Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pron] for " in BNC.
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1 | When he said he was moving to Loxford to start another life before it was too late , she thought of abandoning him but she did not think it for long . |
2 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
3 | ‘ Lord Mandru will not eat you for breakfast ! ’ he said . |
4 | While you are confused , why not prepare yourself for a chat with your bank manager ? |
5 | This suggests that something is amiss with the job definition and , by implication , also with education and training which does not prepare them for the reality . |
6 | Whatever you may have read or heard about their relationship still can not prepare you for her own account . |
7 | for the animal in its mud burrow , valuable time will be lost if it can not prepare itself for foraging until after the tide has left the shore . |
8 | Whether you are on your own or surrounded by family why not make one for your home this Advent ? |
9 | She did not make one for Jamie . |
10 | If it were not human you would not want it for research and if it was not human no one would deny you having it for research . ’ |
11 | That may be the competitive advantage that the hon. Gentleman wants for his constituents , but I do not want it for mine . |
12 | Cunningham 's chummy dropping of the ‘ Mr ’ from his name did not fool him for a moment : the withdrawn and irascible figure he had encountered in mid-afternoon was nearer the soul of this man than mine accommodating and smiling host of the Skein of Geese 's oak-panelled restaurant . |
13 | Obviously this action-after-the-event does not compensate you for your lost holiday , but the hotel ultimately decides whose bookings it will honour in such situations , and sometimes it seeks to maximise its profit rather than honour contractual obligations . |
14 | But it is too soon for him to face the likes of Devon Malcolm , and Fletcher said the tour selectors would not consider him for the pipe opener in Faridabad . |
15 | Why not consider it for your top people now ? |
16 | I am not going out of my mind , she thought , and if , at the moment , the outside world does not recognise me for what I am , my sister knows she has only to speak a word here and there , to take a decision , and who will listen to me ? |
17 | So far , the various Hawker pension funds have not been merged with those of its new parent company and the £512m BTR surplus does not include anything for Hawker . |
18 | Buying a ticket for last night 's game does NOT guarantee one for the all-Ireland clash in November — unless a formal application was made at the time of purchase to the IFA office . |
19 | He did not qualify him for income support , he supported him on to the back of his ass , he took him to the inn . |
20 | Because the infant is unwanted by one or two people at one point in time does not qualify it for extermination . |
21 | This , Emecheta explains , is a very strong goddess of the Ibos , so strong that Hausa soldiers dare not attack her for fear of being made impotent . |
22 | ‘ I did not bring it for that purpose , ’ said Andrus hoarsely . |
23 | If the court adjourns the hearing of an application in accordance with regulation 143 but does not refer it for inquiry and report , then — ( a ) within 21 days of the adjournment , the unassisted party shall file an affidavit of costs and resources together with original exhibits and any other documents necessary to support the affidavit ; and ( b ) not less than 21 days before the adjourned hearing , the unassisted party shall serve notice on the area director of the date and time of the adjourned hearing together with a copy of his affidavit of costs and resources ( and of any exhibits and supporting documents ) . |
24 | Paint and varnish slow down moisture changes in wood but they do not prevent them for no paint is impermeable to water vapour . |
25 | ULSTER cattle herds could be under threat from ‘ imported ’ bovine diseases which may not show themselves for several years . |
26 | " Louise , ah yes , but you can not sacrifice yourself for her . |
27 | When George saw that Curley was attacking Lennie , George allowed Lennie to fight back because he knew that he could not do everything for Lennie . |
28 | it 's like the , cos I keep saying if you must do those F's you do it at school I said , but do not do them for me , I said if you do I do not want to see them , but again you 've got a conflict there between home and school |
29 | We do not do it for any other aspect of our social existence . |
30 | We should not do it for our sex . |