Example sentences of "not [verb] them for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They grudgingly agreed , but they are not producing them for general sale . |
| 2 | I had not seen them for some time . |
| 3 | We do not remember them for all the facts which they rammed into our heads , nor for praise or punishment , but for the way that they seemed to recognize our inner selves , and spoke to our essence . |
| 4 | I would not recommend them for submersed cultivation and I do not believe that a reputable aquarium dealer would sell you those plants as aquarium plants . |
| 5 | In a sense one can not blame them for that , but we in the SSPCA feel that it would be much better if some of those payments from the Government came in the form of food tokens which could be redeemed when farmers purchased feeding stocks . ’ |
| 6 | It has been known for caterers to come in at 8am , turn all the ovens on and not use them for three hours . ’ |
| 7 | There is nothing more annoying to a journalist who is working on a story than to be told that the PRO will ring back with the relevant numbers and then not to get them for another two or three days . |