Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do not need to wait for new efficient technology : as Stewart Boyle described in ‘ More work for less energy ’ ( New Scientist , 5 August 1989 ) , the technology exists to take the first step towards the targets we have set to save energy and fossil fuel , and to cut back on carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 2 | This owed something to the thoroughness with which Gloucester outmanoeuvred the opposition , which meant that he did not need to hunt for extra support . |
| 3 | This owed something to the thoroughness with which Gloucester outmanoeuvred the opposition , which meant that he did not need to hunt for extra support . |
| 4 | ‘ We would not mind paying for proper wash and water facilities . |
| 5 | ‘ We do not have to search for critical mass , ’ Sir Denys points out . |
| 6 | Yes , it was true he need not have wanted for female companionship over the past months . |
| 7 | These days you do not have to go for matching suites of furniture in the dining room , any more than you have to go for three piece suites in the living room . |
| 8 | We do not have to look for conventional biological survival values of traits like religion , music , and ritual dancing , though these may also be present . |
| 9 | Fife also revealed that tax-payers would not have to pay for uncollected poll tax arrears , believed to stand at up to £35 million . |
| 10 | Against this background many advisers would not recommend applying for advance clearance , as it may heighten the transaction 's profile in the Revenue 's eyes . |
| 11 | If tax-relief-induced donations did not go to pay for mainline social service functions and elected representatives still felt it necessary to continue to provide them , they would have a lower tax base on which to raise the revenue . |
| 12 | The University does not undertake to pay for special materials , equipment , etc. required by a student in the course of research . |
| 13 | You can place orders on the spot with publishers you know , and it does not harm to ask for extra trade fair discount ! |
| 14 | The truth , more probably , is that he laid them aside to take on commissions for which he would be paid : at this stage in his life he could not afford to compose for sheer pleasure . ) |
| 15 | The Government have never accepted that there are some people who can not afford to pay for local government services . |
| 16 | Tom wants someone on hand but I do n't want to ask for extra men on Boxing Day in case of trouble which might well not happen . |
| 17 | ‘ No , but Nick ( Logan ) would send you on jobs you did n't want to do for various misdemeanours . |
| 18 | His wife Doreen said : ‘ I do n't want to comment for obvious reasons but I 'm happy with what my husband says . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ He said I did n't need to work for financial reasons and how could I leave the children ? |
| 20 | People do n't mind paying for good software because they can see the benefits of using it . ’ |
| 21 | The clinic has taken the unusual step of hiring a dentist to look after those patients who simply ca n't afford to pay for private treatment . |
| 22 | English student , Nara Kronfli ca n't afford to pay for word-processiong lessons . |
| 23 | ‘ Do n't start asking for green chartreuse . ’ |