Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pounced on the Scottish selectors for not picking him for the 4 × 100 metres relay team for Edinburgh and , so it said in one of the tabloids , he was now ready to meet Linford Christie . |
| 2 | ‘ I am not saving it for the Tour de France . |
| 3 | ‘ Who indeed ? ’ she asked , not believing him for a minute , ‘ But rather arrogant of you to assume I would be willing to be caught . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I ‘ m not doing it for the money . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm not doing it for the money , ’ said the new Bob . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not asking you for a penny . ’ |
| 7 | I think the other possibility to take Stella 's point is that if there is a change that 's come up because of an audit , where a particular job has been audited and you know that within the next week or so another similar job is being audited , it may make sense to refer it 'til the next meeting , providing you 're not deferring it for a long period of time , to compar the results of the two jobs . |
| 8 | Yeah he 's not taking me for a ride or anything . |
| 9 | In Berry ( No. 2 ) , the applicant , B , had been convicted of making an explosive in circumstances giving rise to the reasonable suspicion that he was not making it for a lawful object . |
| 10 | She tossed her head , aware she was n't fooling him for a minute . |
| 11 | I mean I ai n't doing it for a whole week . |
| 12 | er my Lord it was n't , I was n't raising it for the purpose of your Lordship mentioned , er namely er er about er contingency fund , though indeed will be entitled to that , I raised a question of the minute , the board minute , to do with the concerned with Mr rest of the meeting about the placement |