Example sentences of "[modal v] n't [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Molly did n't remind her that they must n't arrive too early because S. Kettering had told them not to . |
| 2 | It does n't sound quite so good when you put it at that sort of level , cause it puts a school at risk , but of course there 's no reason why a county council should n't borrow considerably more than this council does , looked at on accounting principle , unless I 'm wrong , and Mr I 'm going to call in a minute , will correct me if I am . |
| 3 | They should n't drive so fast because their car is n't worth as much as a child 's life . |
| 4 | But she doubted it would go any further — well , could n't go any further as she was only staying the one night . |
| 5 | Though I could n't go so far as to say that service was included as all the waiters seemed interested in was getting the lights off so they could dance with Sorrel . |
| 6 | ‘ So you could n't go as far as saying who it might have been calling on the Rector at that late hour ? ’ |
| 7 | Elinor was sometimes at a loss for the right word , or name , and then became impatient with herself ; she was often frustrated because she could n't move as swiftly as she did before . |
| 8 | ‘ Come off it , you do consistently well in all your modules — I 've had a word with your course tutor — and as you 've been continually assessed , you could n't flunk now even if you wanted to . |
| 9 | I could n't run as fast as I would have liked . |
| 10 | You would n't leave here even if I gave a direct order . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I hope that remark does n't imply that you would n't care so much if she was a nasty person . |
| 12 | ‘ I would n't go as far as that . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I would n't go as far as to say that but I 'll admit you were in a rather nasty pickle . ’ |
| 14 | Then he looked up with a solemn expression and replied : ‘ Well , I would n't go as far as that . ’ |
| 15 | No I would n't go as far as that anyway but I 'm saying they 're in the wrong it 's not you in the wrong , they 're in |
| 16 | Surely they would n't go so far as to break in ? |
| 17 | I would n't go so far as to say there 's no skill , because if you do have skill in identifying draws , then you 'll increase your chances of winning by using your skill in identifying those draws , but how much you win depends very heavily on how many draws there are and how many other people choose those same draws . |
| 18 | It would n't exist as far as the programmer was concerned . |
| 19 | The bill would be around £75 but , as Mary had said , the van would n't get as far as Calais in its present state . |
| 20 | She was as sure as she could be that she had n't been followed , but she knew she would n't breathe freely again until she was airborne . |
| 21 | Jack would n't shoot so long as he 'd got hold of him . |
| 22 | ‘ They ca n't think further ahead than four years , can they ? |
| 23 | For them to develop properly they need guidance and a good example , and you ca n't do much better than have somebody like Fergie in your setup — somebody who has done and seen it all . ’ |
| 24 | The simple mouse-and-icons approach means putting together new forms or reports ought to be a doddle ; and for functions like queries or browsing , you ca n't do much better than the GUI . |
| 25 | You ca n't do any better than this ? |
| 26 | You know fair enough , some of the older men ca n't move as fast as a eighteen year old , but on the other hand it 's what they got in their head that counts . |
| 27 | I 'm aware that you ca n't move too fast because of your audience . |
| 28 | I 'd rather have the doctor saying that I ca n't go home rather than me signing myself out . |
| 29 | We 're both disabled : my wife is almost completely unable to walk , and I ca n't go very far because I 've recently lost half a lung |
| 30 | ‘ We 're set for the end of the century , ’ he says , ‘ but you ca n't look much further than that , can you ? ’ |