Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A tough looker is not necessarily a tough fighter , and we should not do him the favour of allowing his warpaint to add to our problems . |
| 2 | They should not think her a woman who had let herself go . |
| 3 | I mean , if we have a petition like they do on the counter in Welfare Rights in the Town Hall , I do n't think there be any opposition to that and the Libraries for the setting up of a P D S A branch , you know , I do n't see why , why we should n't give it a try . |
| 4 | Ch Chairman I , I , I , I would agree with Mr that we might er successfully change the order , but we ca n't er and should n't make it a condition of issuing that statement of conformity that Aida have done those things . |
| 5 | So if you follow that , it should n't , should n't cause you a problem . |
| 6 | The degree of emphasis given in each religion may vary considerably — some may not give it the prominence which another does . |
| 7 | Although many Homes may not give you an induction pack , you could start to make up one of your own . |
| 8 | and it 's on minimum premiums , you 've got a little bit of a discount there , but again , bearing in mind nine pound sixty might not buy them the cover they want . |
| 9 | In any case , she thought , I 'll not give him the opportunity to try . |
| 10 | Sons and spouses attended the meeting , having prepared beforehand that they would tell their mother personally that they could not offer her a home , but would keep in touch with . |
| 11 | Rain asked whether he could not tell her the story on the telephone . |
| 12 | Even so , he could not disillusion her ; could not tell her the depths to which he had sunk . |
| 13 | Which was okay when he was younger ; his mother , she had helped him choose his first wigs ( even if he could not tell her the cause of his fright , all his hair was on the pillow ) . |
| 14 | She felt she could not tell him the truth to his face , but there was another way . |
| 15 | She could not tell him about Havvie ; neither could she speak the lie to him , not to Dr Neil , but she could not tell him the truth , for that would mean telling him who she was , and she could not tell him that , not here , not now ; it would spoil everything between them if he knew that she was the spoiled and pampered American Princess . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ The supporters know I have always spoken to them in honesty and when I could not give them the truth I have kept my mouth shut . |
| 17 | I told the hon. Gentleman that I could not give him the information for which he asked until October , when the 1991 population figures would become available . |
| 18 | And I 'm glad enough to have you back , since you could not give me the grandson I hoped for — ’ |
| 19 | I was prepared to tell la Principessa you could not pay her a visit . ’ |
| 20 | His arm still lay there , so gently that she could not find it a pressure . |
| 21 | He could not deny her the comfort of this lie any more than he could deny her a piece of bread if she were starving . |
| 22 | ‘ Too bad you could n't make me a mother . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 've been an Overseas ’ Corporation Executive for the last ten years and I 've always been told that the reason the Corporation could n't pay me the salary it paid to Americans doing similar work was because my salary had to be related to British salary scales . ’ |
| 24 | Could n't give her a ring could you and ask her if she could have one ready for us ? |
| 25 | France and Spain , okay , if you only got one of those countries right we could n't give you the point , it has to be both , question eighteen , in which book would you find the character Long John Silver ? |
| 26 | You sat there , Robin Banko , and you wrote such total rubbish they could n't give you an A , B or C for a single subject . |
| 27 | It 's ba , yes , I I could n't give you an answer , because I I I |
| 28 | ‘ Too bad you could n't tell him the truth — that whatever class that dress gets it owes to you . ’ |
| 29 | He could n't tell me a price . |
| 30 | But one one time one man put up and I do n't know the reason why and I could n't tell you the year but his name was er the Honour somebody . |