Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] they a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could n't face them a minute longer . |
| 2 | You could you could n't bear them a night time . |
| 3 | They all said they wanted to visit my country and I nodded my head , promising it would n't cost them a penny , thinking how the people in the village would crowd around them , look at their coloured hair , some of it short and some long . |
| 4 | And I ca n't send them a present . |
| 5 | … when it comes to giving the third year grades I find it really difficult , with some kids you say ‘ well they ought to have a ‘ B ’ , ’ but I ca n't give them a ‘ B ’ because there are n't any ‘ B's left … |
| 6 | We ca n't give them a new car park . |
| 7 | I wo n't , I wo n't give them a tip if that 's the attitude |
| 8 | Since dancing can not earn them a living , Chela and Urna are into self-help , and it is as humiliating in personal terms as any perceived national , cultural subservience to the US . |
| 9 | Since dancing can not earn them a living , Chela and Urna are into self-help , and it is as humiliating in personal terms as any perceived national , cultural subservience to the US . |
| 10 | Since dancing can not earn them a living , Chela and Urna are into self-help , and it is as humiliating in personal terms as any perceived national , cultural subservience to the US . |