Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | then came controversy … and dispute … watch for Steve White he clearly handles the ball on his way through … the ref did n't see it … would n't give United a free kick and within seconds from a corner the match was over … |
| 2 | ‘ Dad would n't have wanted a solemn shrine , ’ says Brian . |
| 3 | I would n't have made a good martyr , for the frown of the tyrant alarmed me more than the threat of wild beasts or the rack . |
| 4 | ‘ They did n't know that he could n't have drawn a proper furrow let alone a real good 'un if he had n't got his owd pipe a-drawin' in his mouth ! |
| 5 | They should n't have found a single gun that day — we 'd have buried the lot if we 'd only known in time . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Could n't have afforded a Special Licence anyway . |
| 7 | You should n't have taken a final reading until you left . |
| 8 | There was no space for two small children or one transversely-mounted adult , not a trace of walnut , and if you wanted to listen to a radio in a Cobra you 'd have needed speakers that would n't have disgraced a heavy-metal band . |
| 9 | When I started out , you could n't have bought a real Fender that played as well as this . |
| 10 | He could n't have bled a great deal , perhaps a cupful all told . |
| 11 | Well it , I think he kept some , but in , he did n't , she did n't get paid a certain price |
| 12 | Well no , it 's not but it 's they do n't get paid a great deal . |