Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , Oh you ca n't sack her for that ! |
| 2 | they 're saying that their fixing figures by not putting people on the waiting list so the waiting lists are shorter , because they 're putting , not , they 're saying that to people we ca n't treat you for about two years so I 'm not going to put you on the list at the moment , so they 're , cooking the books , that 's what they reckon |
| 3 | I would n't swop it for anything . ’ |
| 4 | she said yeah , she , erm , the reason that women who does the earrings could n't make them for me , was that she buys all the parts , well the flower earrings she makes , she buys all these parts and she ex assembles them which ever parts you want |
| 5 | ‘ I ca n't make it for you . ’ |
| 6 | Batty could n't make it for the second half against Villa after a recurrence of a calf injury he received against Wimbledon last Saturday . |
| 7 | ‘ To be honest , I could n't even say when I 'm going to be back but I 've got to realistically think I wo n't make it for the European Cup . ’ |
| 8 | They did n't want me for pastoral and I 'm not head of department . |
| 9 | ‘ You would n't want me for a cousin-in-law , by the sound of it . ’ |
| 10 | I would n't want you for an enemy , Harry . |
| 11 | ‘ But I do n't want you for a stonechipper ! |
| 12 | sha n't want 'em for a long while |
| 13 | Mrs Heseltine has said that she and her husband talk things over endlessly : ‘ I want him to succeed , but I do n't want it for myself . |
| 14 | ‘ Now I know he 's been trying everything he can to take my place and whatever James Hunt says , he does n't want it for nothing . ’ |
| 15 | Then he said flatly , ‘ He ca n't want it for Fincara , because Fand attacked him . |
| 16 | right if you do n't want it for a pound I 'll have it back |
| 17 | The Greek police could n't nail you for anything , but we 're not quite so fussy over technicalities . |
| 18 | ‘ Scheduling , ’ he repeated blandly with a patience that did n't fool her for an instant . |
| 19 | It would n't fool them for long but it would do for a moment . |
| 20 | You do n't fool me for a second . ’ |
| 21 | Oh it wo n't hurt him for once . |
| 22 | I know you could n't hurt her for the world . |
| 23 | You could n't hurt her for me and I would n't wish you to . |
| 24 | I would n't hurt her for the world . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Oh well , I suppose it wo n't hurt me for a couple of days . |
| 26 | He closed his eyes tightly ; then in a much quieter voice , he said , ‘ Pet , you know I would n't hurt you for the world , but you 're hurting me . |
| 27 | Like because their account , you know , if you write , like if I wrote a cheque out to you today , and you did n't cash it for four weeks |
| 28 | She looked at him as though in understanding , but she could n't answer him for a moment for there were so many things whirling around in her mind : that doctor and her Emma … |
| 29 | He did n't answer her for a moment ; when he did , it was quietly . |
| 30 | All you have ever read about the delights of fast-jet aerobatics still ca n't prepare you for the utter , mind-blowing super-smooth , almost silent exhilaration of the real thing ! |