Example sentences of "n't [adv] [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they break for food the general conversation is n't much toned down for her benefit . |
| 2 | ‘ Tell me something I had n't already figured out for myself . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't normally go in for public displays of affection , ’ he murmured , ‘ but you 're irresistible . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't normally go in for public displays of affection either , ’ she murmured impulsively , forgetting her uneasiness , ‘ but even with sand on your face you 're … ’ |
| 5 | It can also spread to the neck , arm or jaw and does n't usually ease off for several hours . |
| 6 | Gladys wo n't ever come back for a little girl will it ? |
| 7 | Erika felt goose-pimples on her arms and the thought crossed her mind that , despite all that had been said to her about courage , perhaps she was n't really cut out for stardom , after all . |
| 8 | Er well that did n't last very long , he was n't really cut out for that sort of thing at all . |
| 9 | Well they said they will , they think will be by the time they 've paid up cos they had n't really paid up for , for last years yet ! |
| 10 | No I did n't even get up for that , I come downstairs , I made myself an orange juice he Vicked me back and me front again I tried to get back to sleep . |
| 11 | He says that he 's fed up of going round in circles — how can he make a fresh start when he ca n't get a grant for clothing , and so ca n't then tunr up for job interviews ? |
| 12 | They did n't actually go in for sabotage or anything , did they ? ’ |