Example sentences of "it [modal v] n't [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It ca n't draw power from the serial port , however . |
| 2 | But now British Rail has told her it ca n't find room for her 20-inch wheelchair , and unless she finds herself a smaller one she 'll have to make alternative arrangements . |
| 3 | One of the difficulties that results from these cuts and that tax has been that there had been so numerous that it ca n't keep count of how many times they 'd changed the goal posts , how many times they imposed cuts , but you know a lot of the government 's ideas are that it 's money , money , money , but it 's not all financial , it 's been physical and mental . |
| 4 | Reportedly it ca n't get performance from 16-bit Windows applications running on NT , and admits there 's no real point in trying to do it . |
| 5 | She was sorry … terribly sorry … but she 'd had to tell about her visit to Melissa … she hoped it would n't mean trouble for her . |
| 6 | How I wished I could buy him a record-player for all those useless records , but there was no point in thinking along those lines , so in the end I got him a belt , made of different coloured woven leathers , very gay and rather spivvy , only of course it would n't look spivvy on him . |
| 7 | The formula does not contain silicone so it wo n't create build-up on the hair which can sometimes affect the result of chemical treatments carried out in the salons . |
| 8 | If we look only at the surface of this transaction , it wo n't make sense to us . |
| 9 | Reversing the image ( so that it wo n't appear back to front ) will make following the instructions for the Swiss embroidery much easier . |