Example sentences of "[modal v] n't even [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What you 're saying is , ’ she said , ‘ that one should n't even whisper it in the wind on the hill-tops because once said a thing can never be unsaid ; that expression gives power to thought ; that even the clear though unspoken formulation of a nebulous impression may be dangerous , giving it a force and potency which silence or merely a lack of clarification would deny to it . ’ |
| 2 | With any luck she might n't even spot him . |
| 3 | She could n't even control her trembling limbs and chattering teeth . |
| 4 | " When I holed the putt to win , I could n't even feel my hands . |
| 5 | The ground pigeons will laugh themselves sick when I tell them you could n't even break your own bones — you 've broken enough of theirs ! " |
| 6 | He could n't even do your |
| 7 | Well you could have stuck , you know , seven or eight years of age you could n't even do it then in case it hurt the kid 's mother or something like that , or whatever it was . |
| 8 | Not only was the vocabulary well beyond me , but I could n't even tell what my instructor was driving at . |
| 9 | she , she was , no , I do n't see why they had her on last night , terrible I mean I could n't even tell what |
| 10 | ‘ Could n't even tell you that , he kept his hat on all the time . |
| 11 | I could n't even tell you that now . |
| 12 | Last year I had a place bet on the winner , I could n't even tell you what it was now . |
| 13 | And you ask me any body 's names around here I could n't even tell you Sylvia 's name next door . |
| 14 | Jezrael could n't even lift her head to look because he 'd told her that eyes shine in the darkness ; as well light a beacon . |
| 15 | She got very worried when he could n't even lift his head . |
| 16 | and the men came , delivered the new ones and erm , one of them , er oh you said would you take the old one and they said , yeah , fine you know , dad said well it 'll take both of you , oh no , no , I can do that , he could n't even lift it you know cos they were so solid and two of them had a heck of a job did n't they ? |
| 17 | The pannier bags normally stay on , but this climb came only one day into the trip and with a fortnight 's food on board I could n't even lift my bike . |
| 18 | I mean time of physiological difference and strength needs of their strength that they could just about fire a and he could n't even pull them back and so they you know , fine if you wan na go hunting use the boat |
| 19 | A lot of them , of course , were so secret that Mr Marr could n't even show them to me . |
| 20 | She could n't even accuse him of laying a finger on her , since she was always fast asleep when he joined her in the large bed , and the twins arrived to wake her up in the morning . |
| 21 | I said OK — but when the letter arrived , they could n't even spell my name properly . |
| 22 | She 'll come about , that was about five years ago and and she was talking about the schock and half , half the panel er da did n't even know , they could n't even spell it . |
| 23 | Kate could n't even justify it by saying it was a boy Lizzy loved , whom her daughter had been with for a long time and so sex was a natural progression . |
| 24 | Herbert tried to look hopeful about his future , but this time he could n't even manage his usual cheerful smile . |
| 25 | I could n't even manage it at Bury . |
| 26 | She could n't even ignore him , which would have been the sensible thing to do ; every time he spoke she found herself lashing back . |
| 27 | Yes you will , oh yes you will , I fucking see to that , seeing as they could n't even send me a fucking get well card |
| 28 | ‘ Lisa was in constant agony , but I could n't even comfort her or give her a cuddle because of the plaster . ’ |
| 29 | Out in the corral , tied so tight to the big stake in the centre that the Argentines call a palemque that she could n't even move her head , was the little grey pony . |
| 30 | She could n't even think what she 'd wanted to say . |