Example sentences of "do not come [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | One day he did not come downstairs for supper . |
| 2 | Norm was very busy these days , and often did not come home for dinner . |
| 3 | When Norm did not come home for dinner , or when he ate and went out again to a meeting , Mira would spend the evening reading . |
| 4 | Molly and Judith frequently went visiting other girls in the community after dinner and as often as not did not come home for tea ; and , since Malka had married and left Cork , Judith spent even more Sundays out of the house . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't come here for a boozy evening . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I did n't come here for a pen portrait . |
| 7 | ‘ Mr Nicholson , we did n't come here for a battle , ’ said Clinton . |
| 8 | ‘ We do n't come here for economic reasons — we come here to seek life . ’ |