Example sentences of "[not/n't] go for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Healey , Acquisitions Monthly editor , said UK companies do not go for smaller acquisitions out of choice . |
| 2 | ‘ It is such a nice day , why not go for a swim ? |
| 3 | The magazine would not go for it ; they could not afford the lawsuits . |
| 4 | Adult cats do not go for walks together . |
| 5 | They 've got the ability to score from 70 metres out , as they showed against Scotland , so why not go for it ? |
| 6 | IF YOU 'VE GOT THE TIME AND PATIENCE , WHY NOT GO FOR A SPOT OF DIY ! |
| 7 | We could not go for a walk that afternoon . |
| 8 | Inevitably , the image of his father , the image of his family , the image of his class , were at the forefront of this searing reappraisal : When my father was fifteen years old , he did not go for holidays on beaches , as I did with his money . |
| 9 | If you live too far away to drive up for the day why not go for an extended weekend ? |
| 10 | ‘ Do not go for lonely walks while I am away . ’ |
| 11 | And this is quite unique when you go to South Africa and you see what 's happening that black leaders and blacks do not go for quick votes and quick solutions , we 're not trying to keep , tu turn people against whites . |
| 12 | If you expect to pass , why not go for a merit ? or for a distinction ? or one of our prestigious prizes ? |
| 13 | In this case , Lord Denning distinguished Bartlett v Sidney Marcus ( 1965 ) by explaining that if a car does not go for a reasonable time and the engine breaks up , this is evidence to show that the car was not fit for its purpose when sold . |
| 14 | That does n't necessarily mean that everybody is going to have a win win relationship all the time but why not go for it . |
| 15 | ‘ I do not go for the peaked caps , epaulettes and dummy holsters , ’ he said . |
| 16 | They staggered on for a year or two after that , but Tesco 's had a big , big change of policy they were no longer high and kick them out cheap , they decided to promote a quality in which stamps did not go for and erm |
| 17 | In the end , they did get some players and I have said I am pretty satisfied that the England players who went did n't go for money . |
| 18 | At the heart of the mother 's fury was the fact that the teacher was a self-confessed lesbian — and apparently added insult to injury by assuring the mother : ‘ I do n't go for young girls . |
| 19 | So I hope Sony 's marketing department does n't go for too narrow a target audience . |
| 20 | Of course some people do n't go for recording the guitar that way because they think you lose the dynamics . |
| 21 | You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) . |
| 22 | It 's all right for a man ; men are used to smutty books and vulgar jokes — women do n't go for things like that . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ And I do n't go for the fancy decorations and general hoo-hah . |
| 24 | And it 's funny an' all that the dirty buggers do n't go for the ragged-arsed lot that 's swarmin , the place . |
| 25 | Midlanders do n't go for Nastassia Kinski or Gabriella Sabatini in their fantasies . |
| 26 | Bailey does n't go for idiots , he 's not a … what 's that awful word for women ? … bimbo man . ’ |
| 27 | She does n't go for princes , Gillian . |
| 28 | I remember there were invitations given out to go to it , sherry party , I had an invitation but I did n't go for some reason |
| 29 | It seems that if you 've done an arts degree , apart from social science , then really you 're in line for jobs that science students go for as well , whereas arts students ca n't go for science degree jobs so you 've got more scope to apply for . |
| 30 | Modern audiences — I can hear Letterman saying this — wo n't go for the idea that Claudia , who is in some senses — although we ‘ re not spelling this out , okay — a new woman , would take part in the killing of lions for a documentary . |