Example sentences of "not [verb] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Your father did not want to pay for the doctor , while the priest 'e comes free ! |
| 2 | She had not intended changing for the evening , country inns being the right setting for good tweed suits ; but now she took her time about dressing , and chose a very austere frock in a dark russet-orange shade that touched off the marmalade lights in her eyes . |
| 3 | By holding one end of this batten against the wall , floor ceiling , and using the tape to measure the gap , you will be able to do it on your own without needing someone to hold the other end of the tape , and will get more accurate measurements , as you will not need to allow for the width of the tape measure case . |
| 4 | We do not need to wait for the Reeve 's Tale for a fabliau in which the Miller can be identified with a target figure : the Miller 's Tale itself links its dramatic teller , the Miller , with John the carpenter as John repeats the Miller 's axiom found in the Miller 's Prologue : in his own homespun wisdom : — a valuing of ignorance which Nicholas is able to play upon ( 3558 ) . |
| 5 | It should be noted that although the total population over 65 is not expected to increase for the remainder of the twentieth century , this is due to a projected fall in the numbers aged 60/65–74 ( by 5 per cent between 1981 and 1991 ) combined with a rise in the numbers at older ages . |
| 6 | So while the practice of resignation has been re-established , it is still true that ministers are not expected to suffer for the shortcomings of their staff . |
| 7 | I am just not prepared to wait for the green shoots of recovery . ’ |
| 8 | In fact , this was the only spectacle which Mrs Goreng had not had to contrive for the benefit of her guests . |
| 9 | Sadly , even their combined efforts can not hope to compensate for the many jobs lost . |
| 10 | An amoral man applying a fixed morality to others might not have hoped for the success Surere had had ; but now , with so much ranged against him , in a world so different from the one he had lorded it in , Huy wondered how he would get on . |
| 11 | O'Neill 's suspect views were known to many unionists and the conservatives did not have to wait for the fruits of O'Neillism , however timid they may have been . |
| 12 | The part has an enlarged on-chip primary write-back cache rather than the write-through cache of the 80486 , which means that the CPU does not have to wait for the cache controller to copy stored data back to main memory . |
| 13 | Students do not have to search for the ‘ ideal ’ patient . |
| 14 | The bird brought her food , dropping it into her mouth so that she should not have to stop for the nourishment she needed in order to have enough strength to carry on . |
| 15 | If hypertension has been neglected in the diabetic care of the past , lipids might not have existed for the attention they have received . |
| 16 | the multiplier was reduced from 15 years to 11 years to reflect the fact that the marriage might not have lasted for the whole of the natural life of the deceased . |
| 17 | In the USA the absence of a strong socialist movement can to some degree be explained by ( a ) the ‘ newness ’ and apparent ‘ classlessness ’ of their social structures , especially the absence of an aristocracy ; ( b ) extensive social mobility ; ( c ) the multiplicity of ethnic cleavages ; and ( d ) the fact that universal suffrage arrived before large-scale industrialization , which meant that the working -class did not have to struggle for the franchise . |
| 18 | At present local NHS services do not have to pay for the care of individuals in Regional Secure Units or Special Hospitals ; they can shuffle off their responsibilities by claiming to have no suitable facilities and , in any case , such people receive little public support or sympathy . |
| 19 | Elena has now returned for more plastic surgery and although her family does not have to pay for the treatment , there will be hefty travelling expenses to meet during the next few years . |
| 20 | In areas , such as particle physics , there are a large number of scientists who do not wish to work for the military . |
| 21 | I am finding your mag interesting and am not having to dive for the dictionary too often . |
| 22 | it would be reasonable to expect a person so connected and in the position by virtue of which he is so connected , not to disclose save for the proper performance of the functions attached to that position ; |
| 23 | I can not understand why , after arriving at Kinghorn , he refused to wait up for his royal master and did not go looking for the King . |
| 24 | This is much cheaper when done by housewives in nuclear families than any other way , since these women do not get paid for the work , obtaining only their maintenance . |
| 25 | ‘ Since the board has elected as a matter of practice not to give reasons , and has given none to Mr. Cunningham , it has been bound by its own logic not to attempt to justify for the benefit of the court the figure awarded . |
| 26 | they they 're not allowed to say for the company . |
| 27 | Although he is currently with the Halifax , as an existing borrower he is not allowed to apply for the fixed rate currently on offer from this society . |
| 28 | you 're not allowed to speak for the rest of the week . |
| 29 | ‘ I will not cease to wrestle for the salvation of your immortal soul . ’ |
| 30 | If relatives can not afford to pay for the funeral they should seek assistance from the Department of Social Security ( DSS ) ( see Section 4 ) . |