Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] n't [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wanted to say , you see , that I know you thought Frannie should n't have gone , and that it 's ruined your holiday plans , and , on behalf of us all , I 'm sorry . |
| 2 | ‘ You and Uncle Jim must n't worry . |
| 3 | Oh , Milord must n't lose one precious minute of his time or attention when he has better things to do . |
| 4 | Dana must n't leave without hearing about Berenice . |
| 5 | She turned quickly , anxious that David should n't see the sudden tears in her eyes . |
| 6 | Mrs. Pridmore could n't see the sense of more examinations and all this talking about a career . |
| 7 | Mary-Lou could n't speak , the sight of the enormous spider apparently running straight at her had completely undone her . |
| 8 | Because I 'm a bit patterny , flowers , with this little bit here and being cropped there , just made my leg look a bit , and I thought oh dear , and I was n't convinced , Richard could n't stand them , he thought I looked absolutely gross in them . |
| 9 | Corbett could n't make his features out because of the hood pulled over his head . |
| 10 | Dot knew that Mrs Parvis could n't care less what Mr Brown thought because Mr Brown did n't count for anything , because poor Mr Brown had never been in uniform . |
| 11 | Britta could n't help smiling . |
| 12 | Not that , I 'm sure , India or Pakistan could n't put a mugging team in the next Olympics if they wanted to , but it was unusual . |
| 13 | Bernice could n't face eating any of the uncooked or rotten food . |
| 14 | Bernice could n't take her eyes from the tall woman , and realized that her companions , too , must have been staring . |
| 15 | His shoulders were shaking , Bernice could n't imagine the messages that might be passing between the Doctor and his time machine . |
| 16 | Bernice could n't see what he thought he would be able to do even if they did catch up with the shapechangers . |
| 17 | Bernice could n't help staring at that head . |
| 18 | Bernice could n't work it out . |
| 19 | Bernice could n't work it out . |
| 20 | ‘ We received work via the Australian Embassy that Mandela could n't attend either test but wished to meet the Wallabies ’ , said French . |
| 21 | Faldo could n't have had any idea of the tropical storm brewing when he and Norman exchanged birdies at the first two holes . |
| 22 | Doc Threadneedle could n't replace neurons and synapses . |
| 23 | Doreen Wranklin could n't understand it as she had always paid up on time . |
| 24 | Marie could n't remember the end of the scene . |
| 25 | Marie could n't remember now . |
| 26 | Scott could n't see the name painted along one side of it but he 'd already been told it was called The Abbott . |
| 27 | Once rehearsals started it would become obvious that Therese could n't support a romantic juvenile lead like Sonja , and they would have to do something . |
| 28 | Understand why Sylvie could n't stand the sight of the girl . |
| 29 | Surely Nevil could n't fit in one of those . |
| 30 | Nora had been naughty , much naughtier than ever before , but for the life of her Dorothy Fanshawe could n't remember of what that naughtiness had consisted . |