Example sentences of "n't [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lost him then and had to search and found him eventually curled up amid the wiring in the back of the record-player where he had n't hidden for a long time , not since two dark-haired people who were into black magic had come to dinner and he had disappeared for half a day until she found his secret hole . |
| 2 | And , therefore , the argument is of people whose backs are pinned to the wall before they 're questioned as it were , and that does n't make for a sober and calm discussion , especially as there is some doubt , I suspect , in the mind of ministers , but certainly in the mind of many people in the Conservative Party , about whether these great absolutes , this wall against which ministers and departments are nailed , really need exist in quite the form it 's being constructed or whether the whole issue could n't be handled in a rather more sensitive and relaxed way . |
| 3 | In an era of fast food , subsistence incomes do n't make for a culinary culture . |
| 4 | He says : ‘ Small budgets , apologetic councils strapped for cash , and a complex social and sometimes ethnic mix of young customers and their parents do n't make for an easy life . ’ |
| 5 | It certainly does n't make for an ideal working relationship , does it ? ’ |
| 6 | You would n't think for a dainty little thing would you ? |
| 7 | If you ca n't wait for a new model , the Black & Decker Woodworker is ideal for the beginner , or for those wanting a second router for lots of small repetitive tasks . |
| 8 | What we did n't know for a long time was that this book is his revenge on his parents . |
| 9 | " You do n't know what your talking about , " Katherine began , experiencing a deep burning rage that she had n't felt for a long time , a rage all the more intense because she knew she could do nothing about it . |
| 10 | Cos she has n't applied for a green card to work , cos there 's point |
| 11 | He knew he ought not to mark the books really , but it was only a tiny mark in pencil and no-one could accuse him of defacing library property , not really , it would n't do for an ex-library committee member to be caught defacing library property now would it . |
| 12 | Kate has a sensitivity and a gentleness in her face that we have n't seen for a long time . ’ |
| 13 | And we decided to get lots of copies for all our friends that we have n't seen for a long long time so I asked if they could do them for me but I thought they would be back by now , well they should of been back ages ago actually ! |
| 14 | No , she actually just , I have n't seen for a long time so she can have one of these . |
| 15 | Ah , now this is the one I have n't done for a long time , now this is the one |
| 16 | Oh well if you have n't had chi or have n't done for a long time you enjoy them . |
| 17 | Have n't done for a long time . |
| 18 | What she would n't give for a nice warm lap to rest her head in . |
| 19 | This wo n't work for a single motif , but how about a single motif in black , knitted against a striped background of bright jewel colours , or white on pastel stripes ? ( for this , the card does n't need to be reversed of course . ) |
| 20 | ‘ His name and face would n't have been familiar to the majority of Irish League fans and he still does n't look for a high media profile . |
| 21 | ‘ His name and face would n't have been familiar to the majority of Irish League fans and he still does n't look for a high media profile . |
| 22 | He made himself a mixed grill , something he had n't had for a long time , and followed it with real coffee . |
| 23 | It 's the first time I 've actually , well cos I have n't sung for a long time . |
| 24 | What it basically means is that if someone makes a gift during his lifetime and-does n't die for a given period , that gift is free of estate duty , or partly free . |
| 25 | But that wo n't happen for a long time , says Richard Outcalt , a retail-sales consultant in Seattle . |
| 26 | I noticed how happy people were , which was something I had n't known for a long time . |
| 27 | We still use the old byre for milking and the few cows I keep do n't call for a new mechanical milker . |
| 28 | THEY had a homosexual , a nymphomaniac , an alcoholic and a Cockney crook — but they did n't reckon for a serial killer . |
| 29 | erm actually I do n't mean for a gipsy site it 's sort of two people have applied to have ordinary caravans there , like holiday caravans , etc . |
| 30 | You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) . |