Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thou Shalt Not Spy on thy Mother 's Old Schoolfriends Parading around in the Nude . |
| 2 | Sewed my lips with hexes so I should not blaspheme against their godling … |
| 3 | In other words , might not loyalty in large companies be bought by promises of job security ? |
| 4 | The outsiders either would not or could not resort to those tactics which were thought to have assisted the establishment of the three large criminal practices characterised by an ‘ outside ’ solicitor as ‘ The Barons ’ ( Thomas and Mungham 1976 ; Smith and Thomas 1978 ) . |
| 5 | It seemed to me that you could not edge in a word ! ’ retorted Theda . |
| 6 | But Selznick knew that he could not hand over the selection process to assistants . |
| 7 | Solicitors may set up a corporate practice to practice solely outside England and Wales provided that ( a ) this is permitted by local law , ( b ) all the directors and shareholders are solicitors , lawyers of another jurisdiction or members of the Bar of England and Wales acting in accordance with the Overseas Practice Rules of the Bar and ( c ) the practice complies with the Overseas Practice Rules ; but such a company could not practice in England and Wales . |
| 8 | McAllister made up her mind ; if Eddie could not cycle to the Buildings then why should not she ? |
| 9 | I found that I could say things with colour and shapes that I could n't day in any other way — things that I had no words for . |
| 10 | understand the meaning behind the sentence but you could n't word for word . |
| 11 | There was four routes there now and we had as many as ten buses operating those four , so it meant they were left , you could n't sort of segregate them . |
| 12 | So that meant that he was he could n't sort of do a heavy heavy work so he just used to do odd job things you know , he 'd sell horse and carts and er he 'd go down to the pier when he used to do the fishing boats , he used to come in and he 'd buy a box of fish from them and go round the streets selling them you know . |
| 13 | you know was that they 'd got results which they could n't sort of like apply |
| 14 | books , and you could n't sort of swop the |
| 15 | Yes , I just wondered if they could n't sort of do a , a deal , you know to get them by air , the only thing about it is if they got to sort of |
| 16 | Yeah you could n't sort of get at any where near him to start with . |
| 17 | and she er she could n't sort of feel guilty about it |
| 18 | The thing is , you ca n't really , you could n't sort of see this jagged mess . |
| 19 | I could n't caddie for him because I was with the central-heating men . |
| 20 | But I , I dare n't sort of do nothing cos that 's gon na upset our Joe if I do . |
| 21 | But again , there is the other side to Beccaria 's version of the social contract mentioned in Chapter 1 — that we would not will for others what we would not will for ourselves — and Hart 's view that Beccaria 's position was sensitive to individual rights . |
| 22 | But again , there is the other side to Beccaria 's version of the social contract mentioned in Chapter 1 — that we would not will for others what we would not will for ourselves — and Hart 's view that Beccaria 's position was sensitive to individual rights . |
| 23 | We are not sure that Latimer 's and Ridley 's sermons would not jar on modern refinement quite as much … |
| 24 | Rebels ‘ would not hand over general ’ |
| 25 | White House officials insist this is a misunderstanding ; US interest in the coup evaporated rapidly when the rebels made it clear that they would not hand over Noriega . |
| 26 | I s certainly shall not stint in my praise of the fund and I would like to add my congratulations on behalf of the government at the recognition that the charities aid foundation has granted to the fund in making it er the charity of the year this year . |
| 27 | For instance , if you were given , say , poetry , and you could n't get on with it , he would n't sort of force you into it , he 'd sort of talk it over and find out why you did n't like it , could n't get on with it , and then he 'd put you on to something else you did like … |
| 28 | You would n't sort of erm , if you think of Fay er , |
| 29 | They were for the entertainment of the workers in their lunch break er , it was n't really much of a job but er , I kept applying to go onto the floor to actually work on the aircraft but they , they would n't sort of er , I was needed too much in the receiving departments so in the end I left . |
| 30 | I say they would n't sort of spend like he did . |