Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] me [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must n't see me cry . |
| 2 | ‘ Mandy , maybe you should n't call me Doc , even jokingly . |
| 3 | ‘ Because he could n't give me names , only descriptions . |
| 4 | You know me , if it 's possible I 'll ‘ elp any way I can , but there 's one or two things even I dare n't open me mouth about . ’ |
| 5 | I have been living in the city for three years and if I were to go to the estates now they would n't give me work . |
| 6 | They would n't give me credit in the shop . ’ |
| 7 | All the horrid people who would n't give me money when I was collecting . |
| 8 | In the latest movie , Carry On Columbus , a female member of the cast screams : ‘ The sharks would n't eat me whole ? ’ |
| 9 | The material that I used was a lovely heavy cream bridal fabric , chosen because it was the closest equivalent I could find to the bride 's dress — surprisingly enough , she would n't let me chop a hole in the real thing ! |
| 10 | I would n't like me niece 's be'aviour to spoil the coronation . |
| 11 | You ca n't fool me Lorna ! |
| 12 | You ca n't give me orders . |
| 13 | His nibs here was doing his solo piece , the stage to himself and the old people were comparatively quiet , until the one with the hearing aid asked in no small voice , ‘ I ca n't get me aid to work ; what 's he playin' ? ’ |
| 14 | Ca n't Buy Me Love . |
| 15 | The week 's singles listing shows the Fabs occupying the complete Top Five , with ‘ Twist And Shout ’ at Number One , followed by ‘ Ca n't Buy Me Love ’ ( 2 ) , ‘ She Loves You ’ ( 3 ) , ‘ I Want To Hold Your Hand ’ ( 4 ) and ‘ Please , Please Me ’ ( 5 ) . |
| 16 | He opened and closed the back door , taking care to slam it , and returned to the hall , whistling a Beatles ' song , ‘ Ca n't Buy Me Love ’ . |
| 17 | there is a tendency to standardize different time-scales — but in fact different musical types , and sometimes different pieces within a type , may sell at different rates over different time-spans ; thus the Beatles ' ‘ Ca n't Buy Me Love ’ sold a million copies in a week while Ken Dodd 's ‘ Tears ’ took five months to do the same ( Harker 1980 : 98–9 ) . |
| 18 | They strode along bravely , and the tune they played was ‘ Ca n't Buy Me Love ’ . |
| 19 | Martin plays a great set , we encore , duetting on Teenage Kicks , Blank Generation and Ca n't Buy Me Love , and I 'm lapsing into rockspeak : Great vibe . |
| 20 | ‘ If you should see me die , you will not see me die in that manner … |
| 21 | Discovering that the man who has been passing threats to me is the mighty Tod Richardson will not help me sleep peacefully in my bed . |
| 22 | ‘ If you wo n't give me details , I do n't see how I 'm supposed to help . ’ |
| 23 | I love my husband very much , but he just wo n't give me room to be me . |
| 24 | No , Michael , I wo n't get me hands dirty . |
| 25 | He heard in his mind the catchphrase of a long-forgotten Northern radio comedian : ‘ I wo n't take me coat off , I 'm not stopping . ’ |
| 26 | The aforesaid captain I shall endeavour to keep beside me as my bondsman ; hobbled , and under my eye , he can not do me injury . |