Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I 'll have a go but I may not eat all this but if it was smaller it 's really tasty as well . |
| 2 | I may not possess any status or receive a substantial monthly pay cheque , but to have my trade grow entirely through my own efforts is one heck of a kick . |
| 3 | I may not have much to bequeath , but I can not endure the thought of my loved ones squabbling over my best earrings . |
| 4 | On her other flank , would the USSR ever say of China what Germany once said of Russia : today I can afford to go to war , tomorrow I may not have that luxury ? |
| 5 | And he seems to think I may not get any worse , but we sha n't know for a couple of weeks . ’ |
| 6 | Daddy , I may not see that one . |
| 7 | I may not like this , but I wo n't know unless I try it first . |
| 8 | ‘ I may not know much , but I know the best way to deal with situations like this . ’ |
| 9 | I may not know much about anatomy , but I am rug-smart . |
| 10 | So I think I ought n't to spend more than about twelve or thirteen pounds on him . |
| 11 | ( ‘ I ought n't to have any , ’ said Fribble . |
| 12 | what she was getting at , she knew exactly what she was shopping for , she went into that shop , there was the list , it was handed in , I bet it took her less time to shop then , than it did later when she went shopping with a vague idea well I must n't forget this , I must n't forget that , but then the wandering around sort of oh that looks nice and I fancy that |
| 13 | what she was getting at , she knew exactly what she was shopping for , she went into that shop , there was the list , it was handed in , I bet it took her less time to shop then , than it did later when she went shopping with a vague idea well I must n't forget this , I must n't forget that , but then the wandering around sort of oh that looks nice and I fancy that |
| 14 | It 's a question of not being discouraged and persevering until suddenly a drawing looks like you hope , of seeing the possibility in something , in a line , and thinking ‘ Oh quick , I must n't change that . |
| 15 | My Keith tried a little drop last night and he said I must n't drink this so soon after then he had another sip must n't drink it and he |
| 16 | And I 'd say , ‘ Of course not , Mummy , I know I must n't do that . |
| 17 | But anyway , I 've come to the conclusion that he , I mean , his work is , it was absolutely superb , but I must n't expect that . |
| 18 | Mother says I must n't grow any more till she 's collected enough wool to knit me a bigger one . |
| 19 | The relatives and friends who are left behind can also become entrapped in an overwhelming feeling that says ‘ I must be there when he takes his last breath ’ ; ‘ I must n't miss any last word he utters ’ . |
| 20 | Oh I must n't lose that , my grandson bought me that in Greece Cos I 'm a pipe smoker and er , but it 's not a Zippo , and he got it very cheap English you see , but I 've knackered him you see , because I , he thinks I 've still got that , but I , I , I bought a Zippo one , and it 's , it 's the hippo , the Zippo one that 's in there the other one was fucking useless , well , it lasted for a couple of months , a few months , but er |
| 21 | And he thought , I must n't have these thoughts , I have no status here , I have n't even got the right to be jealous ! |
| 22 | Basically , the latest , and I must n't take any credit , and there seemed to be some credit , Chair . |
| 23 | I put a few pink flowers on the plant and remember that I must n't overdo this |
| 24 | I know but I must n't say that on here . |
| 25 | No I must n't , I must n't buy any anyway . |
| 26 | No , I must n't ask that . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Of course I know that I must not make this mistake . |
| 28 | ‘ Hummingbird , ’ the President said , ‘ I must not see that robot animal . |
| 29 | ‘ But I know I must not let those people get to me . |
| 30 | The result was that very soon indeed afterwards my father came with a very sad but kind face in to the room where I sat alone and told me he was sure I should not do that sort of thing again . |