Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] n't i [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | And er I could n't I mean I do a lot of gardening there were n no problems at all , so I took them t well you can see what 's left . |
2 | No I could n't I mean , and these people are Jehovah Witnesses who sold me this house and my feelings about the commercial probity of Jehovah Witnesses are that they have n't any commercial probity . |
3 | So erm these two girls , I could n't I mean I was reading but could n't tell but they could . |
4 | That 's why i could n't I thought I had n't got me pen . |
5 | I could n't I say I could n't eat . |
6 | And I mean I would n't I mean it 's no way , even Sid says I would n't drive all the way up there to see them . |
7 | I said no I would n't I said cos I do n't accept cheques . |
8 | I 've I would n't I do n't think I would go out if somebody said , Would you come and sing er at such and such a thing . |
9 | It 's important but I , I would n't I do n't want to er get carried away with the fact that we 're not performing well because we are performing well . |
10 | But er put it this way , I 've been on courses , like I would n't I use it . |
11 | I Have n't needed try , Brenda , I ca n't I mean at one time I 'd have devoured that . |
12 | Well I ca n't I mean erm I think he was the kind of person he wanted to be as diverse as possible later on , I mean , perhaps he felt constrained |
13 | Oh well we 've been walking when we 've gone into town but I mean just between you and me but when I got home Bev said pop into town I 've got a parcel to post and I said well I ca n't I said because according to Des well nothing happened |
14 | Erm I ca n't I do n't think there are many more . |
15 | And it was n't as effective but other than that I ca n't I do n't have the sort of the detailed information to er to refer to . |
16 | You you both have to have a little ride each back to my house because I ca n't I do n't think |
17 | I said I ca n't I do n't like so |
18 | He goes , he thinks you 're , he thinks you 're so funny I ca n't I do it in music . |
19 | Mm I ca n't I do n't know |
20 | Oh I ca n't I 've got things to do in the office , a busy company here . |
21 | She said I ca n't I 've just had a sleeping tablet . |
22 | oh I ca n't I 've got me trainers on |
23 | if I can find erm I ca n't I remember Carolyn bringing that , you know that little er the anemone ? |
24 | But I ca n't I find it hard to explain why the after such a good performance against West Ham , But you know , it 's just all over , be saying that about his side second half now wo n't he , because they 've just put one point about a nine , and they 're a good side . |
25 | Okay okay just so I ca n't I need a couple more calls to finish off the programme and take a couple more records er O nine O four six four one six four one would you ring me . |
26 | I 've asked Jeffrey to ask a friend about it who 's a solicitor if he knows anybody but I c , I ca n't I have n't got the in information . |
27 | Well I said , I 've got to , I said , I ca n't I have n't got time to talk to anybody , I said , I 've got to shift it . |
28 | but y I ca n't I have to say and I know right ca n't give her what she wants is somebody to sit down somebody to sit her down and talk to her and you ca n't give her the benefit of that because it 's a little battle right between the two silly little girls if you like and if that j if that happens had won right and that 's the way will feel it |
29 | alright then , fair enough I I I yeah I agree I ca n't I have to buy that one |
30 | I ca n't I have n't been bloody , yeah you have now , I 've still got ta get to there yet before I can bloody buy anything |