Example sentences of "not [to-vb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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1 | If charges are intended to raise money , it seems odd not to impose them for staying in hospital or visiting a GP . |
2 | I unlocked the passenger door of the Transit for them but I thought it best not to open it for them or offer them a hand up and in . |
3 | Daft as it seems , we could have won it because the kick was produced too quick for Paul Simpson and we hit the ball later on , Mark Stein 's a little back header , very unlucky not to win it for us . |
4 | ‘ A part of your father 's gift I think you have , if you can learn not to deface it for spite because I am in the same world with you . ’ |
5 | It also did something to the plumbing , and it was decided not to keep us for the month we had been promised , but to billet us out to houses nearby . |
6 | It is crucial not to repeat it for the surprise will be gone and all the children will be looking for is the method . |
7 | If you must , have a television in the room , but it is best not to watch it for too long , as the warmth of the set makes its plastic components give off fumes . |
8 | There is nothing more annoying to a journalist who is working on a story than to be told that the PRO will ring back with the relevant numbers and then not to get them for another two or three days . |
9 | He gained his school colours for rugger and was unlucky not to get them for the Field Game and the Wall Game — another game confined to Eton . |
10 | Why else would the Oldenburgs have visited this great cathedral if not to check it for security ? |
11 | This newly created honourary office carried with it ex officio membership of the executive committee so that , it was hoped Ayliffe 's years of experience would not be wholly lost to the Association by his decision not to offer himself for reelection as President . |
12 | We have been asked not to say anything for security reasons . |
13 | We want Annabelle and Steven to enjoy the things we never had , not to take them for granted , but to appreciate how lucky they are to be able to celebrate like this surrounded by their families and friends . |
14 | ‘ I warned you not to take me for granted , Kathleen . |
15 | She was very careful after that not to take him for granted , even occasionally making excuses to refuse his sporadic invitations , although it tore her to shreds not to be with him at every opportunity . |
16 | Macmillan — worried by the age gap between himself and the young president — was careful not to take anything for granted . |
17 | She joined the Garter knights for a reception and lunch before the ceremony before deciding not to join them for the service at St George 's Chapel . |