Example sentences of "[vb mod] 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 You could n't leave in less than two days .
5 But she doubted it would go any further — well , could n't go any further as she was only staying the one night .
6 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 .
7 ‘ So you could n't go as far as saying who it might have been calling on the Rector at that late hour ? ’
8 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 .
9 ‘ 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 .
10 I 'm just gon na ring up cos mum could n't get through yesterday so she 's given me her credit card number to order things .
11 well I could n't get up there because she know
12 I could n't run as fast as I would have liked .
13 You would n't leave here even if I gave a direct order . ’
14 ‘ I hope that remark does n't imply that you would n't care so much if she was a nasty person .
15 ‘ I would n't go as far as that . ’
16 ‘ I would n't go as far as to say that but I 'll admit you were in a rather nasty pickle . ’
17 Then he looked up with a solemn expression and replied : ‘ Well , I would n't go as far as that . ’
18 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
19 Surely they would n't go so far as to break in ?
20 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 .
21 It would n't exist as far as the programmer was concerned .
22 ‘ You would n't come out here if I sent you the money for the air ticket , would you ? ’
23 Well they would n't get on again if they objected would they ?
24 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 .
25 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 .
26 Jack would n't shoot so long as he 'd got hold of him .
27 ‘ They ca n't think further ahead than four years , can they ?
28 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 . ’
29 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 .
30 You ca n't do any better than this ?
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