Example sentences of "[vb mod] n't [verb] them [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | Belinda Hazel , 31 , said : ‘ Police should n't chase them at such speeds — then it would n't happen . ’ |
2 | ‘ I think that either Floy could n't leave them for some reason , or — ’ |
3 | You could n't leave them in those days because there was no social security . |
4 | The registry office could n't marry them at such short notice and they must wait until the following day . |
5 | No , she could n't help them at all . |
6 | Well if they actually took the time to explain to you what went into those sausages , you probably would n't eat them at all , would you ? |
7 | He was frequently arrogant and overbearing and far from suffering people he regarded as fools gladly , he would n't suffer them at all . |
8 | If consumers had to suffer all the pollution caused by the products they bought , they would n't buy them in such damaging quantities . |
9 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |
10 | I ca n't leave them like this ! ’ |
11 | ‘ We ca n't match them at that but they ca n't match the way we play . |
12 | I thought you ca n't see them at all can you |
13 | The parents ca n't see them like this . ’ |
14 | We ca n't have them till this work 's done |
15 | You know , you ca n't amuse them at that ta er can you ? |
16 | I ca n't criticise them in any way . |
17 | Their value is 200 GCs if sold to a collector ; non-collectors wo n't buy them at any price . |