Example sentences of "[modal v] not [vb infin] me [adv] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You really must n't bother me too much , old love , must n't disturb the goose when he 's trying to lay the golden egg , y'know . ’
2 ‘ You must n't feed me so well , then .
3 You must n't get me wrong , I think the world would be much better without software piracy .
4 ‘ It should n't take me long . ’
5 I do n't know how that all worked with work , because erm , they may not want me too .
6 It was a flimsy pretext and might not get me anywhere , but it was the best I could do at such short notice .
7 BELVILLE : [ coldly ] I desire you 'll not oppress me more with your follies and your violence .
8 ‘ You 'll not catch me anywhere near the fighting , ma'am .
9 The Home Country could not detain me long .
10 To be sure you are Lucifer himself in the shape of my master or you could not use me thus , and I beg you 'll send me out of my way to my poor parents .
11 I soon knew so much they could not deny me any longer !
12 ‘ Well , she could n't leave me then , ’ Peter replied .
13 I could n't stand me 'ome gettin' tore ter pieces , an' they 're so smelly , ’ she moaned .
14 could n't take me so I
15 I could n't stick it and they could n't find me anywhere else , so I took off .
16 He was really going to buy cigars at the shop next door , but I saw the sugar mice in the window and he could n't get me away until he came in and bought some .
17 He could n't thank me enough " .
18 You would not leave me behind now ? ’
19 You would not leave me behind ? ’
20 I had to wreck it and the equipment sustaining it , but my limbs would not propel me forward .
21 The latter has been my guardian and close confidant from infancy — he would not fail me now ! ’
22 ‘ I have no doubt about that , otherwise you would not annoy me so frequently . ’
23 He would not see me there ; he condescended to see me at my hotel .
24 He would not recognise me now .
25 Yes Chairman I 'd like to second that and just to erm say very briefly that er erm I , I very much welcome the report and the speed with which the Chief Officer is seen to have addressed most of the issues there are one or two bits that , that were of course were in fact posters , posters er be dealt with erm I have to say I still have some concern erm that the Chief Fire Officer and his team are so well supported on a very broad front on their decision making and their professionalism and yet on other matters of sound advice which has been given by er who are turned aside and just simply not given the proper consideration that they should have as in that er respect Chairman and I , I , I have some concern , erm it , it would not surprise me indeed if the , Her Majesty 's Inspector of er er brigades , when he comes round himself , has some comment to make on that since I think he 's expectations as well are almost as high as mine is .
26 He had rejected a British war-film , The Sea Shall Not Have Them ( And They Shall Not Have Me Either he had vowed as he passed by ) , and a jolly double bill comprised of The Return Of Frankenstein and The Monster , before turning into the Palladium as a last resort .
27 If you 'd seen me five or six years ago , you would n't recognize me now .
28 She would n't tell me exactly what he 'd said .
29 ‘ You would n't tell me otherwise , would you ? ’
30 ‘ Then she would n't want me enough , ’ he said flatly .
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