Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] me [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 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Unfortunately though , my nose will not let me off the hook and I am forced to leave it . |
| 11 | ‘ People will not remember me for the amount of money I have accumulated so much as the titles I have won . |