Example sentences of "we [vb mod] n't [verb] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We ordered so much we could n't eat the last dish they brought us , could n't even touch it . |
| 2 | Well as usual we could n't remember the last time you came , I was trying to think the last time |
| 3 | I think I have to make the point to you that we are planning to roughly double the size of the er airforce equipment programme er between now and the end of the century , a very substantial chunk of that is E F two thousand and its er associated weapon systems and , you know , one has to frankly , take er a view on priorities er in the light of the strategic requirement and given the er extent of the threat as we see it , the possibility of using er of taking part in out of area operations in coalitions , that kind of thing , that was the judgement we took er the medium term priorities were such that we could n't afford the first er stage of A M S A M. |
| 4 | If we stay there all night we ca n't miss the next train , can we ? ’ |
| 5 | We ca n't ignore the next year ahead . |