Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] i [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The walls of the cottage were thick enough to shut out the worst sounds of the storm 's buffeting , and even the creaking of doors and rattling of windows could not keep me awake for long . |
| 2 | I could see them clearly in the light of the foyer but they could n't see me cloaked in the anonymity of Armstrong — and what more anonymous than a black London cab ? |
| 3 | Then I said to them , " Its a pity you could n't find me foster parents " , and the social worker said , " What a brilliant idea ! " |
| 4 | So well Paul come out , I was talking to Steven and he said I come home last night and he said I could n't park me bloody car up cos there were cars everywhere , and they were all theirs . |
| 5 | Even if a band that I liked did this , I 'm sure that it would not make me gay ( And even if the power of rock introduced you to the delights of homosexuality , who cares , eh ? |
| 6 | Those words of Idris , ‘ Pas possible , ’ and his hangdog look would not leave me alone . |
| 7 | ‘ I did not agree , but she would not leave me alone ’ |
| 8 | I did not agree , but she would not leave me alone . |
| 9 | It was like this at the time of Mum 's suicide , you police just would n't leave me alone . ’ |
| 10 | But you would n't give me straight answer would you ? |
| 11 | I wish Peter would n't ask me difficult questions . |
| 12 | I hoped to heaven the pharmacist would n't ask me difficult questions like ‘ how many ? ’ or ‘ what size ? ’ . |
| 13 | I 'll tell you who would n't call me short ? |
| 14 | That 's nothing more than circumstantial evidence — even you ca n't brand me guilty on that ! ’ |
| 15 | How come I ca n't make her happy , how come she ca n't make me happy ? |
| 16 | Now you ca n't keep me quiet . ’ |
| 17 | Storming up and down the place saying just give me one last script , you ca n't cut me dead and ca n't you give me something and I 'll cut down on this last one and all this . |
| 18 | I hope , however , that you will not think me Panglossian when I suggest that we are now not far from that point . |
| 19 | When he returns safely to his homeland you will not find me ungrateful . |
| 20 | If you produce what I want , you will not find me ungenerous , ’ Kirov assured the man . |
| 21 | ‘ She wo n't leave me alone , talking to me all the time , distracting me . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ It wo n't leave me alone ! ’ |
| 23 | A typical problem raised by practitioners is : ‘ He wo n't give me professional clearance because there are fees outstanding . ’ |