Example sentences of "n't [verb] [pron] for the " in BNC.

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1 Batty could n't make it for the second half against Villa after a recurrence of a calf injury he received against Wimbledon last Saturday .
2 ‘ To be honest , I could n't even say when I 'm going to be back but I 've got to realistically think I wo n't make it for the European Cup . ’
3 ‘ I shall get into something comfortable , ’ she said , ‘ and then I sha n't want anything for the whole afternoon . ’
4 I know you could n't hurt her for the world .
5 I would n't hurt her for the world . ’
6 He closed his eyes tightly ; then in a much quieter voice , he said , ‘ Pet , you know I would n't hurt you for the world , but you 're hurting me .
7 All you have ever read about the delights of fast-jet aerobatics still ca n't prepare you for the utter , mind-blowing super-smooth , almost silent exhilaration of the real thing !
8 ‘ I do n't need them for the moment , ’ said Apricot , ‘ because Bernard and I do n't do it .
9 You do n't need me for the moment , but I 'll be back this afternoon .
10 We do n't need it for the expansion of our race ; indeed , it 's inimical to orderly civilization .
11 Like if I interviewed Johnny Thunders , it was n't to meet him for the first time , it was to try to save his career . ’
12 I 'm not particularly fond of the control layout , either ; all the pots in a row look a bit ‘ lumpy ’ and do n't do anything for the line of the body .
13 It did n't do anything for the tenants of this city or did n't put any new proposals forward .
14 ‘ No I do n't do it for the money really .
15 ‘ And I 'd only go out with someone I really liked — I would n't do it for the sake of it .
16 You certainly did n't do it for the money .
17 I said well in all fairness Paul , you ai n't actually bloody got , I said I do n't do it for the fun of it I said and I do n't like doing it but I see , he just sort of
18 ‘ Women say to me they have n't done anything for the last ten years and it turns out they have had four children , run the PTA , served as parent governor , done charity work , organised a community activity and cared for aged parents . ’
19 But we have n't done it for the past eighteen months .
20 It has n't prepared me for the outside world ; all it 's done is given me an awareness of myself .
21 ‘ You 've had everything and everyone your way from much too young , and it has n't prepared you for the big , wide world .
22 We discussed erm erm other places for people to meet et cetera has actually been closed down , some some problem with the is n't it , erm but they ca n't use it for the public so erm that was , it was just left that we 'll have another meeting in March and looking around for alternative places to meet , but that 's all to report on that .
23 I mean I have n't thanked her for the money she sent .
24 I think one of the problems is , that a lot of shoppers do n't realize that they 're entering into a contract and we do n't realize it for the simple reason that most people have , as soon as you hear the word contract you have a mental image of a legal document that you sign , do n't you ?
25 Gusev 's family did n't see him for the rest of the weekend .
26 ‘ I would n't miss it for the world . ’
27 ‘ I would n't miss it for the world . ’
28 I would n't miss it for the world . ’
29 ‘ I would n't miss it for the world ! ’ she replied , smiling .
30 As for this weekend 's display , Gary would n't miss it for the world .
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