Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] a [noun sg] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you do n't need a degree in mathematics to run a computer ? |
| 2 | There 've been some er conversations between the players out on the pitch and an Italian journalist who clearly does n't need a microphone in order to be heard . |
| 3 | If it is your intention to set a cat among the pigeons or let loose an eagle in the dovecote , you do n't send a postcard in advance announcing your intentions . ’ |
| 4 | Oh do n't bring a cat in love ! |
| 5 | You 're so twisted with suspicion that you ca n't see a hand in front of your face without imagining there 's a dagger in it ! |
| 6 | She ca n't take a share in child-care . |
| 7 | There is a , an occasion when you would n't have a comma in front of that relative pronoun . |
| 8 | ‘ At one time they 'd have thought it odd if I did n't have a girl in tow . |
| 9 | ‘ I hate to say it , but their marriage does n't have a hope in hell . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Apparently so and if that 's proved then Len would n't have a hope in hell of bringing a case . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Look , man , Airborne does n't have a base in town . |
| 12 | You had a , you had a choice in sequence of doing things but you did n't have a choice in method , whereas in the tank farm I think you had a choice of method . |
| 13 | And he did n't have a background in selling advertising space . |
| 14 | If you ca n't have a debate in cabinet , what 's the point off cabinet ? |
| 15 | I do n't stand a hope in hell of answering them all but I 'm going to try my damnedest , and to that end have missed out on most of the company parties and outings . |
| 16 | ‘ You would n't stand a cat in hell 's chance , ’ said Lydia . |
| 17 | Unfortunately this exercise ‘ did n't mean a lot in isolation . |
| 18 | The information is confidential and you wo n't pay a penny in arrangement fees . |
| 19 | Surely it does n't require a degree in sociology to realise that people who invest their hard-earned cash in a quality house in a quality development are not going to be over the moon at having that kind of to-ing and fro-ing take place outside their front gates ? ’ |
| 20 | . Erm but you 'd failed him , if you did n't get a distinction in School Certificate maths , or arithmetic . |
| 21 | If we find we ca n't get an increase in salary |
| 22 | Unfortunately Mrs Buckley could n't sing a note in tune ; her throat sounded like it had gravel down it . |
| 23 | They were singers and they could n't sing a note in tune . |
| 24 | Do n't wave a finger in front of the screen — use a pencil and be precise . |