Example sentences of "i [vb mod] not for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may not for instance sue somebody in a court of law . |
| 2 | By dint of merit , I 'll the Lawrel snatch ; I 'll not for it 's reversion tamely Watch . |
| 3 | For the next few days I was horribly inactive , gripped by a lethargy that I could not for the life of me understand . |
| 4 | For all that , I could not for some days quite bring myself to raise the matter again with Mr Farraday . |
| 5 | I said that it would be unkind and discourteous to decline a visit , but I could not for the life of me see how I could help him where persons of much greater power were impotent . |
| 6 | Yes , well , I have had a recent case , erm of within the ward that I visited , so I am aware of having the number of problems in the past , I am aware of the problems , but I could not for personal circumstances do the afternoon that day . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , I considered most carefully what might be the most opportune occasion to bring the matter up with him ; for although I would not for one moment , as I say , suspect Mr Farraday of inconsistency , it nevertheless made sense not to broach the topic when he was preoccupied or distracted . |
| 8 | ‘ I would not for a moment have it supposed that I mean anything derogatory to Dr. Yeats … but human nature is fallible . |
| 9 | I would not for a moment be without these sterling qualities but the imagery of this great movement is vivid and declamatory and Bach 's intention was surely to arouse the passions of his audience . |
| 10 | It is wholly unnecessary to go that far in the present case and I would not for a moment suggest that the common law of England is bound or even likely to follow every twist of the development of the common law in the United States . |
| 11 | Gentlemen , I would not for the world be judge in a cause in which I am one party among three . |
| 12 | And I would not for the world meddle with her plans , though I am proud that she has consented on the way to visit me for a while . |
| 13 | I would not for the world keep him from his rest . |
| 14 | I would not for my amusement wish for a storm ; but as storms , whether wished or not , will sometimes happen , I may say , without violation of humanity , that I should willingly look out upon them from Slanes [ sic ] castle . ’ |
| 15 | However , I would not for one moment deny the continuity and the gradualness of the processes which are changing the earth . |
| 16 | If your good lady mother is indisposed , I would not for the world — ’ |
| 17 | I would not for a moment propose we face the same immediate peril confronting the world in the early 1940s . |
| 18 | Sir er sir the I think I would not for a moment argue that minerals considerations can be ove overriding in this matter . |
| 19 | I can not for the life of me imagine a place as distant as Italy . |
| 20 | I can not for the life of me understand anglers who use those lifeless , poker-like , stepped-up carp rods coupled with lines of 12lb or less . |
| 21 | Only my problem is , all my package-tour details were in the small valise , and — would you believe it ? — I can not for the life of me recall where I am checked in . |
| 22 | I can not for the life of me see why children have to take so long to grow up . |
| 23 | ‘ Lady Lavinia , ’ Theda said firmly , ‘ even were I to give you my advice , which must necessarily be based on very little knowledge , I can not for a moment imagine that you would take it . ’ |
| 24 | I can not for the life of me see why the County Council as the Statutory Authority and supposedly an independent er er body to British Coal is so resistant to a full public inquiry when only the clear er proposals of British Coal will come out . |
| 25 | I can not for the life of me see why they 're so resistant to it . |
| 26 | I can not for the life of me see this is a reasonable attitude on the part of the County Council . |
| 27 | It is a terrible , solitary kind of life , whereby I can not for instance have people with whom I can discuss my writing , unless I leave the country and meet people like Bessie Head , who died , or Buchi Emecheta and Ama Ata Aidoo . |
| 28 | I can not for the life of me see Wilko releasin Rocky , especially for only 1 Million . |
| 29 | Sir , — I can not for one moment imagine that Ian McGeechan will ‘ feel hugely satisfied because his backs are beginning to fulfil some of the potential that they have shown for years ’ ( David Sole , 8 March ) after the disappointment of the 26-12 humiliation by England last Saturday . |