Example sentences of "we [modal v] n't [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I wonder who first decided that we should n't eat mustard with lamb ?
2 I ca n't remember the wages they paid us but we could n't get work in the shops anyway .
3 In this buyers ' guide we cover and comment on the best ( and some we would n't give tank-space to ) and leave the reader to judge .
4 Jason and I made a pact that we would n't discuss hairdressing at home unless we had to and we think that is even more important now that we have the baby .
5 And er I was determined that er we would n't lose hold of this claim because it was a good claim , it was a logical claim , it was one that could be answered by the management and could be er er put into effect without any delay in time .
6 ‘ But we ca n't leave Gran in that place , ’ Miranda said .
7 Anywhere , sir , I said , and ‘ I 'm afraid we ca n't serve alcohol before departure . ’
8 We ca n't expect help from her . ’
9 WHAT sort of country is it where we are told we ca n't pay tribute to our heroes ?
10 ‘ We felt it was a worthwhile cause as we ca n't stand cruelty to animals of any sort .
11 We Brits may have invented cricket , tennis , football , rugby , golf , darts and bowls but we ca n't lay claim to baseball , ice hockey , American football , ten-pin bowling , rhythmic gymnastics , synchro swimming or sumo wrestling .
12 Erm in so that it 's our fault really that we ca n't give work to our our er people .
13 I think we ca n't do justice to the point you 've raised in the time at our disposal , but it is a very important issue .
14 We ca n't take care of a little girl .
15 I 'm just waiting for an official to say something along the lines of ‘ we ca n't play Roecastle in important Premier league games as he 's not match fit ’ … aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
16 We 'll see if we ca n't catch sight of Mullach and Lionan as they head back north .
17 We ca n't buy justice on an economy label .
18 We ca n't have drama without people .
19 ’ We ca n't attend their committee meetings which is where all the real decisions are made , and we ca n't get information about what goes on in a committee meeting .
20 So after it happened a few times our teacher said ‘ We wo n't have cooking like this any more . ’
21 Well if you do that we wo n't have time for the shop .
22 We wo n't get way with that against Spain , if we give them that much room . ’
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