Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] n't [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What is meant by the saying : ‘ People in glass houses should n't throw stones ’ ? ’ |
| 2 | What , do you think that there 's any connection between what you mentioned before about when you claimed for er bomb damage erm that working class people about being , supposed to have a piano , do you think there 's a connection between that sort of idea and the idea of people that lived in Harlow in Council houses should n't have cars ? |
| 3 | That your Lordship would direct , it would be in our task that that figure should n't have interest added to it because of the way in which it was approached . |
| 4 | Biggerstaff 's Metro 6R4 suffered a puncture on his first run but even a courageous charge at the second attempt could n't displace Woodside at the top of the list . |
| 5 | See , without the head man the trainer could n't train horses without a head man . |
| 6 | Doc Threadneedle could n't replace neurons and synapses . |
| 7 | Roger From the Practice could n't tell emphysema from the common cold . |
| 8 | Some admission money had to be taken ‘ on account ’ , so the club could n't pay Fulham their due straight away . |
| 9 | Lucy could n't find time to come over for an evening ; the globally significant exhibition was floating on some remote iceberg ; Jeremy had an agent , an opening ; Lucy 's sister was ill and needed her ( Jay recalled Lucy 's exasperated indifference to her sister ) ; the painters were coming . |
| 10 | Ken could n't speak French , but insisted on requesting a tune — by humming it out loud , at the top of his voice . |
| 11 | But words ca n't do justice to Jan Ormerod 's wonderful animal pictures , which make each spread in this large-format picture a joy to look at . |
| 12 | Cos without the head man a trainer ca n't train horse , and I 'm telling you that for nothing ! |
| 13 | When schools ca n't find replacement teachers when staff are absent the anger of parents at the disruption of their children 's education can be severe . |
| 14 | And that old theory that animals ca n't see colours is just not true because any vehicle which is black or red in colour appears to get more attention that any other . |
| 15 | Mummy ca n't do chain stitch . ’ |
| 16 | Demons ca n't call things weird . |
| 17 | But at least the light would n't wake Nell . |
| 18 | What er Newstat does though is something quite interesting he says well we all know , well I hope you all know , that there are limits on presidential power and we all know that the president ca n't direct congress , we know the president ca n't appoint anybody without consulting congress , we know the president ca n't control the supreme court , we know all these limitations but nevertheless , leaving that to one side , pushing that to one side , there are major powers here . |
| 19 | Of course the kids ca n't play games on it . |
| 20 | ( For example , the young critics suggested the cartoon kids should be barefoot since street kids ca n't afford shoes . ) |
| 21 | ( For example , the young critics suggested the cartoon kids should be barefoot since street kids ca n't afford shoes . ) |
| 22 | Her mouth would n't form syllables , would n't open . |
| 23 | We should try to stop cutting all the trees down because soon all the animals wo n't have homes . |
| 24 | A flat and internodal cut wo n't encourage bud growth but will cause die-back . |
| 25 | ‘ You see , ’ he began , ‘ Edward wo n't let George in his room 'cos of the war and Zach ses they 're knittin' boots in the sittin' room and the twins ses they might , only … ’ |
| 26 | Hotel rooms will be smaller than their US equivalents , the park itself is on a smaller scale and , although plans are already being drawn up for Phase Two , incorporating a European MGM Studio theme park , the initial range of attractions wo n't rival Disney World in Florida . |
| 27 | I 'm sure David wo n't mind sandwiches for a day . |
| 28 | Unlike UnixWare , Solaris-on-Intel or even NT , OpenAgent wo n't require users to wipe their disks and then replace their applications , an inhibiting thought for most people , according to nQue founder William Thompson . |
| 29 | Unlike UnixWare , Solaris-on-Intel or even NT , OpenAgent wo n't require users to wipe their disks and then replace their applications , an inhibiting thought for most people according to nQue founder William Thompson . |
| 30 | I am desperately worried that the aid wo n't get tothe people it 's meant for . |