Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [verb] i [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the reinforcements could not inform me of the health of Colonel Vaughan , but they all had vivid recollections of the most unusual weather conditions in the Highlands , and at the moment regarded their situation here in Normandy as an improvement on Achnacarry . |
| 2 | He could not see me behind the curtains , and clearly did not expect an answer . |
| 3 | He could not hear me above the din of the crowd . |
| 4 | She could not convince me at the time that anything bad could happen , now that I had finally ‘ solved ’ my eating problems , and for a short time I felt jubilant , relieved and ecstatic . |
| 5 | Byron would not have me in the larger house , claiming that the dogs would never tolerate my presence without howling all night . |
| 6 | He would not let me off the hook until I had confessed that I could no longer work with my boss . |
| 7 | The book is intended for undergraduates in their second or third year of a philosophy degree , but this need not necessarily deter readers with other backgrounds ; e.g. , my father claims to be able to understand it , though perhaps he would not thank me for the suggestion that he is representative . |
| 8 | Yeah , but they would n't pay me for the hour I was sitting there doing nothing you see |
| 9 | Times hard , thought of all days , thought the old lady still would n't let me of the old erm |
| 10 | He wanted to make sure he knew who 'd been the problem and would n't let me off the hook . |
| 11 | I 'm a I I I 'm an er avid golfer , you I did n't say a golfer because that meant I could play , erm but I would n't put me on the golf clubs . |
| 12 | I hope they do n't call another in a fortnight , but it would n't surprise me in the least . |
| 13 | I mean , it would n't surprise me in the least if , if you analyzed this dream you discovered it had nothing to do with being at school and nothing to do with taking exams . |
| 14 | I would n't trust me on the golf club scene . |
| 15 | Lee Marvin , who had a good supporting role in the film , told me , ‘ The big problem I had with Monty Clift was that he would n't look me in the eye . |
| 16 | With any luck my father would n't call me for the milking too early ; he generally does n't when I 've been out on patrol the night before . |
| 17 | One of the most respected of our club members , on our committee of management , Pavel Pavlovich Gaganov , an elderly man ad highly esteemed , had formed the innocent habit of following anything he had to say with the vehement addition , ‘ No , sir , you ca n't lead me by the nose ! ’ |
| 18 | Ca n't hang me from the yard-arm , though . |
| 19 | I suppose she 's just done one for you , no wonder you ca n't look me in the face . ’ |
| 20 | But he ca n't look me in the face . |
| 21 | That 's why you ca n't look me in the eyes . ’ |
| 22 | If you ca n't hear me at the back because my voice drops from time to time then shout away because I 'm not always aware of how well it carries . |
| 23 | And she was glad to have the strength of anger against him as she deciphered coolly , ‘ What you 're really saying is that either I leave Travis alone , or , if you ca n't get me over the Norwood & Chambers contract , you wo n't rest until you find some other contract I 've had small dealings with and which did n't work out , which added together will amount to dereliction of duty . ’ |
| 24 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
| 25 | The doctors are appalled by the press , everybody is appalled ; the nurse is freaking out and saying she will not take me to the operating theatre because they will take my picture and harass me ; she is terrified somebody is going to hit her , so in the end my lawyer wheels me because nobody else dares . |
| 26 | Unfortunately though , my nose will not let me off the hook and I am forced to leave it . |
| 27 | ‘ People will not remember me for the amount of money I have accumulated so much as the titles I have won . |
| 28 | Well she wo n't tell me about the other one . |
| 29 | Yes , I had forgotten ; you must get someone else , and if you 're worrying about my career I 'll remind you I 'm quite well known in the fashion world and a few weeks ’ absence wo n't hurt me in the least . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ The guys wo n't keep me on the team . |