Example sentences of "and [modal v] n't [vb infin] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was well trussed up by now , and could n't move a finger . |
| 2 | She claimed Union President Christopher Hall , who was dressed in a multi-coloured clown suit , was ‘ completely plastered and could n't string a sentence together ’ . |
| 3 | God was something that you glimpsed in only your rarest moments , and could n't put a name to . |
| 4 | ‘ I spent ages crawling around the hotel 's foundations and could n't find a way out . |
| 5 | I 'd driven over , and could n't believe a country so beautiful could harbour such violence as I was to see then and year after year ever since . |
| 6 | Read the paper and could n't remember a word of it . |
| 7 | ‘ I looked at the walls in the Goldie boathouse and saw the names of all the crews and could n't see a cox with three wins on the trot . |
| 8 | ‘ Fernand has been badly traumatised , but he 's a gentle soul and would n't lay a finger on anyone , ’ Melissa insisted . |
| 9 | He did n't , and said he 'd call you and would n't leave a name . |
| 10 | He blamed Rose , and would n't have a word said against William . |
| 11 | In its defence , X/Open says it has already identified how and where OLTP products need to interface , though it does n't specify them and would n't put a timeframe on when the first X/Open-branded OLTP product would be available . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , ’ Kitty continued , ‘ all those years in that heat then she walks off to see the summer-house and would n't take a cardigan . |
| 13 | He 's half starved — and ca n't do a thing about it . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ She knows I 'm allergic to horses and ca n't fire a gun . ’ |
| 15 | Scum flounder hopelessly without him ( and ca n't get a penny for him ) . |
| 16 | He is very thorough on the tactics and wo n't miss a thing . |