Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's not go go down a side road however , as it were , appealing it may be , let's stick to the main difficult one and keep chewing it until we can get an answer . |
| 2 | ‘ We 'll not make do with de Guichet , ’ said Owen . |
| 3 | I knew that in 1945 they could not make do on their rations . |
| 4 | Lisa 's mind , for some reason , like a dog with a bone , could not let go of the subject of Nina . |
| 5 | Unmarried women had even less control , and could not own land at all . |
| 6 | But I could n't let go of him , I had to get him to the cops . |
| 7 | Most models are very strict about what they eat , and they would not last long on a diet of cheeseburgers . |
| 8 | He would not dare ask for money ; instead it would be up to the gentleman to raise the matter and to give payment when he deemed suitable . |
| 9 | He would not let go of it . |
| 10 | As did Edward York 's Basilio-he had it , but would n't let go of it . |
| 11 | Realizing that my opponent and I were safely separated , I struggled violently , hurling threats and abuse at the poor boy , while praying that my large saviour would n't let go of me . |
| 12 | Would n't let go of his hand-grenade . |
| 13 | ‘ He 's got a rather grand name but we simply call him Billy , ’ said dad , who would n't let go of his famous foam mallet with which he bashes kiddy guests on his long-running TV-am show , Wacaday . |
| 14 | there was no sort of , you know , about handshake or anything daft like that he just , he just would n't let go of my hand so I had to pull off really . |
| 15 | Bishop John thinks that he and the archdeacons are adequately paid ( their stipends are £20,350 and £16,930 respectively ) , ‘ but I would n't dare speak for the parish clergy . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I would n't dare try to be optimistic in this kind of situation , ’ he said . |
| 17 | My father could n't come because he 's publicly declared his opposition to the wedding and my mother would n't dare come without him — but she 's sent good wishes through one of the cousins . |
| 18 | You would n't dare behave like this if your father were still alive . ’ |
| 19 | I have to say though that it 's usually very embarrassing to see a group of professional dancers dancing in a club — because they are trained to be self-conscious , they ca n't let go of themselves . |
| 20 | Ca n't let go of this . |
| 21 | In the other the Lapith 's left hand must have been gripping the Centaur 's head ( lost ) while with his right he thrusts a weapon into the breast of the creature , who yet will not let go of his prize with either hand though with both hers she tugs at one . |
| 22 | ‘ We have spent 10 years of hard work building up the reputation of the Northern Ireland Milk Cup and we will not let go of it lightly , ’ he said . |
| 23 | Er and there 're certain categories that 'll always go into estate agents wo n't go in medical practices wo n't go go on golf courses and wo n't go in schools . |
| 24 | I 'll make do for myself but I wo n't make do for them . |
| 25 | Pat said nicely , " That little bundle wo n't last long at this rate . |
| 26 | Otherwise their hides wo n't last long in this heat , will they ? " |
| 27 | If all you want is a simple page of text run out in one of the standard LaserWriter fonts then any of the bureau should be able to manage that without any difficulty at all — if they ca n't then they probably wo n't last long in the business . |
| 28 | I wo n't let go of this man , he vowed . |
| 29 | Sun wo n't let go of the advantages of its own technology , which include font maker technology originally from its 1988 acquisition of Folio Inc ( UX No 198 ) which speeds up font design , especially when big-alphabet Japanese , Korean , Taiwan and Chinese applications are involved . |
| 30 | For subtlety , for finely-tuned nuance , for balance and shape , no one os more caring or more scrupulous — he wo n't let go of a phrase until he has well and truly honed it . |