Example sentences of "n't [verb] the [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , it does n't make the greatest use of the Windows interface . |
| 2 | " Believe me , it wo n't make the slightest difference , " said Maurice . |
| 3 | So , whatever Mr Jones has up his sleeve , he 'll let it slide out one of these days and it wo n't make the slightest difference to me . ’ |
| 4 | Cottee believes that Shearer wo n't remain the highest-priced player for long . |
| 5 | You 'd feel you had n't made the best use of your time here . |
| 6 | As Niki puts it , ‘ you can drive like a god , say nothing but nice things in Italian and always eat spaghetti , it does n't do the slightest good , you are still a swine … |
| 7 | Yet the end would be repudiated even more strongly by a ‘ But I do n't feel the slightest inclination to do that ! ’ , which is unmistakably expressive of a spontaneous revulsion . |
| 8 | And it may well be that an equal share of interest does n't achieve the best result . |
| 9 | Do n't bring the best chocolate ones , |
| 10 | And now I have had a letter from Katie Mallett , saying she will not be entering no 3225 ‘ because I did n't see the TV exposé of Summerhill , and have n't got the faintest clue what it 's like ’ . |
| 11 | Sorry Hellena , I ca n't tell you that because I have n't got the faintest idea myself ! |
| 12 | Erm , and the reports that I 've had back from the governors was that Concept Catering was so , so absolutely certain that they were the only people who could do it , that when they were faced with competition , they had n't got the faintest idea how to respond to it . |
| 13 | He has n't got the best temperament for it . |
| 14 | I 'm not bothered either erm and he goes he goes , he goes I have n't got the best handwriting and by the looks of things neither has Mr it 's completely changed from the first three weekly you had . |
| 15 | I have n't got the slightest idea what the kids are doing up there |
| 16 | ‘ Quite frankly , sir , I have n't got the foggiest idea . ’ |
| 17 | ’ Well , all I can say , Miss Lightbody , is that you do n't look the slightest bit awful to me and , second , that your sister 's explanation as to why you were absent last week is good enough to me . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ I have n't had the remotest enquiry for any of my players , whether on the list or not , but that does n't surprise me . |
| 19 | We could n't see the slightest movement in the fog , but gradually the noise of the engines diminished and died away , and the collective sigh of relief from the top of Flying Control must have had some part in the clearance of the fog , as by the time all four aircraft returned ( bomb-less ) we could actually see the 1,000 yard marker on the other side of the field . |
| 20 | It can be gathered from every conversation that the people 's comrades from all walks of life want a return to the living standard of the pre-war era as soon as possible , and do n't lay the slightest value on going down in history . ’ |
| 21 | But the raiders who broke into the Guinness Records headquarters in Enfield , Middlesex , wo n't stop the latest edition — the 39th — being published as planned on October 9 . |
| 22 | ‘ Colorific does n't meet the best opposition ever seen in the Great Voltigeur and Further Flight looks a worthy favourite for the Lonsdale . ’ |
| 23 | David Wallace , a fee-based independent adviser in Glasgow , says : ‘ You ca n't produce the best value product which also pass the best commission . ’ |
| 24 | I can do that , probably a number of other people can do it too , but the vast majority would n't have the remotest idea what to listen for or know how it is done . |
| 25 | Patting the seat beside her , she commiserated , ‘ You did n't have the best weather for it . ’ |
| 26 | Who does n't have the faintest clue who he is ? ’ |
| 27 | I did n't have the faintest idea how this girl could help me but I knew that she was going to try . |
| 28 | And he used to sort of ask you questions you know , sort of sit there and pick on you and if he knew you did n't have the faintest idea what he was going on about he 'd ask you all the more , see , and if you could n't answer it , he used to come up to you , look at you , would n't say nothing , give you this funny look and tell you to get in the next room . |
| 29 | ‘ Young lady , you do n't have the faintest idea what you 're talking about . |
| 30 | ‘ My dearest David — although I do n't have the faintest idea why I should still call you this after what you told me last night — I 've had a long think . |