Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Lord Mandru will not eat you for breakfast ! ’ he said . |
| 2 | If it were not human you would not want it for research and if it was not human no one would deny you having it for research . ’ |
| 3 | That may be the competitive advantage that the hon. Gentleman wants for his constituents , but I do not want it for mine . |
| 4 | He did not qualify him for income support , he supported him on to the back of his ass , he took him to the inn . |
| 5 | Because the infant is unwanted by one or two people at one point in time does not qualify it for extermination . |
| 6 | This , Emecheta explains , is a very strong goddess of the Ibos , so strong that Hausa soldiers dare not attack her for fear of being made impotent . |
| 7 | If the court adjourns the hearing of an application in accordance with regulation 143 but does not refer it for inquiry and report , then — ( a ) within 21 days of the adjournment , the unassisted party shall file an affidavit of costs and resources together with original exhibits and any other documents necessary to support the affidavit ; and ( b ) not less than 21 days before the adjourned hearing , the unassisted party shall serve notice on the area director of the date and time of the adjourned hearing together with a copy of his affidavit of costs and resources ( and of any exhibits and supporting documents ) . |
| 8 | As I say when you become a councillor you do not do it for money , I mean I think probably to be a better reason to become a councillor these days . |
| 9 | It affects your job , your job prospects , your family life and the hidden costs , such as letters , telephone calls leaflets and the rest of it , you do not do it for money . |
| 10 | ‘ It did not do anything for manufacturing investment . |
| 11 | And our agreement does not provide us for time off with pay for an event such as this . |
| 12 | Mhm and then she 'll feel she 's not had anything for Christmas . |
| 13 | Labour is not presenting itself for slaughter , as it did in 1983 and to a lesser extent in 1987 . |
| 14 | ‘ A part of your father 's gift I think you have , if you can learn not to deface it for spite because I am in the same world with you . ’ |
| 15 | The book goes on to quote Stephen Jay Gould , the noted Harvard palaeontologist , as saying : We avoid the excellent question , What good is 5 percent of an eye ? by arguing that the possessor of such an incipient structure did not use it for sight . |
| 16 | Do n't worry he 's not getting nothing for Christmas but a card and that 's it Ca n't even come and say hello , so bugger him ! |
| 17 | Even among that cosmopolitan crowd I felt awkward in my 1990s rented Renault runabout , but Berlin airport did not have anything for hire with half-tracks at the back , no period Kubelwagen Type 82 staff cars , a Schwimmwagen perhaps , or what I might have really gone for — an old Humber Super Snipe finished in khaki with white mudguards . |
| 18 | I mean , he 's not doing it for money ? ’ |
| 19 | I 'm not doing it for stardom . |
| 20 | For example , we would be surprised if the police did not wear a particular uniform or if a traffic warden did not book us for parking on a yellow line . |
| 21 | He had nothing to give Merymose to take to Kenamun , and the priest-administrator would not thank him for information which cast suspicion on two of the most powerful men in the country . |
| 22 | I have a pretty good idea what Charlotte 's just-a-handful of also ran last-among-equals might be , although the press release does not name them for fear of diminishing the glory of Verbier 's triumph . |
| 23 | Several hon. Members who spoke after the opening speakers — I shall not name them for fear of causing inter-party embarrassment — said that it was an urgent matter , and I applaud them . |
| 24 | I 'm not creating something for posterity — it 's for comfort and enjoyment . ’ |
| 25 | Christ could not blame him for drinking . |
| 26 | I know we 're not inviting anybody for lunch Christmas day could n't cope with that but it would be quite to have them in the afternoon ca n't cope with the people ! |
| 27 | Why else would the Oldenburgs have visited this great cathedral if not to check it for security ? |
| 28 | This newly created honourary office carried with it ex officio membership of the executive committee so that , it was hoped Ayliffe 's years of experience would not be wholly lost to the Association by his decision not to offer himself for reelection as President . |
| 29 | My index finger was sleeved in frost and I dared not bend it for fear of splitting the skin . |
| 30 | We have been asked not to say anything for security reasons . |