Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [pron] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | And with a decent meal including large bottles of local beer for around £5 , there 's no reason why you ca n't treat yourself to the colourful ‘ Egyptian night out ’ with cabaret , belly dancing and a multi-course meal held regularly at the plush Ramses Hilton for about £25 . |
2 | You ca n't explain it with the funny little rules that we have for how your potential and different things vary in your circuit . |
3 | ‘ The pattern of study leave block release — does n't lend itself to the smaller offices or indeed to business organisations . |
4 | He he did n't make one at the same time as , you know , to actually show the folds and that |
5 | FGTJ are distributed by Rio , which means this 12″ should be available in your local Our Price but wo n't make it into the independent charts . |
6 | Unfortunately , the Lerwick side did n't make it past the second round . |
7 | I would have to wait until Mum and Dad went out to the pub so we could n't make it to the first . |
8 | ‘ To be honest , I could n't even say when I 'm going to be back but I 've got to realistically think I wo n't make it for the European Cup . ’ |
9 | Batty could n't make it for the second half against Villa after a recurrence of a calf injury he received against Wimbledon last Saturday . |
10 | David does n't want them in the first place and he wo n't argue , I 've discussed it with Robin he wo n't argue , erm Richard who 's the only one that could really be regarded as a loser dare n't argue 'cos it 's his report that recommends we they come back to us , and John wo n't understand the item so I think we 're alright there . |
11 | You do n't want them in the next group with us do you ? |
12 | ‘ I shall get into something comfortable , ’ she said , ‘ and then I sha n't want anything for the whole afternoon . ’ |
13 | ‘ The trouble is it is unimaginable to him that his women do n't want it in the same way . ’ |
14 | ‘ If they 're sensible they do and their daughters will know what it 's all about and wo n't throw themselves at the first lad who looks at them . |
15 | ‘ It did n't affect me in the slightest at first . |
16 | All you have ever read about the delights of fast-jet aerobatics still ca n't prepare you for the utter , mind-blowing super-smooth , almost silent exhilaration of the real thing ! |
17 | For days afterwards , she could n't rid herself of the guilty feeling that , somehow , she had brought the attack upon herself . |
18 | They get bored easily , so if you ca n't excite them in the first 30 seconds of your record , you are probably in the wrong business . |
19 | We all like ‘ to do right ’ by our horses and this often involves the over-feeding of supplements , either because the horse does n't need them in the first place or because we tend to think ‘ a little bit extra will do him even more good ’ . |
20 | Carers are often confused because they do n't know which of the many agencies to go to . |
21 | When you are working back from the cosine , sine or tangent you do n't know which of the 2 possible angles is correct . |
22 | I do n't know which of the three of us was the more childishly involved in its decoration . |
23 | If they answer the phone and say they do n't know anything about the bed-and-breakfast bookings , a customer could be lost immediately . |
24 | ‘ When I arrived I could n't speak a word of Spanish , did n't know anything about the photographic scene in Madrid and had never worked as a professional photographer before , so it was n't the easiest of situations to begin with . ’ |
25 | But , even if you do n't know anything about the deeper workings , you can apply some common sense guidelines to the same effect . |
26 | When I first decided to go into acting , my mother went mad — it was quite understandable , we did n't know anything about the acting profession . |
27 | He did n't catch us until the last peak , Creag nan Damh , where a number of ridge-walkers were gathered , basking in the delight of the afternoon and resting on their laurels after a mammoth expedition . |
28 | They ca n't gazump you at the last minute cos it makes |
29 | They do n't direct us to the late survival of a gypsy paradise . |
30 | And do n't buy one with the front headlamp glass missing : they 're almost impossible to replace . |