Example sentences of "n't [verb] [adv] [adv] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , very often when you go from one country to another you go through an area of re , what is called no man 's land , you come through from one frontier and then you 've got a distance and you come to the next frontier that does n't exist as far as accepting or rejecting Christ is concerned . |
| 2 | He did n't answer right away but kept his eyes on the rear-view mirror . |
| 3 | At noon , Florrie could n't wait any longer and went round to Josh 's house to find out what had happened to Ebenezer . |
| 4 | Do n't speak too quickly but do not ‘ overmouth ’ words by speaking in an exaggeratedly slow manner . |
| 5 | For them to develop properly they need guidance and a good example , and you ca n't do much better than have somebody like Fergie in your setup — somebody who has done and seen it all . ’ |
| 6 | She had n't got this far nor worked this hard just to give up at the thought of some sort of opposition . |
| 7 | They had n't got as far as stating any intention on that subject — for the simple reason that marriage had n't been part of the plan . |
| 8 | It does n't sound much nowadays but believe me it was a long time before I had to much disposable cash in civvie street . |
| 9 | She was n't going so far as to make protestations of delight in Betty 's company . |
| 10 | Thames Water says demand for supplies is n't growing as fast as expected . |
| 11 | ‘ THE shareholders must be hoping the bank has n't gone as far as to give him a company credit card ’ — Labour leader John Smith , on ex-Chancellor Norman Lamont 's new employer , Rothschilds Bank . |
| 12 | Though I could n't go so far as to say that service was included as all the waiters seemed interested in was getting the lights off so they could dance with Sorrel . |
| 13 | I would n't go so far as to say there 's no skill , because if you do have skill in identifying draws , then you 'll increase your chances of winning by using your skill in identifying those draws , but how much you win depends very heavily on how many draws there are and how many other people choose those same draws . |
| 14 | I 've heard it repeated on the radio recently and even the Secretary of State did n't go so far as to use the ninety percent figure but was talking about the seriously mentally ill and the not so seriously mentally ill . |
| 15 | She did n't go so far as to give me her telephone number , but I prudently copied it from the instrument at a point during the interview when she was distracted : when one of Brenda 's children had somehow slipped into the room to find a drum stacked halfway down a pile of similar toys . |
| 16 | ‘ Produce your bit of paper , ’ he rapped out , ‘ and , although I wo n't go so far as to give your eventual marriage my blessing , at least I 'll let it run its natural course . |
| 17 | Surely they would n't go so far as to break in ? |
| 18 | ‘ I would n't go as far as to say that but I 'll admit you were in a rather nasty pickle . ’ |
| 19 | She did n't go as far as to say a nice warm man to slip into bed with , but that was not far from her mind . |
| 20 | That 's it , though he does n't go as far as refusing to let you see his picture . |
| 21 | ‘ So you could n't go as far as saying who it might have been calling on the Rector at that late hour ? ’ |
| 22 | It was a funny advertisement , it did n't come right out and say it gave you abortions , it just promised to ‘ help ’ . |
| 23 | I ca n't emphasise too strongly that preparing for a marathon involved retaining normal routine as much as possible , not abandoning it . |
| 24 | The anemones will prefer being planted in full sun , as their flowers do n't open so well when put in a shady position . |
| 25 | Anyway the workload gradually increased until I found I could n't continue any longer and have been off work for the last six months . |
| 26 | We we need n't worry too much that thought but erm the Greek revolt itself in eighteen twenty to one to round about eighteen twenty five had gone on without any European intervention . |
| 27 | I sat in the arm-chair , gazing at the bed , wondering drearily why it was that you could n't crawl away anywhere and hide , why there were always people wherever you went , new people to get involved with and to create new meshes of unhappiness and responsibility . |