Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] me [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may not like me for it but I will have to drive you hard if you are to learn all you will need to survive what you will face . |
| 2 | Next time you might not find me in such a good temper . ’ |
| 3 | If someone has an accident in a Caterham , they might not sue me for $10m because I do n't have that much . |
| 4 | ‘ Nor you 'll not beat me into it neither ! ’ |
| 5 | And now he 'll not forgive me for a twelvemonth . |
| 6 | " Then mark this , Master Harry : if you wo n't take Sam here on at fishing , you 'll not have me as a wife . |
| 7 | Most of the reinforcements could not inform me of the health of Colonel Vaughan , but they all had vivid recollections of the most unusual weather conditions in the Highlands , and at the moment regarded their situation here in Normandy as an improvement on Achnacarry . |
| 8 | He could not see me behind the curtains , and clearly did not expect an answer . |
| 9 | He could not hear me above the din of the crowd . |
| 10 | My imagination could not take me to such depths of anger , so I implored her to tell me what was happening before Kareem ( my husband ) paid his afternoon visit . |
| 11 | She could not convince me at the time that anything bad could happen , now that I had finally ‘ solved ’ my eating problems , and for a short time I felt jubilant , relieved and ecstatic . |
| 12 | But you could not save me from those who want to harm me . |
| 13 | ‘ You need not treat me like a half-witted child ! ’ |
| 14 | By the same token , he would not expect me to be found playing with his Gameboy . |
| 15 | ‘ I said the money would not change me as a person and it has n't , ’ she said . |
| 16 | Silas would not want me to be in a room where somebody such as yourself could have an ear pressed to the wall . |
| 17 | As a patient , I would like to think that the presence of a doctor 's name on the list would also offer me some sort of guarantee that he or she would not subject me to unnecessary or unjustifiably harmful treatment — whether that treatment be labelled alternative or mainstream , labels that serve only to confuse the issue . |
| 18 | She has always been kindness itself to me , but I have a feeling in my bones that she would not regard me as a wholly reliable supporter . |
| 19 | Byron would not have me in the larger house , claiming that the dogs would never tolerate my presence without howling all night . |
| 20 | He would not let me off the hook until I had confessed that I could no longer work with my boss . |
| 21 | The book is intended for undergraduates in their second or third year of a philosophy degree , but this need not necessarily deter readers with other backgrounds ; e.g. , my father claims to be able to understand it , though perhaps he would not thank me for the suggestion that he is representative . |
| 22 | Wessex region would not recognise me as a senior registrar until the college 's approval had been received . |
| 23 | There was a loud noise and my leg would not support me for several weeks . |
| 24 | I hope that the right hon. Gentleman will not accuse me of ranting and raving as I am always the sweet face of reason . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's a sad death , but it will not prevent me from returning to London tomorrow . ’ |
| 26 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
| 27 | The most important duty that I owe you , the reader , is that I be absolutely honest and candid , and therefore , although I have no doubt that the growers will not like me for saying so , I suggest that unless you aspire to the show bench , or base your gardening on taking chances , you should not heed the blandishments but look instead for the shortcomings . |
| 28 | Then when I die she will not take me to her bosom to rest . |
| 29 | The doctors are appalled by the press , everybody is appalled ; the nurse is freaking out and saying she will not take me to the operating theatre because they will take my picture and harass me ; she is terrified somebody is going to hit her , so in the end my lawyer wheels me because nobody else dares . |
| 30 | Unfortunately though , my nose will not let me off the hook and I am forced to leave it . |