Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] n't [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it had been only to say some things about her son which it was better that a boy of eleven should n't catch ( 8 ) . |
| 2 | A similar processing difficulty is caused by relative and comparative clauses in which the introductory word ( who , which , than , etc ) has an embedded syntactic function ; for example in ( 8 ) : " some things about her son [ which it was better that a boy of eleven should n't catch ] " . |
| 3 | That must n't happen . ’ |
| 4 | From the look he gave her she thought that must n't happen often . |
| 5 | ‘ That must n't happen , ’ the old man said . |
| 6 | ‘ That must n't happen — where is she , do you know ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ That must n't happen to me ! ’ |
| 8 | If you do n't go this minute I 'll go straight home with you , and that must n't happen yet . |
| 9 | you know in other words it might take a bit of time to work it out , there is some reason why he must of said that must n't did n't he ? |
| 10 | But Dr David Shanson , a senior consultant microbiologist at the Westminster hospital , says even if surgeons are infected , that should n't matter unless they 're incapable of operating . |
| 11 | That should n't go like that . |
| 12 | You have n't signed it Steve , and you 've got to sign it , because really , just have a look at your management , that should n't arrive here like that . |
| 13 | That should n't relate to all you RUNNING readers who have followed Bruce Tulloh 's training schedules thoroughly and not just turned up on the day , unprepared and with no training under your belt . |
| 14 | Rossendale Group 's chairperson Kate Conbay-Greenwood said she ‘ realised that this would not be the easiest area of Amnesty 's work to publicise , but that should n't deter us from truing to raise awareness ( of Jehovah 's Witnesses in Greece ) . ’ |
| 15 | An eighth of an inch of rain overnight but that should n't make any difference at all but a wet windy day . |
| 16 | , I , I heard a programme the other day , they just saying that should n't drink too much milk or something , you get the high . |
| 17 | That should n't have scared her . |
| 18 | ‘ That should n't have happened , ’ he said flatly . |
| 19 | ‘ That should n't have happened , ’ he informed her curtly . |
| 20 | ‘ A young chap like that should n't play on an older woman 's susceptibilities . ’ |
| 21 | Well , it 's all very well to say that accidents like that should n't happen , but … |
| 22 | That should n't happen , but it is . |
| 23 | ‘ That should n't take long . ’ |
| 24 | That should n't take away the value of the announcement : Cognos , a company well regarded as technically sound and with much work on exploiting object-orientation quietly under its belt , is offering users a firm bridge into distributed and client/server computing while preserving their existing applications . |
| 25 | But that should n't take away from the achievement of the French . |
| 26 | Yes , you 're comparative performances as investigators will , well even that should n't differ all that much because those that have got Sarah available to them those are the teams who ought to be capable of concentrating more on their stage two work , should n't they ? |
| 27 | Millions of extra shares will flood the market , but this should n't deter investors . |
| 28 | This should n't feel right . |
| 29 | I mean i i i in a sense I think he was , he 's been criticized unfairly for , for this because he he , he copped all the blame for absolute egalitarianism , whereas in fact if , if you look at the details behind it he was aware of the dangers of encroachment on the middle peasant and was warning against that and saying look this should n't happen . |
| 30 | ‘ This should n't take long , ’ he said , smiling , the wind ruffling his long blond hair . |