Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] n't [vb infin] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this is what the other blacksmiths had done : they 'd got hold of the horse 's hair and the horse could n't bear it to be touched . |
| 2 | But Dot could n't do anything for her because she had to escape . |
| 3 | What er Newstat does though is something quite interesting he says well we all know , well I hope you all know , that there are limits on presidential power and we all know that the president ca n't direct congress , we know the president ca n't appoint anybody without consulting congress , we know the president ca n't control the supreme court , we know all these limitations but nevertheless , leaving that to one side , pushing that to one side , there are major powers here . |
| 4 | ‘ The professor would n't send anyone to their death like that . ’ |
| 5 | hoping the wind would n't catch it like a sail . |
| 6 | He says , ‘ The superintendent wo n't recommend me for being a policeman . ’ |
| 7 | Gretchen could n't feel anything below her chin , and she knew that was n't good . |
| 8 | A day 's work would n't do none of 'em any ‘ arm . ’ |
| 9 | The old lady would n't reach him in that time ; but the assistant saw her swing her right arm forward , the hand clutching a furled umbrella by its ferrule. the crook of the umbrella hooked inside the front of the little boy 's blazer and hooked him like a fish from water out of the path of the skidding car . |
| 10 | Emily willed her daughter to show the right amount of gratitude , she prayed that the girl would n't take it for granted . |
| 11 | ‘ That kind of marriage would n't suit me at all . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ People do n't seem to understand that a hypnotherapist ca n't do it for them , and neither can any other magic ingredient . |
| 13 | John Hall wo n't thank me for saying this but the MetroCentre falls into this category . |
| 14 | The watering wo n't please everyone with Bonnie Scot and Rain Rider best on a fast surface . |
| 15 | Before 18 months , a child wo n't recognise herself in the mirror and for a long time will describe herself in terms of attributes ( like smallness ) and her possessions . |
| 16 | My mum could n't stand it in the end she sa let's get back to bomb there ! |
| 17 | The driver could n't find him at first as only the top of his helmet was visible . |
| 18 | But a childhood gaining a reputation as an impulsive scatterbrain should n't preclude her from the same opportunities and privileges her brother received , should it ? |
| 19 | ‘ Came in the morning 's post , but the postman could n't get it through your letter-box so he brought it round to me . ’ |
| 20 | The sign should n't say anything about the roads , instead it should say in huge luminous letters : ‘ Island People Are Different ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ The name would n't mean anything to you . ’ |
| 22 | We 've got out back , it 's all sheltered , next door 's got more for years to put them down the front , my wife wo n't let me for the same reason she says if you blind yourself then any bugger can come in . |
| 23 | Check clear of other aircraft and that prop-wash wo n't damage anything behind us . ’ |
| 24 | Once the deed is done Father could n't do anything about it , especially if you 're away from the town . |
| 25 | anyway she said , er Catherine said she was surprised that the woman could n't do it for me , before the end of June |
| 26 | My suggestion is that the evolution of subcutaneous fat in neonates and post-natal depression is an example of co-evolution and what has happened is mothers are programmed to be depressed for the first few days after birth because in primal conditions when remember this is where evolution set the parameters of human behaviour , in primal conditions it would probably pay a mother to test her new-born offspring to see if it could survive , because if it was defective or if it was sickly , or if there was some reason why that baby could n't make it to adulthood and its own reproductive life , that mother should not invest in it , because that 's her reproductive success . |
| 27 | More than enough for two , so the limitations of your fridge need n't worry us for once . |
| 28 | They may not have mastered the Mad ones ' darkly comical undercurrent , but the Franks ' cheery exterior need n't preclude them from participating in some sussed ponderings . |
| 29 | The Colonel ca n't fault you for that . |
| 30 | With any luck my father would n't call me for the milking too early ; he generally does n't when I 've been out on patrol the night before . |