Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Collor 's problem is that although money is no obstacle to his multi-million dollar campaign , it does not make up for the thousands of enthusiastic party militants campaigning for his rival . |
| 2 | It will not make up for the insufficient level of public services that Cleveland has been given by BR . ’ |
| 3 | In any case , he added , people did not show up for the political meetings , only arriving in time for the drinking afterwards . |
| 4 | Why not stand up for the uniquely British spirit embodied by Richard Lester ( who 's American — DQ ) , Rita Tushingham , Shelagh Delaney , Tom Courtenay , etc . |
| 5 | She would not go down for the fireworks . |
| 6 | ‘ Give me your number and do not go out for the next half-hour . ’ |
| 7 | When Henry V died in Normandy in 1422 mos teutonicus was employed , as it was thought that conventional embalming would not hold out for the journey back to England . |
| 8 | Although tankers did not come in for the attention they received in the 1980s , on 25 January Platt 's carried an account of an attack on an Iraqi tanker by US aircraft . |
| 9 | There were moments when Henry thought she would not turn up for the funeral , so magnificent was she about the whole thing , but as the date approached he noticed she was wearing more and more black jewellery , black scarves , capes , cloaks and jerseys , stockings , blouses and hats . |
| 10 | Angry with Nutty for her pigheadedness and superior airs , Nails did not turn up for the next swimming lesson . |
| 11 | It means that he can not turn out for the Pollock Park club until at least August . |
| 12 | The plaintiff can not shop around for the best offer , the two parties must deal with each other and strike an acceptable bargain through their own negotiating skill . |