Example sentences of "[vb mod] n't [verb] [pers pn] [verb] any " in BNC.

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1 He waved to the bartender , knowing that he could n't expect her to make any coherent reply to such compliments .
2 Mrs Marsh already helps out but I really could n't ask her to do any more . ’
3 Mary Lou was miserable , she could n't believe she had any enemy 's , for when she found buttons cut off on her Sunday dress , she new someone was being unkind and mean , Gwendoline comforted her .
4 ‘ But … oh , heavens , this sounds arrogant , as if I 'm some irresistible Lolita or something … but I would n't want you getting any ideas about me while we 're thrown together like this … ’
5 You may walk with me like a civilised man if you care to , but I warn you there 'll be an archer behind to keep us in view , so 1 would n't advise you to try any tricks , they 'd do you no good . ’
6 Last year , after a fortnight 's holiday in California , his first for two years , he complained , ‘ My wife would n't let me take any work with me ’ .
7 ‘ Rosie did n't have any money and the man who supplies the stuff would n't let her have any more .
8 I mean it 's just I would n't like it to go any
9 ‘ I … think I had better tell you what happened ; I would n't like you to entertain any wrong thoughts . ’
10 I ca n't think he had any date to meet somebody there .
11 Yes if she 's coming out you mean you do n't , you do n't have to do it all tonight she wan might want to be talking about erm her grading a lot so you ca n't expect her to do any work until she 's got that out of her system she might want to go on for an hour or so .
12 ‘ He 's played extensively in the Football League and I ca n't see him encountering any difficulty with the game over here . ’
13 And he goes , I ca n't see you buying any !
14 Although Mr Wallace agreed that a referendum call was potentially unifying , he said of the convention : ‘ I ca n't see it having any active role at the present time . ’
15 I ca n't remember them reading any books or even having any books around the house to read .
16 ‘ I ca n't say I know any of what you 'd call good people . ’
17 I ca n't say I felt any stronger when Beth left that day , but I was exceedingly glad that she had come and I was left with an inkling of hope .
18 So that I ca n't say I had any positive feelings in the first place , but the realisation that everybody else had negative feelings made me love him .
19 No , I ca n't say I like any of these jobs — I do them because they 've got to be done : I 'm here and I 've got to do them ( all said in a dragging monotone ) .
20 Ca n't say I feel any different this year from last .
21 Also , I ca n't imagine him taking any woman out into deep woods for sex .
22 well I can do , but he wo n't let me do any of the things I want
23 And she wo n't let you do any of it neither !
24 Yeah , but , but our dep our , our department our fat slob wo n't allow it wo n't let us have any overtime
25 Replace cookers , instal new deep freeze units , streamline all the worksurfaces , here you are , you wo n't get it done any cheaper than that I can promise you .
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