Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Batty could n't make it for the second half against Villa after a recurrence of a calf injury he received against Wimbledon last Saturday . |
| 2 | ‘ To be honest , I could n't even say when I 'm going to be back but I 've got to realistically think I wo n't make it for the European Cup . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You would n't want me for a cousin-in-law , by the sound of it . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ But I do n't want you for a stonechipper ! |
| 5 | I would n't want you for an enemy , Harry . |
| 6 | sha n't want 'em for a long while |
| 7 | right if you do n't want it for a pound I 'll have it back |
| 8 | ‘ Scheduling , ’ he repeated blandly with a patience that did n't fool her for an instant . |
| 9 | You do n't fool me for a second . ’ |
| 10 | I know you could n't hurt her for the world . |
| 11 | I would n't hurt her for the world . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Oh well , I suppose it wo n't hurt me for a couple of days . |
| 13 | He closed his eyes tightly ; then in a much quieter voice , he said , ‘ Pet , you know I would n't hurt you for the world , but you 're hurting me . |
| 14 | She looked at him as though in understanding , but she could n't answer him for a moment for there were so many things whirling around in her mind : that doctor and her Emma … |
| 15 | He did n't answer her for a moment ; when he did , it was quietly . |
| 16 | All you have ever read about the delights of fast-jet aerobatics still ca n't prepare you for the utter , mind-blowing super-smooth , almost silent exhilaration of the real thing ! |
| 17 | I did I did n't doubt it for a minute , I thought I know this |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't doubt it for a moment . ’ |
| 19 | Oh their life 's can be totally wrecked , I do n't doubt it for a moment . |
| 20 | Er what I actually mean is whenever you have an idiom , you can substitute in the position of a whole sentence or of a verb phrase , but you ca n't substitute it for a subject and a verb , leaving the object of the sentence intact . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't need them for the moment , ’ said Apricot , ‘ because Bernard and I do n't do it . |
| 22 | You do n't need me for the moment , but I 'll be back this afternoon . |
| 23 | He wo n't need it for a bit if this weather goes on . |
| 24 | We do n't need it for the expansion of our race ; indeed , it 's inimical to orderly civilization . |
| 25 | Once you have rehearsed , you will need to record a demo , especially as many venues wo n't consider you for a gig unless they have heard you on tape . |
| 26 | have ever gone into nursing now because she said I would n't do it for a grant . |
| 27 | I think the only other way of doing it is n't it is to say we wo n't do it for every course initially . |
| 28 | ‘ No I do n't do it for the money really . |
| 29 | ‘ And I 'd only go out with someone I really liked — I would n't do it for the sake of it . |
| 30 | You certainly did n't do it for the money . |