Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [vb infin] [noun] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You must n't make faces at people , my dear ; you look like a dog that 's baring it 's teeth . |
| 2 | Doctors say the problems should n't put lives at risk … but the problem will get worse unless more resources are forthcoming . |
| 3 | For example , the doctor who used crutches said that he would find surgery difficult and could not visit patients at home because of access problems . |
| 4 | Mrs Short : I could n't handle George at weekends if he was away all week . |
| 5 | A BAN on tobacco advertising would not threaten jobs at Rothmans ' Darlington factory , it was claimed yesterday . |
| 6 | Many locals were angry that the pilot and his electronic warfare officer ejected from their crashing plane too soon to ensure it would not hit buildings at Barton Hartshorn , near Buckingham . |
| 7 | Well our milkman , to be honest with you , it got to the stage where he would n't collect milk at night to collect the cash at night . |
| 8 | Jason and I made a pact that we would n't discuss hairdressing at home unless we had to and we think that is even more important now that we have the baby . |
| 9 | Often she ca n't do PE at school and ca n't walk very far . |
| 10 | You ca n't make love at pistol point … her being filled with remorse , and she checked herself from flinging her arms round Lucy : steady , Jay , she told herself , we 're only seconds away from no , nay , never . |
| 11 | ‘ Charity , if you ca n't see destiny at work in all this , you 're blinder than your glasses , thick as they were , ever led me to believe . ’ |
| 12 | they ca n't tell the difference I mean there 's nothing In fact if I ca n't get Krona at Presto and I ca n't get it at Co-op , I shall write to Kr to Pre to Krona and say I 'll have a I 'll have a box . |
| 13 | If a patient can not change position at will , the nurse becomes responsible for doing it for him . |