Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [verb] [conj] then " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he 's really getting frustrated cos he could n't go and then she said well no , you 've got ta do it ! |
| 2 | This is not to say that history would repeat itself backwards : you would not die and then become old , middle-aged and youthful before finally being absorbed into your mother 's womb . |
| 3 | I think so , there 's got to be one person I mean I thought about this long and hard and there 's just no way , it can not be done by committee it would not work cos then |
| 4 | Robyn took a gulp , swore she would n't gabble and then proceeded to do just that ‘ Umm — hello , this is Robyn . |
| 5 | She opened her mouth , but the word ‘ goodnight ’ would n't come and then , almost imperceptibly , though she was sure she felt it , his arm about her shoulders tightened fractionally . |
| 6 | ‘ I was only asking why you waste so much time stealing stuff you ca n't eat and then waste more time stealing dogs when you could steal and eat at the same time , as it were . ’ |
| 7 | So you ca n't hear and then . |
| 8 | I must get one for my er garage er , er a tape recorder , I 've got the wireless in there but oh you know er , most of the time it 's the noise is n't it , you know what I mean , get the odd programme you want to listen to , but a lot of the time it 's erm pop music and that which I ca n't , I ca n't abide and then your Jimmy Young and |
| 9 | So you ca n't volunteer and then come back like that and Well that was that . |
| 10 | says you wo n't like and then |
| 11 | ‘ You think you buy into somewhere crime can not reach and then it hits you with the worst kind . ’ |