Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [pers pn] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , the people were so impressed they , you could have heard a pin drop in that hall , and he really in our Welsh way he put it over proper you know and erm the Chairman made a quite a nice remark in the end he said , Now he said we must remember these two fellows here , I said , They are Welsh and they speak Welsh as their first language they do n't speak it for fancy they use it every day and he said I think they 've done exceedingly well er to come down here and give us the Because what happen I was sit in the front row and somebody asked me a question and he said , Perhaps er Dafydd there can answer . |
| 2 | ‘ Not much sun on Gullholm at this time of the year , I admit , but you ca n't beat it for peace and privacy . |
| 3 | Oh she 's says It 's not coal , no , I do n't use it for coal , she sa I 've got gas central heating , we do n't need No it 's just that er well there are a few things in there . |
| 4 | I do n't criticize you for enterprise or initiative . |
| 5 | I was wrapped up in an officer 's uniform ; you could n't see me for fur and leather . |
| 6 | about it and I did n't see her for weekend she gave me her phone number , Saturday morning I gave her a bell , said I would be walking the dog if you want to join me |
| 7 | First ferry and then you wo n't see us for dust . ’ |
| 8 | All of which is good news for those who travel back here year after year , but disappointing for those who find out about Bellagio too late and ca n't book it for love nor money … |
| 9 | I say I do n't take them for sake I mean as you see how many you prescribed for me , ca n't you ? |
| 10 | ‘ They ca n't charge him for possession of a packet of Victory V. ’ |
| 11 | A RANDY divorcee nicknamed Rocking Horse Wendy by her schoolboy lovers escaped a jail sentence yesterday — because she did n't charge them for sex . |
| 12 | You ca n't get 'em for love nor money . ’ |
| 13 | you do n't get it for Easter |
| 14 | Oh no you could n't get it for singer . |
| 15 | She was always clean , you could n't fault her for cleanliness , but I 'm sure she must of either washed her clothes in the toilets , you know , wash basin in the toilets because that was the only thing she had was one bag and she used to , er , her pension book was in and er erm |
| 16 | ‘ Do n't ask me for chapter and verse . |
| 17 | ‘ I would n't ask him for help if I were on a sinking ship and he was the only one with a lifebelt ! ’ |
| 18 | But Nigel did n't ask him for help . |
| 19 | I do n't ask you for rest , |