Example sentences of "n't [verb] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You would n't want me for a cousin-in-law , by the sound of it . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ But I do n't want you for a stonechipper ! |
| 3 | sha n't want 'em for a long while |
| 4 | right if you do n't want it for a pound I 'll have it back |
| 5 | You do n't fool me for a second . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Oh well , I suppose it wo n't hurt me for a couple of days . |
| 7 | It was such a good idea that she could n't think anything for a moment-as if someone else had suggested it to her , and she needed to digest it . |
| 8 | She looked at him as though in understanding , but she could n't answer him for a moment for there were so many things whirling around in her mind : that doctor and her Emma … |
| 9 | He did n't answer her for a moment ; when he did , it was quietly . |
| 10 | I did I did n't doubt it for a minute , I thought I know this |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't doubt it for a moment . ’ |
| 12 | Oh their life 's can be totally wrecked , I do n't doubt it for a moment . |
| 13 | Er what I actually mean is whenever you have an idiom , you can substitute in the position of a whole sentence or of a verb phrase , but you ca n't substitute it for a subject and a verb , leaving the object of the sentence intact . |
| 14 | He wo n't need it for a bit if this weather goes on . |
| 15 | Once you have rehearsed , you will need to record a demo , especially as many venues wo n't consider you for a gig unless they have heard you on tape . |
| 16 | You stop wetting yourself , if you do n't wet yourself for a week I 'll get you a toy , |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't do anything for a while , not even put on a pair of trainers . |
| 18 | ‘ We did n't do anything for a year because nothing was built , ’ she says . |
| 19 | ‘ We did n't do anything for a year to see what would come up , and we had constant , wonderful surprises . |
| 20 | have ever gone into nursing now because she said I would n't do it for a grant . |
| 21 | You ca n't beat it for a breath of fresh air — wing walking . |
| 22 | This is me , I goes , I goes I 'll let it slip this time cos you have n't seen me for a few weeks . |
| 23 | No , he had n't seen her for a week before that weekend ; he had missed her — this with a baleful glance towards the door — and had indeed got as far as ringing her up on the Saturday morning , hoping she would come up for Sunday , but had got no answer from her flat . |
| 24 | Have n't seen her for a while . |
| 25 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
| 26 | Have n't seen her for a couple of month , have you ? |
| 27 | Have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 28 | ‘ You do n't get over disliking someone simply because you have n't seen them for a long time . ’ |
| 29 | Well say hello to them for us cos we have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 30 | I have n't seen them for a while |