Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | However , she knew that she could n't stand at the window indefinitely , so she left it to complete the task she had on hand . |
| 32 | I was so disappointed that I could n't speak at the final whistle . ’ |
| 33 | oh if it , if it was if it w if it was that one I think , I think there was some dis if , if it 's the thing I 'm thinking of there was some discrepancy , I think it was alright in the s on one occasion there was some stuff which I could n't find at the end |
| 34 | She had a feeling it was in that carpet-bag , but could n't get at the bag . |
| 35 | Lowe could n't know at the time how much both his private life and his work were about to go right . |
| 36 | There was Pete in his class who really needed to shave twice a day , who had a deep voice and a very hairy chest , and he was a known bender ; and there was Stuart , who could n't look at a cloud or a diagram in TD lessons or even sometimes a house without seeing a version of the female anatomy , and lie was as smooth as a babe . |
| 37 | When his coolie picked up the shafts and broke into his loping stride , Joseph found he could n't look at the narrow , sweat-streaked shoulders bobbing in front of him without seeing the bleeding welts caused by the French colon 's cane . |
| 38 | Jimmy Smith polled ten per cent … surprisingly he was beaten by Steve Coppell … but the top two were way ahead … second big Billy Hamilton the ex United striker … and top by a long way the man who could n't live at the Manor with the Maxwells … |
| 39 | In addition , for any reader who has a small workshop with a minimum of machinery here is an area of work where you need not feel at a disadvantage . |
| 40 | As a result , it seems clear that the prosecutor need not establish at the outset that such was the defendant 's intention or awareness . |
| 41 | For a while , the working title of ‘ Homebrew ’ was ‘ Feminist Slag ’ , to signify that feminism need n't come at the cost of ‘ being able to let your sexuality really express itself ’ . |
| 42 | KPMG would not comment at the recent agm . |
| 43 | He would not arrive at the door . |
| 44 | I am interested to see that the hon. Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) would not balk at the prospect of having to sort out those knotty problems . |
| 45 | With that Honourable he could approach a ready Miss D'Arcy who would not look at a tradesman , a craftsman , let alone a common man whatever his industry or honesty . |
| 46 | Although the other judges would not look at the assessors ' lists , Burn met them at the hall and compared his list of preferences to theirs . |
| 47 | Dr Johnson would not look at the bones . |
| 48 | As is usual in such cases the myth seems to be somewhat remote from the historical facts but , for what it is worth , Wilberforce is supposed to have remarked that : " Whatever certain people might believe he would not look at the monkeys in the Zoological Gardens as connected with his ancestors ' , to which Huxley replied : " I would rather be descended from an ape than a bishop " , which has merits as repartee but is hardly a contribution to science . |
| 49 | Was it her fault if her brain would n't function at a normal level ? |
| 50 | I do n't think it will , but I 'm sure it would n't do at the other two places |
| 51 | She was in a lift and the lift would n't stop at the right floor but kept going first up and then down , past the numbers she wanted . |
| 52 | A true visionary would n't crumple at the first sign of opposition , would take all this in her stride . |
| 53 | Who would n't jump at the chance of spending a free six months in the Southern Hemisphere , flights paid , car provided and all for a few afternoons coaching ? |
| 54 | I would n't bounce at the same time |
| 55 | She said it was premature but she had n't made any , provision for it , and would n't look at the baby . |
| 56 | When using those dramatic frames which require children to prepare and then share small group work ( e.g. the investigation , the pageant , the making of a documentary ) take the opportunity to question or comment on their use of space : " I wonder why the council official would n't look at the interviewer ? " |
| 57 | She ca n't talk at the moment . |
| 58 | However , remember that in working with check lists it is n't crucial , to start with , if you ca n't arrive at an exact technical phonetic description straight off — as long as you can distinguish between same and different you can still make progress . |
| 59 | ‘ I know it all sounds good , ’ she says , ‘ but what I want most of all is to spend more time with my little girl — and that 's the one thing I ca n't do at the moment . ’ |
| 60 | " You 've been lovely and I 'm leading you on but I ca n't deliver at the moment . |