Example sentences of "n't [verb] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Organiser Rosemary Waters said : ‘ The phone has n't stopped ringing for credit card enquiries . |
| 2 | They have n't stopped smiling for at least two decades , which suggests an extremely bad case of lockjaw . |
| 3 | I 'll make do for myself but I wo n't make do for them . |
| 4 | Dealing with injured bats , unwanted newts and cats with bad breath is all in the line of duty for Christine Hall — and it 's a job she would n't want to swap for a million pounds . |
| 5 | ‘ We do n't want to go for the sort of so called innovation that can alienate an audience , ’ he exclaims when we talk about the sometimes clichéd dynamics of their music . |
| 6 | If the child does n't want to go for the first test or even the second test , it is their right . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ But I do n't want to go for a sail ! ’ |
| 8 | I do n't want to go for a ride ! |
| 9 | For those who do n't want to cook for themselves , the bar serves snacks . |
| 10 | Frustrated I can not land what I want to do , and do n't want to settle for the wrong thing . |
| 11 | I did n't want to wait for the baby to appear through the navel . |
| 12 | In fact , unreasonable behaviour is often used as a means of getting a quickie divorce where husband and wife both want one but do n't want to wait for the two-year separation period ; and because the age of chivalry is still not dead , men are often willing to let their wives petition for divorce when the fault is fifty-fifty , or even when the women are more to blame . |
| 13 | Tom wants someone on hand but I do n't want to ask for extra men on Boxing Day in case of trouble which might well not happen . |
| 14 | I do n't want to press for an answer tonight |
| 15 | And anyway I do n't want to beg for Edgar 's help , or make trouble for him . |
| 16 | ‘ No , but Nick ( Logan ) would send you on jobs you did n't want to do for various misdemeanours . |
| 17 | The hostility of the Newcastle poetry scene ca n't hurt him : he does n't want to perform for poets , anyway . |
| 18 | let them live it , do n't want saving for the children , no , they do n't want nothing |
| 19 | Meanwhile , Gordon Durie reacted angrily to Tottenham 's claims that he does n't want to play for them . |
| 20 | ‘ They will want to be playing in the World Cup — yet I 've seen Steve Nicol decide he does n't want to play for Scotland anymore . |
| 21 | His wife Doreen said : ‘ I do n't want to comment for obvious reasons but I 'm happy with what my husband says . ’ |
| 22 | Or maybe he does n't want freeing for the Fleet , eh ? |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't want to work for you , I 'm employed very nicely working for myself and the name of Morgan is respected already in town , which is more than can be said for that of the Grenfells . ’ |
| 24 | And if anyone is callous enough to check on that story then I would n't want to work for them anyway . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't want to work for you ! |
| 26 | He might turn up he might turn up and then say no sorry twenty grand forget it , do n't want to work for you anyway . |
| 27 | We were numb ; we did n't want to speak for fear of returning to our banal selves again . |
| 28 | ‘ You do n't want to look for another ? ’ |
| 29 | They wo n't think to look for me here , though . |
| 30 | ‘ We did n't think to look for you , ’ he said . |