Example sentences of "[vb mod] n't [verb] [pers pn] [prep] this " in BNC.
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1 | THEY SHOULD N'T make 'em like this anymore . |
2 | He was right , but she could n't leave him like this . |
3 | He decided that he could n't tell her about this . |
4 | She now felt so dangerously soporific that even the sneaking fear of Roman 's insidious effect on her could n't rouse her from this lovely torpor … |
5 | Now we could n't have him in this year to give the others a chance so this is how you voted for the nineteen ninety three racing personality of the year on Channel Four and let's take it in reverse order starting with the person who finished fourth . |
6 | I think Concorde 's a wonderful design but I would n't want it in this water meadow . |
7 | I thought we agreed you would n't see him till this was over . ’ |
8 | You ca n't treat me like this ! |
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 | And … and you ca n't leave me like this , with nothing … |
11 | I ca n't leave them like this ! ’ |
12 | We ca n't leave her in this state for the doctor to examine ! ’ |
13 | Well I ca n't leave it like this can I ? |
14 | Even if you ca n't make it to this Aladdin 's cave of a track where diners have access to all the latest betting news at the touch of a button , there 's always the 0891 numbers . |
15 | Well Nor you ca n't help me on this me old son |
16 | No , I fear I ca n't help you in this search . ’ |
17 | ‘ I ca n't see him like this , Liddy ! ’ said Bathsheba , looking in horror at her dusty dress . |
18 | The parents ca n't see them like this . ’ |
19 | We ca n't trust him after this . ’ |
20 | We ca n't have them till this work 's done |
21 | You finish your work and you want to relax , but you ca n't , because you have to queue for tomatoes or meat and you ca n't find it in this shop , or that , and you have to walk around and spend hours on shopping , then cook and clean and wash clothes and look after the children . |
22 | ‘ They surely wo n't do you for this ? |
23 | ‘ Well , if she has a relative here , you wo n't find him in this part of the house . |