Example sentences of "n't [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This type of policy is n't limited to motor claims ’ |
| 2 | Why spend money on things you ca n't relate to profit ? |
| 3 | He is on call round-the-clock in Minehead , Somerset , and does n't hesi-tate to turn out in the middle of the night if necessary . |
| 4 | If animals ca n't adapt to change then they will die out just as the dinosaurs did . |
| 5 | And te ’ ting is , when Shane takes his bath , he do n't botter to move the snake out of te' tob ! ’ |
| 6 | It 's also interesting for the odd solo — listen to The Who 's I Ca n't Explain to see what I mean . |
| 7 | Do n't rush to use medications before the nature of the problem is clear . |
| 8 | Unlike the others , she did n't rush to say how pleased she was to see him after all this time ; she did n't make polite small talk about Lucasta Redburn 's death . |
| 9 | Because of the circumstances under which most replacement gutters are fitted , however , they may not join up as beautifully as you 'd like , which may mean that they need more regular cleaning — but do n't rush to criticise your builder — it probably was n't his fault if he had to join up to existing work . |
| 10 | She wished she was n't offended that he did n't rush to assure her that she was n't that bad a waitress . |
| 11 | Joe , who had n't stopped to put anything on , was wearing only his long pants , his chest and feet bare . |
| 12 | If you had n't stopped to give me a lift this morning , I 'd still be shuffling along the road to Tangiers . ’ |
| 13 | Apart from the finer details of the carving , which she had n't stopped to note , all the doors looked alike . |
| 14 | ‘ Your uncle , as you know , comes in at ten past twelve on the dot and Carrie a few minutes after , that is if she has n't stopped to gaze in the shops . |
| 15 | Markby hoped it was n't intended to imitate him . |
| 16 | He drew in his breath with elation , but he could see by the way she bit her lip that she had n't intended to let the confession slip . |
| 17 | At the inquest they said he probably had n't intended to kill himself because he had a return ticket in his pocket . |
| 18 | It is n't intended to go anywhere , just fill the time of day … on and on and on with no point or purpose other than to fill the time , like the rocking of a chair . ’ |
| 19 | Luce had n't intended to take it ; her lips had parted on a purely reflex action . |
| 20 | He had n't intended to give her time to try a countermove . |
| 21 | Drawing packages are commonly used for graphic design , creative and technical illustration , editing clip-art and so on , and are n't intended to give a photo-realistic finish . |
| 22 | The Safrane is n't intended to engage BMW and Mercedes , but rather to outshine Ford , Rover , Vauxhall , Audi , Peugeot and Citroen . |
| 23 | It was the first time she 'd seen him smile and , though it obviously was n't intended to charm , it took her breath away and made her pulses quicken . |
| 24 | It was n't intended to duplicate , the work of the tenants ' association , it was it was looking at different kinds of of issues . |
| 25 | She had n't intended to sound quite so vehement , but what she needed most right at this moment was to put as much distance as was humanly possible between herself and Adam . |
| 26 | She had n't intended to get her friend into trouble . |
| 27 | ‘ You see , we had n't intended to get married for a long time yet — there being so many drawbacks , ’ she began . |
| 28 | I had n't intended to speak on the external affairs section , but the discussion had widened so much that I came in with the attached remarks . |
| 29 | ‘ I — I had n't intended to come so far . ’ |
| 30 | " I had n't intended to stay away long , of course ; certainly not long enough for you to find yourself another wife . |