Example sentences of "[modal v] n't [verb] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ You could n't stand it for a second . ’ |
| 2 | I knew he was so incensed he could n't control himself ; I could n't blame him for the fury which inhabited him . |
| 3 | But even I could n't blame him for the phone ringing just as I was at the front door . |
| 4 | Almost that , and I want to say that I have some sympathy for the lady who has children and just could n't entertain them for the day . |
| 5 | Batty could n't make it for the second half against Villa after a recurrence of a calf injury he received against Wimbledon last Saturday . |
| 6 | I know you could n't hurt her for the world . |
| 7 | She looked at him as though in understanding , but she could n't answer him for a moment for there were so many things whirling around in her mind : that doctor and her Emma … |
| 8 | It was such a good idea that she could n't think anything for a moment-as if someone else had suggested it to her , and she needed to digest it . |
| 9 | well you could but you could n't sell it for a reasonable price . |
| 10 | Yeah , but they would n't pay me for the hour I was sitting there doing nothing you see |
| 11 | He even holds back when we hear the car pull away , and I would n't blame him for a moment . |
| 12 | ‘ You would n't want me for a cousin-in-law , by the sound of it . ’ |
| 13 | I would n't want you for an enemy , Harry . |
| 14 | I would n't hurt her for the world . ’ |
| 15 | He closed his eyes tightly ; then in a much quieter voice , he said , ‘ Pet , you know I would n't hurt you for the world , but you 're hurting me . |
| 16 | My life has changed and I live around the horses and would n't change it for the world now . |
| 17 | have ever gone into nursing now because she said I would n't do it for a grant . |
| 18 | ‘ And I 'd only go out with someone I really liked — I would n't do it for the sake of it . |
| 19 | ‘ I would n't miss it for the world . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I would n't miss it for the world . ’ |
| 21 | I would n't miss it for the world . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I would n't miss it for the world ! ’ she replied , smiling . |
| 23 | As for this weekend 's display , Gary would n't miss it for the world . |
| 24 | Michael says it 's ‘ very decent ’ of them ; Nick says he would n't miss it for the world . |
| 25 | I would n't press you for a decision , I promise you . |
| 26 | We said we would n't charge them for the stage blocks . |
| 27 | these are my children , I would n't harm them for the world . |
| 28 | ‘ I would n't ask him for a drink of water if I were dying of thirst . |
| 29 | I Would n't Thank You for a Valentine |
| 30 | I would n't thank you for a Valentine . |