Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] n't [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must n't become a bore on the subject , but I have to say that in physical terms Tod and I are now feeling absolutely terrific . |
| 2 | I should n't change a hair . |
| 3 | Yeah the week after that week I should n't have a day off |
| 4 | ‘ Are you sure I should n't get a doctor ? ’ she asked . |
| 5 | well I do n't know how they work it , but I should n't get a bad one , it should be okay , I mean my dad 's gon na give me money anyway , so , I mean if I , London City so Phil was saying one of the best in the country he says that , so hopefully if they , they give me an offer , the others should as well |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't see why I should n't enjoy a little privacy , since Adam invited me . ’ |
| 7 | I 'll admit from the start that my own attempt to arpeggiate the Gambale way sounds more like Sooty than Sweep picking , but I console myself by thinking that I should n't let a signature model impose another player 's personality on my own style ! |
| 8 | I could n't move a muscle , my whole body felt like jelly . |
| 9 | I 'm sure you can imagine how I felt the next morning — I could n't move a muscle ! |
| 10 | I could n't do a session without one now . ’ |
| 11 | I saw it happen , and I could n't do a thing to help them . |
| 12 | It 's just cos I , I could n't do a lot more about that one . |
| 13 | It was as familiar almost as my own , but I could n't pin a face to it . |
| 14 | One day when I could n't answer a question about the workings of the British Parliament , Terry said , ‘ What 's the matter , you dumb or what ? ’ |
| 15 | I could n't open a book , attend a seminar , lecture or tutorial , even go to the library , without getting an erection . |
| 16 | ‘ Sorry , I could n't manage a table . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ When I arrived I could n't speak a word of Spanish , did n't know anything about the photographic scene in Madrid and had never worked as a professional photographer before , so it was n't the easiest of situations to begin with . ’ |
| 18 | but on Monday I could n't speak a word |
| 19 | ‘ I could n't make a sound , ’ said Sadie . |
| 20 | It was hard to explain to a youngster who was bright but not particularly well educated that I could n't make a nerve work . |
| 21 | Now today … but aside from the cost I could n't make a suit like that today : I could n't get the material . |
| 22 | They did n't know what he was so excited about , and his father was disgusted to find that I could n't draw a footballer ( an unKerridgean species ) . |
| 23 | Like ‘ I could n't draw a herring off a plate . ’ |
| 24 | The chimney is blocked so I could n't light a fire to heat anything up and I went without a hot drink for those four days . |
| 25 | ‘ They said there was nothing wrong with me and there should n't be any reason why I could n't carry a child , ’ she says . |
| 26 | I could n't stand a smelly cat tearin' me 'ome ter pieces , ’ she told him . |
| 27 | And I could n't tell a triple Axel from a double Salko in a million years , let alone perform one ! |
| 28 | That took about half an hour , and I could n't feel a thing from the waist down . |
| 29 | Latin really was impossible as I could n't face a prose , but it was discovered that the Greek papers consisted only of two papers : |
| 30 | , no Deb I could n't handle a little skingy one . |