Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] it [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Church no doubt helped to speed up the decline of slavery ; it did not cause it in the first place . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , the Lerwick side did n't make it past the second round . |
| 3 | I would have to wait until Mum and Dad went out to the pub so we could n't make it to the first . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But erm I mean th th the debate yesterday was , was as , as budget issues always are I mean when you 're talking about budget no matter , even in boom years you 're always still talking oh we have n't got enough money erm but it was positive in the sense that it was A we 're coming off the back of some good performance , and that 's important to remember , and all I 'm saying is there 's no reason why we should n't be able to maintain our performance , even if we ca n't improve it in the next two or three months erm from , to where we actually think we should have been given that the systems come in last year . |
| 6 | Do n't overdo it in the first few days . |
| 7 | If I do n't pass it at the third time I 'm just gon na give up cos I 'm not failing more |
| 8 | But Ferguson insisted : ‘ Let me make one thing crystal clear — Manchester United wo n't bottle it on the last lap of the championship . |
| 9 | In other words , if you could n't get it in the next three months , you could forget about it ! |
| 10 | I 'm not complaining about it , but I say I did n't raise it for the first time |
| 11 | he 's saying he did n't say it in the first place . |