Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] him at " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of them , Machik , ‘ manifested great inventiveness , cunning and insidiousness in his struggle against the Russian authorities , and the voevody could not take him at his word ’ . |
| 2 | Derby winner Dr Devious also raced freely before weakening into 10th and jockey Chris McCarron , who replaced regular rider John Reid , reported afterwards : ‘ I could n't control him at all . ’ |
| 3 | Edouard was sent back home , they could n't have him at work looking like that . ’ |
| 4 | It 's like , with Sharon Stone , even at the end she was still dependent on Michael Douglas , like , when he was going she was crying and she could n't kill him at the end cos she loved him so much and , you know what I mean , so no , Body of Evidence , it 'll probably have a rubbish end and she 'll probably marry the lawyer or something , but it was still good to see her beat , tying a man up , putting candle wax on him and shit . |
| 5 | I wriggled until I could peer over the edge into the wet depths below and I could n't see him at all . |
| 6 | He said , ‘ There was such a crowd round the chap on the table I could n't see him at first . |
| 7 | The driver could n't find him at first as only the top of his helmet was visible . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps we need n't bother him at all . |
| 9 | They were quite convinced that if Jeopardy had not been quite so stunning to look at , most people would not like him at all because he was arrogant and cold . |
| 10 | You should hit him on the head , see some blood running — would n't stun him at all . |
| 11 | Well , she would n't find him at home . |
| 12 | Paul is hyperactive — we ca n't keep him at school . |
| 13 | You wo n't see him at that price again for a very long time . |
| 14 | I can not remember him at all , whether he was young or old or fat or thin or short or tall or anything . |