Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | While you are confused , why not prepare yourself for a chat with your bank manager ? |
| 2 | Cunningham 's chummy dropping of the ‘ Mr ’ from his name did not fool him for a moment : the withdrawn and irascible figure he had encountered in mid-afternoon was nearer the soul of this man than mine accommodating and smiling host of the Skein of Geese 's oak-panelled restaurant . |
| 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 | Your father , and Elizabeth and the others , are very worried about you , because you have not visited them for a long time . |
| 5 | He had not seen her for a while and he was pretty sure she had committed suicide . |
| 6 | she kept in touch with them for some time but er , I 've not seen her for a year so , I would n't know . |
| 7 | She had not seen him for a month . |
| 8 | Then , although I did not believe them for a moment , I stored them away in my memory against a rainy day . |
| 9 | ‘ She 's just noticed she 's not had it for a week or so . ’ |
| 10 | The education process which the 1970s building surveyor had undergone in the fifties and early sixties had not equipped him for a meaningful and identifiable role in the profession of the seventies . |
| 11 | He felt a contentment when he was in her company that he missed when he did not see her for a while . |
| 12 | If you do not weigh yourself for a month , finding a 4 lb ( about 2 kg ) gain might be something of a surprise . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm not asking you for a penny . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Yeah he 's not taking me for a ride or anything . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ( Note that you can not nominate yourself for a place . ) |
| 18 | Brian did not say anything for a moment . |
| 19 | Blanche looked at Lancaster with a quizzical smile and did not say anything for a full ten seconds . |
| 20 | He did not say anything for a few moments and then he shrugged and gave a sharp laugh . |
| 21 | And now he 'll not forgive me for a twelvemonth . |
| 22 | ‘ You would n't want me for a cousin-in-law , by the sound of it . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ But I do n't want you for a stonechipper ! |
| 24 | sha n't want 'em for a long while |
| 25 | right if you do n't want it for a pound I 'll have it back |
| 26 | You do n't fool me for a second . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Oh well , I suppose it wo n't hurt me for a couple of days . |
| 28 | It was such a good idea that she could n't think anything for a moment-as if someone else had suggested it to her , and she needed to digest it . |
| 29 | She looked at him as though in understanding , but she could n't answer him for a moment for there were so many things whirling around in her mind : that doctor and her Emma … |
| 30 | He did n't answer her for a moment ; when he did , it was quietly . |