Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I accept your favour , my lady , although I may not wear it on my sleeve as a true knight should . |
| 2 | I do n't know why Barny chose to eat his own chicks , but I must n't judge him in human terms . |
| 3 | But excuse me , my grandmother , I must n't keep her in the cold . ’ |
| 4 | I it is not envisaged I mean I must n't mislead you at all I want I want to be understood on this issue . |
| 5 | Is there any reason why I should not send you to prison for a very long time ’ |
| 6 | Tammuz Malamute , or whoever you are , I should not forgive you for this , he thought wearily . |
| 7 | Then again , I wondered if I should n't leave it to charity . |
| 8 | But rather than see people going without , erm if I had access to good clothing , I did n't see why I should n't give it to them . |
| 9 | No , I should n't put them in the garage they 'll get damp there . |
| 10 | But I 'll not bore you with second-hand accounts of the way he lives . |
| 11 | I 'll not charge you for that |
| 12 | I 'll not ask you in there with the table because there was n't enough room . |
| 13 | Derby winner Dr Devious also raced freely before weakening into 10th and jockey Chris McCarron , who replaced regular rider John Reid , reported afterwards : ‘ I could n't control him at all . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , ’ I answered , ‘ but I could n't do it for ever . |
| 15 | There were so many mistakes I could n't do it over the telephone . |
| 16 | You , you might think , ooh I do n't really know what I 'm doing at the moment er perhaps I could n't do it on my own . |
| 17 | I told all my friends what I was doing and they were supportive , although one or two wondered why I could n't do it by myself . |
| 18 | Hick , speaking as the England squad completed its pre-Indian tour preparations at Lilleshall yesterday , added : ‘ I wanted to know why my form in the one-day internationals was good , while I could n't do it in the Tests . |
| 19 | No — I could n't justify it to other people . |
| 20 | I also told him of my affection for you and that I could n't injure you by marrying you without love . |
| 21 | I could n't bear him near me after . ’ |
| 22 | But I could n't leave him like that , his back and legs bare . |
| 23 | But I could n't leave it at that . |
| 24 | You 'd really need to see them to I mean I could n't explain it to you really . |
| 25 | ‘ When my boyfriend tried to touch me , I could n't stand him to be near me . |
| 26 | At this stage I could n't expect him to be on the bit , but nor did I want him slopping along . |
| 27 | She keeps giving me clothes — ; not this dear old awful thing , Mrs McPhee at home made this — and making me practise manners and the piano and I could n't tell her about last night , I could n't , I ca n't disappoint another person , not after my mother — ’ and Alexandra put her head down on to the slice of bread on her plate and burst into tears . |
| 28 | ‘ I could n't tell him for sure , but he 's been taking Vulcan out most days . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , ’ Josie said , turning her page and then refolding the newspaper to keep it manageable , ‘ I could n't tell you for sure . |
| 30 | ‘ Putney Heath , but I could n't tell you on the telephone . ’ |