Example sentences of "not [verb] for [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ruling groups have found that their interests are best safeguarded if they are supported by a work force which can not think for itself in the coherent way writing affords . |
| 2 | The different access that people from different social class origins have to resources in retirement is a major determinant of who can and who can not provide for themselves in old age . |
| 3 | Lennie knew about George 's craving for freedom and often threatened to leave , but George felt obliged to look after Lennie as Lennie could not fend for himself in a cave and Lennie could not cope with going to jail or a home to be treated like an animal . |
| 4 | Johnson took McQueen 's side and observed acidly that it was the Laird who should be forced to emigrate , at which McQueen respectfully and loyally demurred , knowing that the laird , to quote Boswell , ‘ could not shift for himself in America ’ . |
| 5 | I mean apart from a monstrous attack on our own officers who ca n't answer for themselves in this place . |
| 6 | This was very common in the past and I 'm sure many shop stewards here who 've dealt with redundancies in the past , know about the poor members who get quite a nice lump sum redundancy , but in fact , they 've only been in pension schemes a short while , so they ca n't provide for themselves in old age , once they 've spent the redundancy money . |