Example sentences of "[verb] n't [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Oh I can I do n't carry two cups I ca , dare n't carry a cup and saucer |
2 | Chair , we do class as unsatisfactory those samples that the laboratory would covers do n't reach certain standards , whatever the standard may be , and that 's why we concentrate on that figure that the bathing unsatisfactory at one particular pool , where there was a serious problem . |
3 | We need the money do n't forget that . |
4 | Cos you ca n't I do n't want that on the tape . |
5 | You see they do n't want finicky stuff , they want er a large pay packet fo , er stamping er envelopes . |
6 | But I mean often women would say , what can I do , I do n't want any more babies , what can I do ? |
7 | Well do the best you can er I do n't want exact words obviously but what was the burden of what he was the gist , the effects of what he was saying ? |
8 | I 'd do n't do that again ! |
9 | Do that do n't do that . |
10 | They they change everything over do n't they , they they do n't do this and they do n't do that . |
11 | Well I would n't er I do n't expect most things will completely but anyway we 'll see . |
12 | I think that 's diff you see I , I do n't think that 's possible for everybody to keep in touch with everybody else , I think you 've got to have one person , that everybody looks to , to say , right |
13 | He do n't supposedly do n't have any money . |
14 | Well over there you see we do n't get many traffic lights . |
15 | One might avoid the objection , following R. M. Hare , by interpreting ‘ You do n't want to be sick ’ as itself prescriptive , a logical imperative equivalent to ‘ Do n't get sick ’ disguised by the grammatically indicative form . |
16 | World population , erm probably what I 'm gon na have to do is , although they , they said you ca n't do it do n't get any ideas about doing it with because it 's not possible . |
17 | ‘ I can see you do n't know much about kids . ’ |
18 | Aha , you see you do n't know this one do you |
19 | I would n't do n't hear any London . |
20 | Water Gypsy 's narrow let-down tables did n't present much of a barrier to those seated at them , and her proximity to Fen was torture to her senses . |
21 | Running such a large family did n't present any problems for her . |
22 | Shadowy bergschrunds and dark crevasses loomed large , but did n't present any real problems . |
23 | ‘ We were sceptical about packets , though , and did n't think all the powder would dissolve , but it seems to be fine . ’ |
24 | We did n't think that was terribly plausible , but he was quite serious |
25 | ‘ Maybe they did n't think that was worth a car . ’ |
26 | ‘ Of course I did n't think that , ’ said Gurder irritably . |
27 | But his mother did n't think that was funny . |
28 | " No , I did n't think that . |
29 | He did n't think that was quite right , but had n't formulated why . |
30 | ‘ You did n't think that up for yourself . ’ |