Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you did n't stay for the evening ? |
| 2 | ‘ No , we wo n't stay for the party , ’ Guido was saying , as Ronni fought to shake the feeling from her . |
| 3 | She would need to buy something for Terry — even if she did n't stay for the wedding . |
| 4 | yeah , I find that , that I 've done it and I 've written down the answer and then I ca n't think which number does it go to , and by the time I 've got to number one they 're on about six , so I might as well , I 'm lost it completely , so I ca n't do that either and my project work , course work , goes towards certain percent of my marks and I ca n't think for the life of me why |
| 5 | So we 're gon na catch every traffic light on red now there was something I wanted to go into Wisbech for but I ca n't think for the life of me what it was , I must get stuck into this Christmas shopping again , really must so much to do and such little time to do it in oh he 's , he 's put that car down five hundred pounds , that price of that car was , that he got for sale on it seven , seven , nine , five , |
| 6 | Emma closed her eyes but for the moment she could n't answer for the throbbing in her throat . |
| 7 | great , I could n't wait For the life of Mrs |
| 8 | could n't wait For the life of Mrs |
| 9 | could n't wait For the life of Mrs Riley . |
| 10 | As Goffmann points out , the end of conversational encounters carry an increased risk of creating offence — in the sense that careless or perfunctory termination may convey the misleading impression that one could n't wait for the session to end and that as far as one was concerned the whole episode was a waste of time . |
| 11 | Ha Ha Ha I ca n't wait for the bullshit to flow as they try to explain away this one . |
| 12 | Having used a good CAVOK day absorbing its contents , I ca n't wait for the chance to get out and put some of Harvey Plourde 's theories to the test in my Champ — Bob Grimstead . |
| 13 | So do n't wait for the scratching to start . |
| 14 | I could n't wait for the air raids . |
| 15 | The moral do n't wait for the ref 's whistle . |
| 16 | I think I 'll I 'll not wait for Er if nothing comes in the post tomorrow I wo n't wait for the conference centre to get in touch with me , I 'll write to them tomorrow and drop it in . |
| 17 | For the time being she was excused from her prop-room duties and she need n't wait for the curtain call . |
| 18 | I wo n't wait for the card , for the bill to come in for the card . |
| 19 | I ca n't wait for the summer . |
| 20 | I could n't wait for the bell to ring at four in the afternoon when class would end and I could bang my lid for the last time before running all the way down the Whitechapel Road to help out on the barrow . |
| 21 | Watching them warm up was impressive , but we did n't wait for the show , wanting an early start for one of the best lines on the mountain . |
| 22 | I ca n't wait for the teacher 's watch to say 4.30 so I can go home . |
| 23 | ‘ Because you ca n't wait for the time when you 'll be a married woman ? ’ |
| 24 | If you do n't act for the mortgagee , you should now write to the mortgagee or the mortgagee 's solicitor , asking for a redemption figure as at completion date . |
| 25 | Rough or smooth , it did n't matter for the bond that grew between us was strong . |
| 26 | ‘ That does n't matter for the moment . |
| 27 | She could n't afford to run any risks , and there was certainly something mysterious about David Arrowsmith , something she could n't identify for the moment : so she did n't trust him . |
| 28 | The they used to the Non-conformists whether or not I could n't speak for the Church of England but er there 'd be a lot go you know i in the evening there 'd be several hundred at every one of these places , and there was , there 'd be , ooh four or five Non=conformist places in in . |
| 29 | ‘ Ca n't speak for the food , that 's Kay 's department , but I think I can promise that the tipple will be up to par . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ No — but I 'm afraid I ca n't speak for the future . ’ |