Example sentences of "not [verb] [pers pn] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They grudgingly agreed , but they are not producing them for general sale . |
| 2 | I 'm not doing it for monetary reward or because I 'm asked to ; I 'm doing it because I feel I have to do it . |
| 3 | I 'm not doing it for monetary reward or because I 'm asked to ; I 'm doing it because I feel I have to do it . |
| 4 | A member of one local authority in England — I will not name it for obvious reasons — told me that the police in that area have said that following up poll tax debts and warrants is not a high priority . |
| 5 | I would not recommend them for submersed cultivation and I do not believe that a reputable aquarium dealer would sell you those plants as aquarium plants . |
| 6 | They did n't want me for pastoral and I 'm not head of department . |
| 7 | I still have n't forgiven you for bloody book antics of a |
| 8 | I let him keep young ones for sentimental reasons since I do n't need them for practical purposes . |
| 9 | He realized with a stab of regret he had never once seen her face clearly , and if he went back to seek her out he would n't know her for sure among the many daughters of the chief . |
| 10 | I have n't seen her for bloody ages . |
| 11 | No , why I have n't seen it for dry down there for years . |
| 12 | The fact that , one has as a as a council , credit approvals , it does allow you to set them against capital receipts in in further financing new capital works , to the extent that you do n't use them for other purposes . |
| 13 | Yes they have but they have n't got them for free . |
| 14 | I was very when he said he did n't like it for sure , |
| 15 | And you 'll say well there must be a catch in it somewhere they obviously are n't doing it for free . |
| 16 | ‘ I could n't tell him for sure , but he 's been taking Vulcan out most days . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , ’ Josie said , turning her page and then refolding the newspaper to keep it manageable , ‘ I could n't tell you for sure . |
| 18 | We respect your status as a prisoner of war and do n't ask you for military information … |