Example sentences of "n't [verb] of a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I sure have n't heard of a film starring a plumber before , ’ says Mario . |
| 2 | ‘ There are always disagreements between committee members , Chief Superintendent , but I have n't heard of a club murder this century . |
| 3 | And the salad stuff and fresh fruit and all that sort of thing , takes about the full length of our bar up you know , you , you could n't think of a salad that is n't there . |
| 4 | You know er I ca n't think of a work we 've done now but er |
| 5 | But I ca n't think of a way to power an engine aboard ship which does n't require fire and water . |
| 6 | I wish I could find out about R , for instance , but I ca n't think of a way to do it . |
| 7 | ‘ I ca n't think of a toast , ’ he said . |
| 8 | She could n't think of a lie quick enough . |
| 9 | As Pedulla say , these basses are designed as pure playing instruments , although I ca n't think of a manufacturer who 'd admit to any other motive for building guitars . |
| 10 | ‘ George Bradley came up with this great idea of putting an accordion band together for a record and we could n't think of a name , ’ said Emerald chief George Doherty . |
| 11 | I got it all back to front , and could n't think of a punchline . |
| 12 | Orton and his staff did n't think of a ghost until a reporter from Utah joked about the possibility . |
| 13 | Susan could n't think of a film where he had made it alive to the end credits . |
| 14 | She looked out over the rows of eager faces waiting for her to justify her educational policy , and she could n't think of a word to say . |
| 15 | Her mother would be — Alice could n't think of a word to describe how Louise might be . |
| 16 | Henry could n't think of a woman he disliked apart from Elinor . |
| 17 | Marmeladov does n't think of a drunkard as a human being but as a brute , a beast , a swine . |
| 18 | Maggie could n't think of a thing . |
| 19 | He was holding the gun out like a target-shooter , everything wrong , and he did n't speak because he could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 20 | ‘ We suddenly realized that we were as free as air , and could n't think of a thing to do with this unexpected liberty . |
| 21 | He looked so serious that Maggie could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 22 | She gasped in surprise , her heart suddenly started to race and , while her mind went blank , Fabia could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 23 | You ca n't think of a ship as having an emotional life divided between the attachment to its anchors and the call of the tides , ’ I said . |
| 24 | okay just think of a time when you were assertive and you all everybody think of a time when you were assertive , can you think of a time , anybody ca n't think of a time when they were assertive ? |
| 25 | I ca n't think of a time when I would be going by myself in the near future . |
| 26 | I ca n't think of a reason why the Czar or his advisers should want to murder British agents . |
| 27 | ‘ She is not the sort to lie about something like this and I ca n't think of a reason why she would , ’ said Christopher Grenside , 85 . |
| 28 | And could n't think of a reason why she should . |
| 29 | Brown Owl certainly would n't approve of a Brownie trying to do something risky on her own . |
| 30 | He does n't approve of a lot of things . |