Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] i [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But my chief at Liverpool CID would not let me take part , because he was away on holiday himself at the time , and required me to stand in for him . |
| 2 | And an answer has come up , with no , because they would n't let me do biology , you see . |
| 3 | ‘ My parents would n't let me leave school , so I got a daily paper-round and weekend work at the local timber yard . |
| 4 | Myth no. 4 : exercise increases the appetite , so it ca n't help me lose weight Actually , the very opposite is true . |
| 5 | But we have come out to catch that prisoner , and the Devil himself will not make me turn back . ’ |
| 6 | In answer to Sophie 's question , she said , ‘ Ian says that when we 're married he wo n't let me treat farm animals . ’ |
| 7 | And er , last time I I get in touch , me mum told me , turned round and says to me , I do n't want any more mum , I says why , he says , oh she wo n't let me have pillow and then I then I think if summat else brought to light , I kill her |
| 8 | ‘ And a lot saner than those chits of girls at the museum who wo n't let me have Father 's property back . |
| 9 | ‘ I mean resign because you wo n't let me teach biology because I do n't believe in God . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But if you wo n't let me see unsecret information , I can distort that too . ’ |