Example sentences of "[vb past] they [modal v] n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , when he got home he found they would n't fit into his console ! |
| 2 | So the analysts found they could n't use free association with children . |
| 3 | Emily hesitated then moved to the scrubbed table and sat down abruptly , her legs shaking so badly it seemed they would n't support her . |
| 4 | Funny actually they could n't , when the rescue people came they could n't see where the damage was because of the dust . |
| 5 | Folk living near the social club at Uttoxeter , Staffs , claimed they could n't hear the telly for the strains of Danny Boy and On The Sunny Side of the Street . |
| 6 | Everyone was devastated , the community was shattered when they heard , people were crying at the gates , children were very nervous I heard they could n't sleep , so they were very affected . |
| 7 | Erm they began the union just before I left Bellany and of course it was cried down and erm they had meetings and the lot , and then all the miners were on strike at the time , and er my father and brother were both miners and er my brother was very friendly with Mr and Mr next door and er anyway er we decided to come out on strike for Bellany 's union and of course erm they , the , one , I think it was Mr said Joey he said er did you know we 're out on strike here and my brother said it seemed to be catching does n't it he did n't say he could n't say I worked there you see but erm it , it caused an upset but still up to a point the unions were good because we 're all badly underpaid for what we did , and the hours we worked they would n't tolerate it nowadays , but erm I forget er I joined the union and if you did n't you were a blackleg you know you , they wanted you to join the union from then I 've been in the union all , until I finished work but erm they , they got us our rises and er as I say the , the money was n't er very good and then the union did fight for the rises and they 'd got to pay it or lose all the er employees but erm I was , I was satisfied with without it , I 've been satisfied with my life you know I 've had , there 's been humorous there 's been sad but erm I 'm still able to get around and that 's the main thing . |
| 8 | They decided they could n't do much about the rape , but they dealt with the wife beating by publicly humiliating and parading the culprits ! |
| 9 | Those who decided they could n't afford children struggled on . |
| 10 | But the news leaked out and they decided they could n't wait . |
| 11 | ‘ We were about twenty minutes altogether from the point where we realized they could n't get us down to the time when we stepped on to the roof . |
| 12 | Eventually , those waging their campaign against her found they were losing , and furthermore , they quickly realized they could n't afford not to be seen as a Katherine Lundy party . |
| 13 | In the dream she was smiling , holding out her hands to the man and the children , but her smile slowly faded as she realised they could n't see her . |
| 14 | Anyone selling aluminium step ladders outside the Belfry could have made a fortune because after the first few minutes of the match , newcomers realised they could n't see the action on a flat course , unsympathetic to any onlooker less than six feet in height . |
| 15 | ‘ Once they realised they could n't get any money they ran out of the shop and I think they got away in a car . ’ |
| 16 | But they felt they could n't do it . |
| 17 | But they obviously felt they could n't make too much of an example of him because a lot of people , mainly on Sky TV , had already judged the issue . |
| 18 | Presumably felt they could n't afford |
| 19 | The Fuller family 's neighbours felt they could n't let such an auspicious occasion pass without applying a little bunting to the brickwork . |
| 20 | Lucy accepted , but Alan knew they would n't go . |
| 21 | You knew they would n't fight . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't think there were many people in debt because they knew they could n't afford to go into debt you know . |
| 23 | No I think , I reckon that if you knew that the bloke was an easy pull , they would n't do it if they , if they knew they could n't get the girl cos otherwise it would be embarrassing for them , but if they knew that she was an easy pull they 'd do it for a joke . |
| 24 | We left the campsite at ten in the evening , the party reduced because a few thought they would n't make it , in a bus rescued from a St Trinians film set . |
| 25 | In fact I 'm told we ran the three-day week so well that it did n't make enough impact on the country ; they did n't realize the crisis and thought they would n't support Ted Heath . |
| 26 | I mean our building was n't touched but I I somehow always thought they would n't come there because they were so trapped , but they did and they spent quite a lot of time trying to get those cars going . |
| 27 | Alexandra thought they could n't stop , not possibly , but they did and she saw Punch 's face , two yards away , look towards her , blank with unrecognition until she smiled and waved her hand and then he too grinned , and ducked his head at her and swung his horse away from the wall again . |
| 28 | I thought they could n't join them . |
| 29 | Heston , who had director , script and cast approval , bought Peckinpah extra filming time by returning his salary to the studio , convinced they would n't accept it . |
| 30 | So erm he 's phoned up me your money cos he said they dare n't put me in court you see . |