Example sentences of "n't [verb] for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In theory , people who took out their cards before July 1977 — the date when the Consumer Credit Act became effective — and who still use the same cards , do n't qualify for this protection under their initial contract . |
| 2 | What if Lubor said he had heard , but that Ven was n't returning for another week ? |
| 3 | ‘ What a blessing I did n't fall for some curtaining remnants this afternoon . |
| 4 | ‘ Poor Dora , she ca n't wait for this week to be over , ’ Melissa remarked . |
| 5 | He did n't wait for any response , but pushed open the heavy white gates with a scrunch of gravel . |
| 6 | Fortunately he did n't wait for any reply . |
| 7 | She stormed off and did n't wait for any reply , but Alain caught her quickly . |
| 8 | And if we were able to make a budget erm , without the constraints of the S S A and so on , we would not , erm you know , and without the cuts of business rates as Mr said , there would n't need for any pain anyway . |
| 9 | The Bull & Gate surely was n't built for this sort of punishment . |
| 10 | Rose sends greetings to all those Medau friends she has n't seen for some time . |
| 11 | There 's so much I have n't done for this exam . |
| 12 | Something you used to spend a lot of time at but have n't done for some time . |
| 13 | Les Conn : ‘ Well , of course , the people were n't prepared for that kind of entertainment and they all put their hands over their ears , and Bloom started screaming , ‘ Get them off , they 're ruining my wedding party ’ . |
| 14 | Somehow one is n't prepared for that kind of situation … |
| 15 | ‘ I felt we played a little bit like an end of season game and did n't work for each other . ’ |
| 16 | Unfortunately , household expenses do n't go away just because you 're in hospital or ca n't work for any length of time . |
| 17 | Apparently he was n't touting for more Pest Control business , rather his tropical iguana had escaped and made off through the undergrowth . |
| 18 | I ca n't vouch for this hotel but it looked wonderful for a romantic weekend . |
| 19 | Len had n't spoken for some time . |
| 20 | You had n't spoken for some time . |
| 21 | No , what er y er I suggest you do n't apply for another licence now , now you 've left it so late . |
| 22 | She turned to the bookcase : ‘ Those were his books , but after he had his stroke he could n't read for any length of time without tiring his eyes and I used to read to him . |
| 23 | Sometimes I feel I 'd like to pack a bag and just go … sometimes you think you ca n't manage for another minute . ’ |
| 24 | Sometimes you think you ca n't manage for another minute . ’ |
| 25 | The format of the tables is n't fixed for all time ; if you think that improvements could be made , write to Colin Urie at SCOTVEC with details . |
| 26 | ‘ He 's a hard man to deal with and Fergie wo n't stand for any nonsense . |
| 27 | But a doctor did n't arrive for another hour and a half , by which time Mrs Johansen had died from a heart attack brought on by the fracture . |
| 28 | He had n't appeared for this scene : none of the actors had . |
| 29 | Well no , do n't pay for any privilege , it 's just that they 've |
| 30 | I do n't go for that child , he 's too big man . |