Example sentences of "not [verb] it for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | That may be the competitive advantage that the hon. Gentleman wants for his constituents , but I do not want it for mine . |
| 3 | Because the infant is unwanted by one or two people at one point in time does not qualify it for extermination . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I mean , he 's not doing it for money ? ’ |
| 10 | I 'm not doing it for stardom . |
| 11 | Why else would the Oldenburgs have visited this great cathedral if not to check it for security ? |
| 12 | My index finger was sleeved in frost and I dared not bend it for fear of splitting the skin . |