Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [pron] for nothing " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 2 | I mean they do n't do nothing for nothing . |
| 3 | If you were part of the trust meetings and saw the degree of work that he does do regularly on our behalf it is quite considerable he does n't do it for nothing ! |
| 4 | ‘ They do n't detain them for nothing ! ’ was the refrain . |
| 5 | I would n't swap her for nothing … nothing . |
| 6 | Therefore , if they , the unemployed , want help from the State they must pay back from that State with some form of work , because you ca n't have something for nothing , not in a capitalist market economy . |
| 7 | If this was not so , why would it get funding ; you do n't get something for nothing these days … |
| 8 | I mean the question that has to be faced is that when you talk about cutting the costs in local government you also have to talk about the services which councils deliver , and you ca n't get something for nothing . |
| 9 | The Midland , which introduced free banking in 1984 , said : ‘ You do n't get anything for nothing any more . ’ |