Example sentences of "not [verb] he for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hurley had not forgiven him for the loss of Syrian George , and he was still under heavy pressure from Washington to show results , but in general Coleman made sure they got along for the sake of his back-channel reports to MC/10 Control . |
| 2 | Cunningham 's chummy dropping of the ‘ Mr ’ from his name did not fool him for a moment : the withdrawn and irascible figure he had encountered in mid-afternoon was nearer the soul of this man than mine accommodating and smiling host of the Skein of Geese 's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 | But it is too soon for him to face the likes of Devon Malcolm , and Fletcher said the tour selectors would not consider him for the pipe opener in Faridabad . |
| 4 | ‘ Then since you accept what I say , madam — ’ interposed the cardinal with a sense of timing that suggested the protector had not nominated him for the task solely on account of his venerability ‘ — might I urge you to give the prince into my custody ! ’ |
| 5 | He pounced on the Scottish selectors for not picking him for the 4 × 100 metres relay team for Edinburgh and , so it said in one of the tabloids , he was now ready to meet Linford Christie . |
| 6 | Life had not prepared him for the task , and it soon became clear that he lacked the natural shrewdness and strength of character that a Gdansk plumber was to show the Polish bosses three years later . |
| 7 | ‘ Who indeed ? ’ she asked , not believing him for a minute , ‘ But rather arrogant of you to assume I would be willing to be caught . ’ |
| 8 | She had not seen him for a month . |
| 9 | She had not seen him for an hour or more , he had been here earlier , had he left in a fit of boredom , was he sulking in |
| 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 | Certainly Jenny did not see him for the first few evenings she was at Moorlake . |
| 12 | You 'll see — I 'll probably not see him for the rest of the week . ’ |
| 13 | I would not lose him for every noble we 'll get for him . |
| 14 | At this point in Louis 's reign Nithard comments : " the emperor could now feel confident that the aristocracy would not desert him for the rest of his life " . |
| 15 | 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 … |
| 16 | Like if I interviewed Johnny Thunders , it was n't to meet him for the first time , it was to try to save his career . ’ |
| 17 | It was great because Steve Marriott was on it as well and I had n't seen him for a couple of years . |
| 18 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
| 19 | Oh I was very , I have n't seen him for a while , being ill you do n't , but er , he was always sending messages of good will when I was in hospital . |
| 20 | They passed two landings , Gordon following her with majestic tread , but faster than one might expect , since although he had lost time in hanging up his raincoat in the hall , he reached the door first , and opened it without any kind of announcement , and Edward was standing , with his back to them at first , thinner and smaller than she remembered , but then she always made the mistake when she had n't seen him for a bit — he turned round , protesting , and it was Edward . |
| 21 | I have n't seen him for a day or two , ’ said the girl , ‘ but he usually comes in about now . ’ |
| 22 | They got worried when they had n't seen him for a while . |
| 23 | I have n't seen him for a while actually . |
| 24 | I said I would , but I would n't see him for a couple of days because I had to take a train . |
| 25 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 26 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 27 | Gusev 's family did n't see him for the rest of the weekend . |
| 28 | The knowing look in his eyes let her know she had n't fooled him for an instant , but he gave a single nod . |
| 29 | Her voice was abrupt and she did n't thank him for the offer . |
| 30 | She tossed her head , aware she was n't fooling him for a minute . |