Example sentences of "not [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Whilst Alison states at the end of Chapter 11 that she would not like to have a period as it would signify that she had ‘ let up ’ control over her body , Freya feels quite differently , realising that getting her periods back would be a good sign of recovery . |
| 2 | He was not going to get a bike because he would n't be able to reach the pedals , but I would n't have said anything even if I could have , because nobody expects people to tell the truth to women and , besides , that 's what friends are for , as they say . |
| 3 | you misinterpret me ( or my english is inconsise ( ? ) — ‘ some of us people on the list ’ should prabably be ‘ some people on the list ’ — i am — not — ‘ anti-Wilko ’ and i am not going to have a party when wilko is leaving . |
| 4 | ( 2 ) Equally , an offeror company may not wish to launch a bid if its own results are poor . |
| 5 | Do not attempt to tie a tourniquet unless you have severed an artery and blood loss is so fast that you must stop the flow quickly . |
| 6 | She can not afford to make a mistake so she must leave herself to the administrations of Lady G , June 's of Hamilton or Gina Smart in Ayr . |
| 7 | I am no expert on pickups but I do n't want to get a replacement if I can fix the existing one . |
| 8 | You do n't want to make a loss if you do n't have to . |
| 9 | So it , it is hard to say , erm and I would n't like to make a prediction except that I think the number of postgraduate students may have fallen more than the number of undergraduate students , and that we may see already even in this first year erm a substantial not altogether healthy change in the national makeup of overseas students . |
| 10 | Erm we have n't bothered to book a stage because Derwent has one , etcetera , etcetera , etcetera . |
| 11 | Yes , it 's a spotlight for the guest , and yes , it 's their show to a certain extent , but you ca n't hope to have a rapport if you do n't exist . |
| 12 | You do n't have to kill a man because he 's got more money and a nicer home than you have . ’ |
| 13 | It 's you do n't have to sell a lot if er you 've got a couple of full pages and a couple halves . |
| 14 | ‘ You mean because you did n't have to get a job if you did n't want to ? ’ |
| 15 | So am I , I 'm going to have a , oh have a , an orange and a lemonade that 's right , that 's what I 'll have well you must n't forget to have a wee before you go out |
| 16 | Right I got all four here of course I did n't bother to write a comment cos I 'm delighted . |
| 17 | They want to protect their individuals , who perhaps at the moment they ca n't afford to pay a salary if the guy 's off sick . |