Example sentences of "not go [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ They are not going home for Christmas ? ’
2 The trial did not go well for Justine .
3 Perhaps because of all this extra strain , the tour did not go well for Noreen after this .
4 Well why not why not go outside for funding ?
5 But the Colonel had seen to it that his name did not go forward for promotion .
6 Two upper floors together accommodate nearly 2,200 men , each having his numbered place with table , while adjacent staff premises contain steam ovens , tea and coffee brewing and usual appliances for meeting the needs of those workmen who do not go home for meals during the day .
7 We were not at a party , he did not go in for brunettes , and I was very much his junior .
8 Different objectives of different finns controlled and limited the techniques of production they could use ( eg. a firm developing prototypes of electronic equipment can not go in for mass-production ) .
9 The royal family does not go in for oratory , so the policy is evident mostly in endless American- and British-made videos on television , boasting of Saudi Arabia 's military and industrial prowess .
10 The French do not go in for diphthongs but have at least one vowel sound that almost defeats the Anglo-Saxon .
11 And when , to show what a good little wife I had become — Nonni thought that my aunts did not ‘ appreciate ’ me , meaning that they did not go in for endearments or tell me how pretty I looked — she pointed out , one Sunday lunchtime , how well I had starched the table napkins , Aunt Lilian said , ‘ But why ?
12 The Old Testament does not go in for saints .
13 Genesis does not go in for saints ( though Joseph will , perhaps , approach that status ) .
14 But all did not go smoothly for Andrew , who took up golf three years ago .
15 Those of us dropping into Dunedin with a touring international or provincial team could usually rely , if things had not gone well for Otago , on Mains later proclaiming that his side had in some way been unfairly treated either by fate or the referee .
16 He had a good degree in art history , and had he not gone in for politics he might have made a name for himself as an art historian .
17 yes , well I do n't know , I suppose that nearly all er the houses in Harlow you could say are open planned now , you know had a , had er , a , kitchen dining area that we have , erm or erm lounge , diner , erm they have n't gone in , in this , the ordinary houses , they have n't gone in for building
18 This win made up for last year 's defeat by Rob Orme when things just did n't go right for Dunlop .
19 She could n't go home for money .
20 I exaggerate , of course : they do n't go in for tears , they just ignore me .
21 And we do n't go in for naughtiness .
22 Besides , the KGB does n't go in for assassinations these days . ’
23 Mushroom is respectable too , I should add — but we do n't go in for tans , we 're too worried about skin cancer .
24 Apart from the fact that there 's an eleven-year gap in our ages and I do n't go in for cradle-snatching , she happens to be my stepsister . ’
25 We do n't go in for spirits though do we ?
26 We do n't go in for presents .
27 I do n't go in for numbers as names .
28 ‘ I do n't go in for crystal gazing . ’
29 I do n't go in for gossip .
30 ‘ Well , y'know , Else always was one for washing , she gets it from me , but Sidney , 'e do n't go in for baths much , well men do n't , do they ?
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