Example sentences of "[adj] time [pers pn] [modal v] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But maybe this time they wo n't know exactly what to expect from us . ’ |
| 2 | This time they may not be so lucky . |
| 3 | Moses and Aaron bravely do not do as they are told , but this time they can not save the body of the people from disaster . |
| 4 | The news that makes every Italian heart sing , the news that liberty and freedom are abroad once more and this time we shall not fail ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ This time I wo n't even touch your hair . |
| 6 | ‘ Thank you , but this time I need n't keep you more than a minute . |
| 7 | This time I could not have cared . |
| 8 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , you may keep your door closed and not answer when I ring the bell , you may refuse to answer my letters or return my calls when I leave a message on your answering machine , but sooner or later we are bound to meet and this time I will not let you fob me off with a smile . |
| 9 | Nor do you now , and this time you wo n't get it . ’ |
| 10 | At the beginning of December , you can expect some extra developments regarding a domestic or professional matter , and this time you ca n't resist the winds of change . |
| 11 | To release this time you must not tolerate desultory study , giving up at the slightest excuse before any solid result is accomplished . |
| 12 | Then it earned a reprieve , this time it wo n't — a sobering thought for the sixty or so staff who are losing their jobs . |
| 13 | ‘ My God , he 's a clever bastard , but this time he wo n't get away with it , I 'll see to that ! ’ |
| 14 | I 'm afraid that this time he wo n't be so lucky … he wo n't come back and I 'll end up losing him to some atrocious person that really and truthfully I do n't think should be on this earth |
| 15 | ‘ He would disappear again and this time he would not reappear , ’ said Mr McGuinness . |
| 16 | By this time he would not have been surprised if she had taken up the lecture and returned him a brief history of the next four centuries . |
| 17 | This time he could not believe the white flag . |
| 18 | Herbert tried to look hopeful about his future , but this time he could n't even manage his usual cheerful smile . |
| 19 | This time he could n't help himself and he laughed outright , but he put his arm around her as he did so . |
| 20 | It was depressing to have to admit to herself that after four days together she was none the wiser , that , if she made the mistake again of leaving her vulnerable heart unguarded , he might once more strike her a casually cruel blow , and this time she might not recover . |
| 21 | Only this time she would not lose her temper , she promised herself . |
| 22 | This time she wo n't slip away . ’ |
| 23 | This time she could n't stand by and meekly witness cruelty . |
| 24 | The thought crept into the warmth and she trembled , afraid that this time she could not face rejection . |
| 25 | Gradually they learn to discriminate , although for some time they can not determine what is influencing the mother 's movements towards or away from them . |
| 26 | For some time I could not speak . |
| 27 | Oh it 's so funny , cos the second time he could n't , he came back and I think I was upstairs , and she did n't shut the door and I said all four , cos I 've got to pick her up at five , he said oh , anyway he went back , after dinner he 'd gone back and I said told you about it 's five o'clock , he said are you on me . |
| 28 | I 'm not encouraging it because as I say I really , present time I ca n't see that it 's going to be of any assistance to me to have the opinion of solicitors from er from any part really , from the defendant or or someone else . |
| 29 | For a long time she would n't tell us . |
| 30 | My husband thought they were a failure and felt embarrassed about them , and for a long time he would n't let me see them . |