Example sentences of "[not/n't] [to-vb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only … if only … if only there could be some way of reaching agreement , some way of reassuring each player that the other can be trusted not to go for the selfish jackpot , some way of policing the agreement . |
| 2 | I decided not to vote for the first time in 37 years because of the EC . |
| 3 | ‘ I swear , ’ Corbett said emphatically , ‘ that my intention is not to spy for the English King . |
| 4 | And that 's when Gooch will say farewell , having decided before the tour not to stay for the final fortnight . |
| 5 | To be sure , ‘ Wisden ’ is not to blame for the absurd quarrel over the number of centuries — 99 or 100 by the end of the England tour of India ? — scored by England 's present captain , Graham Gooch . |
| 6 | I am sure you are not to blame for the iniquitous nature of this wretched will . ’ |
| 7 | The hilarious final rush of actions dominates the tale , and may provide a form of comic catharsis by which not only are potentially grave moral images and considerations emptied of their solemnity , but also the sympathy that it is difficult at times not to feel for the poor dupe , John , faithfully and helplessly in love with his wife , is overwhelmed by the sheer absurdity of this all-embracing climax . |