Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] for one [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His leader did not believe for one moment the protestations of innocence . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , I do not believe for one moment — I made this point on enough occasions to the hon. Member for Antrim , East ( Mr. Beggs ) — that , if we had not given potential investors the opportunity to buy a power station that could be converted to gas , there would have been much hope of bringing a gas pipeline to Northern Ireland . |
| 3 | I would not suggest for one moment that they existed here . |
| 4 | While I would insist on the centrality of Noel Coward 's sexuality to the patterns of meanings that I see in Brief Encounter , I would not wish for one second to hold him up as any kind of gay martyr . |
| 5 | Now , I do not pretend for one moment that children should not be taught to add , subtract , read and think logically . |
| 6 | It would be easy to dismiss ‘ softing ’ as an esoteric corner of the stock market which could be ignored , if it did not account for one deal in every six . |
| 7 | If the Oxford can not fly for one reason or another , she will still be the only ‘ live ’ Airspeed aircraft in the world . |
| 8 | I could n't stay for one day . ’ |
| 9 | You do n't think for one minute I 'm going to eat the filth I give to you ? |
| 10 | ‘ I did n't think for one minute that he 'd made it there under his own steam , ’ Simone murmured , and André laughed smugly . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I do n't think for one minute that there are teachers who are drunk in charge of children in the classroom . |
| 13 | I mean you would n't you would n't think for one minute that Aunty Mary came from . |
| 14 | She did n't doubt for one minute that the feeling was mutual . |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | They do n't work for one employer on a regular basis . |
| 17 | I do n't believe for one minute that the majority of your readers are male , nor that the majority of riders are male . |
| 18 | I ca n't believe for one minute that Perry would really give it up to be a video director . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't believe for one minute I 'd have been the saviour , but I 'd have loved the chance to make a contribution in my country 's hour of need . |
| 20 | Well for most we try and work a Shorthorn for I think that the Shorthorn and the black bull is the true traditional cattle you know maybe and I do n't believe for one minute that the the cattle would be any better if you had a lot of Limousins or something else . |
| 21 | And I do n't believe for one moment that you could have been ignorant of the fact that she was wealthy . |
| 22 | Now this does n't alter for one moment my recommendation of this as a superb performance , but I can well imagine a non-violinist , with less understanding of the extraordinary soloistic skill involved , homing in on and lambasting the accompaniment , giving only an average rating as a result . |
| 23 | I do n't suppose for one minute that it is that simple but could you please advise me ? |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I do n't suppose for one moment that man fully understood the import of what he was saying . |
| 26 | But basically I think most courses now , not sure there 's actually a legal requirement , I do n't think it is , but most of them want a at least a year 's sort of full time experience in erm , you know , d dealing with underprivileged people really and their problems and people who ca n't cope for one reason or another , and how er y you can er er sort of help them and what sort of relationship you can build with them and so on , and how |
| 27 | I do n't even know whether she used the flat , or whether she changed her mind and did n't go for one reason or another . ’ |
| 28 | Personally , I much prefer the former approach but having said that wo n't pretend for one minute that I have n't received one hell of a lot of advice from people in the past . |
| 29 | I ca n't imagine for one minute what it must have been like to raise children here . |
| 30 | Do n't imagine for one moment that most college students are intellectual " egg-heads ' — and that you are the exception . |