Example sentences of "[modal v] n't i mean " in BNC.
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1 | And er I could n't I mean I do a lot of gardening there were n no problems at all , so I took them t well you can see what 's left . |
2 | No you could n't I mean er at you know the the doors would n't be open be I mean you know , you could picture a wardrobe without a door , but you were working you were sandpapering that on the inside and er maybe brushing it up and down and then sandpapering that again and then they had to go over with what we call the rubber . |
3 | No I could n't I mean , and these people are Jehovah Witnesses who sold me this house and my feelings about the commercial probity of Jehovah Witnesses are that they have n't any commercial probity . |
4 | So erm these two girls , I could n't I mean I was reading but could n't tell but they could . |
5 | And I mean I would n't I mean it 's no way , even Sid says I would n't drive all the way up there to see them . |
6 | You ca n't I mean you ca n't just prosecute it and it will go away . |
7 | I Have n't needed try , Brenda , I ca n't I mean at one time I 'd have devoured that . |
8 | Well I ca n't I mean erm I think he was the kind of person he wanted to be as diverse as possible later on , I mean , perhaps he felt constrained |
9 | no well you ca n't I mean |
10 | No you wo n't I mean there wo n't be criminal prosecution or anything like that . |
11 | Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off |