Example sentences of "n't [verb] [pron] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't regard my engagement to Peter as any sort of mistake , ’ she managed to say . |
| 2 | She says , ‘ How am I going to get round all these people phoning me up saying , ‘ Why am I not getting calls , it 's all your fault ’ , you know , all the rest of it ’ , when they have n't diverted their telephone to the right extension number . |
| 3 | Kelly did n't make them quarter to ten comes in . |
| 4 | ‘ When I grow up , ’ he said , smiling at her phrase , ‘ I do n't want my life to be anything like theirs . |
| 5 | You learn all the time working on antiques.I am very happy.I would n't want my life to be different . |
| 6 | ‘ Are you telling me you have n't posted my letter to Richard ? |
| 7 | Ca can we just look at a I do n't know which way to be specific or to look at the general first , can I just |
| 8 | I do n't know what question to I thought all were supported out , with the assumption that they were going to be |
| 9 | The other seats were for a couple who did n't know their way to this hall and decided to follow his car . |
| 10 | Would n't it be great if you did n't consider your job to be actual work because you really enjoyed it ? |
| 11 | These men tend to be more confident that they can make their desires known to their partners , whereas those who did n't enjoy their introduction to sex are among the most likely to say that they ca n't express what they want . |
| 12 | I would n't show my diary to a best which shows |
| 13 | There 's little Bill Ward has n't turned his hand to in the first sixty years … from Tragic opera … to Singing puppets |
| 14 | I love my husband very much , but he just wo n't give me room to be me . |
| 15 | He does n't give his stick to just anybody . |
| 16 | ‘ Please do n't break your promise to Dana — I shall survive ; and now you must excuse me , I have a lot to do before I go to the NEC . ’ |
| 17 | As she passed , she said , a policeman had struck her in the face with a baton , ‘ and I had n't opened my mouth to him ’ . |
| 18 | Other than to say , the Secretary of State did n't limit his concern to reducing rates of development . |
| 19 | If you have n't got your ticket to the 1991 Federation Cup by NEC , presented by Midland Bank , then call now . |
| 20 | But Atari do n't like their machine to be seen as a fashion accessory . |
| 21 | If I saw any cruelty in this business , I 'd leave the business because I would n't like my son to be brought up in an environment where there was cruelty to animals . |
| 22 | Children learn it by rote to pass examinations , and they do n't see its relevance to the world around them . |
| 23 | We ca n't see our way to the end of the first foot . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ But Bill knew you existed , ’ she said , ‘ and he told me he did n't recognize you face to face . ’ |
| 25 | Well , is it , you mean technology has n't affected your job to such an extent that you feel that you know you could get laid off at any minute if they bring in something new ? |
| 26 | ‘ I mean , ’ he spelled out for her , ‘ I wo n't force your engagement to my brother to an end if I feel some aspects of it are going to be — how shall we say ? — under my control . ’ |
| 27 | She knew it would give a nasty sting , but it would n't cut her flesh to ribbons . |
| 28 | Do n't leave your decision to the last moment — you should not expect your surveyor to hurry a report which can potentially save you thousands of pounds — talk to him as soon as you have chosen your purchase . |
| 29 | Of course , I 'm always glad of an excuse to reprint rather than write , although I did n't intend my prose to be quite so timeless . |
| 30 | I wo n't mention its existence to anyone except Toby . ’ |