Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [noun] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But his gaggings and moans did n't slow Godolphin by a beat . |
| 2 | She talked freely , did n't treat Lucy like a child , and told her stories of old times in long-forgotten venues . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't regard Jews as a class , ’ he snapped back at his questioner , ‘ I regard them as a privileged misfortune . ’ |
| 4 | But Shelley knew she could n't rush things after a lifetime of mistakes . |
| 5 | But do n't make decisions in a panic . |
| 6 | His green eyes pools of limpid clarity and wholly deceptive depth , but his swift grin wicked , Michele replied provocatively , ‘ I ca n't make love to a housekeeper or beat her into submission the way I could a wife , and , as I prefer my domestic arrangements to run without a hitch , I have to tread circumspectly . ’ |
| 7 | I do n't want marriage as a lifeline . |
| 8 | We get complaints from other traders who do n't want trading on a Sunday or from the public who just want a peaceful day . |
| 9 | Yes I have n't got anything else except t tins , and you do n't want tins on a Sunday do you ? |
| 10 | There 's an interesting historical paradox in the impact of AIDS on the gay community because without the existence of an international gay community I do n't think AIDS as a disease could have had the rapid impact it 's had on gay men . |
| 11 | ‘ People think that you do n't need wood for a cremation , — the spokesman told New ’ Scientist , ‘ but you do , because bones are very difficult to burn , as that chap in North London found out . |
| 12 | Now , I do n't know poetry from a hole in the ground and I draw the line at having my head sawn off , even if it 's to save my trenchcoat . |
| 13 | We ca n't buy justice on an economy label . |
| 14 | For instance : ‘ You should lose weight ’ , ‘ You should n't be so inarticulate at work ’ , ‘ You should n't pursue money as a goal ’ , ‘ You should be kinder to your mother when she phones for a long chat . ’ |
| 15 | When was a time when you were assertive , just think you can be anything assertive over anything it does n't matter think of a time when you feel you were being assertive anybody think of a time when they were being assertive |
| 16 | I ca n't carry equipment for a youth club on my bicycle , so Paul used to pick me up in his car . ’ |
| 17 | Artists who had been turned down ca n't expect assistance from a record company which already has a number of signed acts needing help and attention . |
| 18 | Do n't catechise people on a swimming party . " |
| 19 | Her friend said , " I do n't do things without a reason , only when I 've got something against people , so we did things like spraying walls , not bus seats , we did n't slash them because people have to sit on them . |
| 20 | Yet , although we had n't thought of a name , we 'd started to fancy doing a couple of gigs and , of course , you ca n't do gigs without a name . |
| 21 | The objects themselves are meaningless to otaku — you ca n't send Ultraman through a modem . |
| 22 | I said look , Joan 's had her eye on she does n't smoke , Paddy does n't smoke pipe on a chair . |
| 23 | There was a woman called Wilkinson who could n't keep order in a birdcage . |
| 24 | I noticed it was quite odd that he did n't use McGoldrick as a sweeper did he ? |
| 25 | I would n't use RAMdrive on a machine with less than 8MB of RAM , though , since 4MB is about the absolute minimum you need to run Windows successfully , and the smartdrv and RAMdrive allocations have to be taken away from the overall amount . |
| 26 | I 'm sure David wo n't mind sandwiches for a day . |
| 27 | I just do n't like machines with a mind of their own — not even a moped ! |
| 28 | I do n't like people without a sense of humour , and he has lots . |
| 29 | But the consultant in charge says he ca n't run casualty like a supermarket . |
| 30 | She did n't believe James for a moment . |