Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] n't [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If no-one admits to having been sick during the day , or ca n't produce a witness that he was , we shall want to know what they all ate for the evening meal . |
| 2 | To the crofters who scraped a meagre living at their base they were acres of near-vertical land that could n't support a turnip . |
| 3 | Then she switches on a dumb schoolgirl smile that would n't fool a grandma and she says , ‘ Hey , you dealing , man ? |
| 4 | When a woman lunches on a plate of raw spinach that would n't satisfy a tortoise , she simply wo n't have the energy to demand a seat on the board . |
| 5 | But the management did respond and er I think it was just because of the sheer pressure of the shop stewards er making continuous overtures to them on each and every problem that came up , and they were not going to be set aside er with a simple answer er that would n't satisfy a member . |
| 6 | Unheeding , the Welshman went on , ‘ How are their wives expected to feed a family on a lump of cheese not big enough for a mouse , and a handful of peas that would n't satisfy a guinea-pig ? |
| 7 | Got a nose that would n't disgrace a bloodhound , and a phenomenal memory . ’ |
| 8 | Then she realized it was her own desire to be valued , noticed even , that made her want to do something that would n't take a minute once she 'd started . |
| 9 | The type that ca n't get a job in the State system , or has lost one . |
| 10 | Can you advise me on an effective type of draughtproofing that wo n't cost a fortune ? |
| 11 | A new idea from Ideal-Standard that wo n't raise a mother 's temperature . |
| 12 | It was well trussed up by now , and could n't move a finger . |
| 13 | She claimed Union President Christopher Hall , who was dressed in a multi-coloured clown suit , was ‘ completely plastered and could n't string a sentence together ’ . |
| 14 | God was something that you glimpsed in only your rarest moments , and could n't put a name to . |
| 15 | ‘ I spent ages crawling around the hotel 's foundations and could n't find a way out . |
| 16 | I 'd driven over , and could n't believe a country so beautiful could harbour such violence as I was to see then and year after year ever since . |
| 17 | Read the paper and could n't remember a word of it . |
| 18 | ‘ I looked at the walls in the Goldie boathouse and saw the names of all the crews and could n't see a cox with three wins on the trot . |
| 19 | ‘ Fernand has been badly traumatised , but he 's a gentle soul and would n't lay a finger on anyone , ’ Melissa insisted . |
| 20 | He did n't , and said he 'd call you and would n't leave a name . |
| 21 | He blamed Rose , and would n't have a word said against William . |
| 22 | In its defence , X/Open says it has already identified how and where OLTP products need to interface , though it does n't specify them and would n't put a timeframe on when the first X/Open-branded OLTP product would be available . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , ’ Kitty continued , ‘ all those years in that heat then she walks off to see the summer-house and would n't take a cardigan . |
| 24 | He 's half starved — and ca n't do a thing about it . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ She knows I 'm allergic to horses and ca n't fire a gun . ’ |
| 26 | Scum flounder hopelessly without him ( and ca n't get a penny for him ) . |
| 27 | He is very thorough on the tactics and wo n't miss a thing . |
| 28 | Today Overseas Development Minister Baroness Chalker did announce an extra 3 million pounds to help with the drought in Southern Africa , but could n't give a commitment on future spending plans . |
| 29 | And then the women I did want to go to bed with , but could n't conduct a conversation with . ’ |
| 30 | Charsky tried to shout that he too was here , but could n't utter a sound . |