Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That reminds me , I must n't forget the black pudding for tonight , ’ Bedelia said as yet another shiny black behind came up on the screen . |
| 2 | I must n't go the wrong way , Alice thought to herself as she made her way to the platform . |
| 3 | I must not make the same mistake this time . |
| 4 | I was led into all these commitments in a very friendly and deferential spirit , and in a similar spirit of friendship and hospitality I was invited to numerous social engagements , from impressive lunch in honour of the Minister of Education to an invitation to a private home in Jaipur , where my kind host and hostess had gone to the trouble of preparing sandwiches , cake , chips ( without the fish ) and pudding , in case I should not like the Indian dishes served for the other guests ! |
| 5 | I should not wish the young King to know about it or see , for he would not find it to his liking ; but I fear , so white is the stone , that he can not fail to see it from Mathefelon . |
| 6 | ‘ Is there any reason that I should not take an early stroll on the beaches like Mr Dickens himself ? ’ |
| 7 | No I should n't think the Chinese have got much time for that sort of approach to life . |
| 8 | well I do n't know how they work it , but I should n't get a bad one , it should be okay , I mean my dad 's gon na give me money anyway , so , I mean if I , London City so Phil was saying one of the best in the country he says that , so hopefully if they , they give me an offer , the others should as well |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't see why I should n't enjoy a little privacy , since Adam invited me . ’ |
| 10 | to the third year and I might not do the fourth year . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I 'll not feed the evil bitch ! |
| 12 | I 'll not call a formal divisional meeting , we had that on Wednesday . |
| 13 | Having slugged back a glass of plum brandy , she says : ‘ I 'm a good Christian , but I 'll not turn the other cheek if some Albanian plucks out the eyes of a fellow Serb , or rapes a little girl , or castrates a 12-year-old Serbian boy … |
| 14 | But eventually I got it right , I had to — I could n't do the advanced course without the basic one under my belt . |
| 15 | I could n't do the old one now . |
| 16 | I could n't do the Forties bit at all , padded shoulders and crêpy things , ugh , and pageboys — I think it must have been purely Oedipal , those were my parents ' things , dammit , what I was getting away from . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , I could n't fish the last two but in my side challenge with Simon I did n't need to . |
| 18 | I could n't bear the mournful look on his face . |
| 19 | Eventually I stopped asking , because I could n't bear the sad little shake of his head that meant Not this time either . |
| 20 | I could n't stand a smelly cat tearin' me 'ome ter pieces , ’ she told him . |
| 21 | I said I could n't stand the orangeady carpet any more and he 's bought me some Indian and Turkish rugs . |
| 22 | ‘ I could n't stand the short working week and I really would n't know what to do with all that bribe money . ’ |
| 23 | Whenever Mackie was n't actively helping Tremayne she stayed close also to Fiona , and although I tried I could n't dislodge the underlying anxiety in their eyes . |
| 24 | And I could n't tell a triple Axel from a double Salko in a million years , let alone perform one ! |
| 25 | ‘ Well , I could n't give a damn how it looks to you ! ’ she retorted angrily . |
| 26 | I could n't eat the damn meal I had erm steak and kidney puddings , no steak and kidney pastry pie . |
| 27 | ‘ I can remember phone numbers , decks of cards , all the Olympic medal-winners going back a century but I could n't remember the right day on which to turn up — at least I was n't a week late . ’ |
| 28 | I could n't remember the last time he 'd shown me so much affection . |
| 29 | It tasted dry , like pasteboard , but it was food and I could n't remember the last time I had eaten . |
| 30 | I wanted one for er saying granddad one from the kids and I could n't get a decent one |