Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] it [subord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the men tried to jump on board , but could n't make it as the Jeep was travelling too fast . |
| 2 | Among the more imaginative excuses were ‘ I could n't do it because the dog was pining , ’ ‘ the file fell in the bin and the cleaners came ’ and ‘ my wife wanted to make love ’ , finanacial recruitment consultants Accountemps found . |
| 3 | But we could n't get it because the no gas . |
| 4 | She could n't help it if the spider came to her . |
| 5 | ‘ I could n't believe it when the ball went in . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I could n't believe it when the letter came , ’ she said . |
| 7 | Doreen could n't believe it when the letter popped through her letterbox from the council . |
| 8 | I shall not reach it if the gates are shut |
| 9 | I 've got to phone up Sunday I 'll say he ca n't do it until the spring cos dad 's got he suffers with his chest . |
| 10 | But erm what I am going to do but I ca n't do it until the spring erm at least until erm has cut the grass for the first time |
| 11 | Well I ca n't stop it cos the kettle 's boiling ! |
| 12 | We ca n't help it because the fans keep telling us . ’ |
| 13 | I think what 's happened the moon is is either set already or it 's so low down in the sky we ca n't see it because the buildings and things are in the way . |
| 14 | We wo n't get it if the newspapers are gagged . |
| 15 | Yes , I wo n't touch it after the flowers have gone |
| 16 | The bank manager says that I can not have it until the will 's executor , my stepfather , agrees . |