Example sentences of "n't [verb] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off |
| 2 | erm , because you do n't stay back for a drink afterwards because you 're going to Strawberry Hill . |
| 3 | It may be worth investing in a course of vitamin supplements — they ca n't make up for a poor diet but they can provide a useful boost occasionally . |
| 4 | Even the compensation of going to the Saturday matinee on my own to see Buck Jones or Hoot Gibson and then again at night with Uncle Geordie and his wife to another picture house for the big film of the week — Clara Bow or Norma Talmadge or some star like that — did n't make up for the way Skipper kept eyeing me and slavering . |
| 5 | However , the speed and excitement of the third level simply ca n't make up for the boredom of the first two , thus banishing this product into the depths of mediocrity . |
| 6 | No I 'm stopping in with our kid , you know , and you could n't impose on , on so er if there was fisticuffs , fights , falling out , I 'll fetch our kid , I 'll fetch our wench , I mean there we you used to , honestly and truthfully , you , you used to feel it , you know erm because when there was any trouble , problems or like that there was always somebody to share it well it had the advantages in some ways , perhaps you was er had a little bit more luxuries than the f bigger family , but i in my mind that did n't make up for the companionship of brothers and sisters , no b b b b that , that 's w how I put it anyway . |
| 7 | I just cos when I see children like that and you know there 's nothing you can really do for them , you ca n't make up for the fact that they 've got a rotten home life and that 's top and bottom line that 's what it is ! |
| 8 | Tackling a black run in a blizzard was a worry , but when you only have a long weekend you ca n't hang around for the sun to shine . |
| 9 | And I suspect that if we offered them counselling from cater good catering advice on how to maximise their market return they 'll do it because I would n't hang about for a meal if I knew that they would n't give you a meal in fifteen minutes , I 'd go and eat somewhere else . |
| 10 | He had n't let up for a single moment , questioning , probing , searching for clues in her answers like a scientist searching for new bugs on a microscope slide . |
| 11 | We could n't wait around for the magic day when the men turned to us and said , ‘ OK girls , now it 's your turn . ’ |
| 12 | He said I ca n't pay you till Tuesday cos the money ai n't come through for the work he said . |
| 13 | As well as contributing to Oslobodjenje Camo is editor-in-chief of Nedjelja , a weekly magazine published by the same company , but which has n't come out for the last three months . |
| 14 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |
| 15 | So much so that Colin , being totally pissed off with the press , has n't turned up for the interview . |
| 16 | So much so that Colin , being totally pissed off with the press , has n't turned up for the interview . |
| 17 | If you did n't watch out for the traffic |
| 18 | That 's why it is so important that we do n't give up for an instant . |
| 19 | But these two were n't dressing up for the great outdoors . |
| 20 | I did n't stick around for the session . |
| 21 | He was n't going in for the Eddie . |
| 22 | Novell Inc Japan , which will be Univel Inc 's distributor there , is n't waiting around for the Japanese version of UnixWare to start its assault on the market . |
| 23 | ‘ The only reason I did n't sign up for the navy was because I could n't swim , ’ Tommy grumbled . |
| 24 | ‘ They did n't call round for a chat , for Christ 's sake . |
| 25 | I 've trained her , but she has n't gone in for the exams . |
| 26 | who were the religious police who were actually watching , so we have n't gone back for a while |
| 27 | My sister and I were investments that did n't pay off for the income that is derived from investment is unearned income : having made that initial payment , the investor need make no further effort . |
| 28 | You know he does n't go in for a lot of heavy discussion about things . ’ |
| 29 | But perhaps I give that impression because I have strong views on certain subjects and because I do n't go in for the social whirl , for fast cars and fast women . ’ |
| 30 | I said to Dinda well there 's no reason why you should n't go out for a drink with him or |