit our need for balance and peace of mind , and this can be destructive to our striving for harmony .
18 It 's like you not painting your house for years and waiting for the glass to fall out of the windows before you start … it 's not the way to do things
19 It signed a standstill agreement under which it promised not to increase its holding for three years .
20 He took his seat in the House in February 1833 , but did not enjoy his position for long as , in the following month , he caught a chill and died in London 28 March 1833 .
21 ( We do not specify its value for other values of b . )
22 9.7 Accidents The Landlord shall not be responsible to the Tenant or to anyone at the Premises or the Centre expressly or by implication with the Tenant 's authority for any accident happening or injury suffered or for any damage or to or loss of any chattel sustained in the Premises or the Centre There is a question mark attached to the effectiveness of this provision on the basis that a party can not exclude its liability for death or personal injuries caused by its negligence .
23 From a traditional Labour background , my mother rejected the politics of solidarity and communality , always voted Conservative , for the left could not embody her desire for things to be really fair , for a full skirt that took twenty yards of cloth , for a half-timbered cottage in the country , for the prince who did not come .
24 ( The PLAYER has not moved his position for his last four lines .
25 What woman , in fact , however firm her beliefs , would not sacrifice her religion for her children ?
26 I 'm not dismissing your desire for a baby but you should ask yourself why there 's such a gap in your life .
27 ( 2 ) Teachers should appreciate that the staff can not do their research for them , and should be prepared to help themselves , though they will usually find the staff to be extremely helpful .
28 There are situations , however , where information will not do our thinking for us .
29 These will be offered to you when you first register with a doctor or if you have not seen your doctor for some time .
30 But why not give him credit for a simple human weakness ; the attraction of eating a good dinner which he has n't had to cook ? ’
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