Example sentences of "n't [verb] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were weary and did n't spare a thought for how she must be feeling — sick in the mornings , with a husband flying all the time . |
| 2 | Welsh could n't grade a bag of Homepride . |
| 3 | And then the women I did want to go to bed with , but could n't conduct a conversation with . ’ |
| 4 | If you do n't experience a quality like compassion as a small child , then it becomes very difficult to develop this quality in adulthood . |
| 5 | If you like to drink alcohol regularly , you will probably find this is the most pleasant week of the diet , provided you do n't experience a reaction to it . |
| 6 | Er , we have n't received a copy of them . |
| 7 | ‘ I have n't received a penny from her , ’ said Dr Smith yesterday . |
| 8 | But Alan Govier from Oxford has n't received a penny in pension payments . |
| 9 | And they have n't received a penny in compensation . |
| 10 | Regional LTA official Keith Eckershall said : ‘ We have n't received an application for an LTA tournament from Liverpool but there is a lot going in there and we are optimistic for the growth of the sport in the city . ’ |
| 11 | You ca n't hassle a guy like that without … |
| 12 | ‘ Well , if she trains anything like you do , she wo n't forego a drink for the sake of her sport . ’ |
| 13 | I 've been so hoping you would soon be ready to join Brownies , but how can I pass over to a Brownie Guider a girl who wo n't lend a hand without being given something first and who does n't know the first thing about being obedient ? ’ |
| 14 | Sarella could n't eat a morsel of anything . |
| 15 | Mm , she does n't eat a lot of meat |
| 16 | do n't eat a lot of cake do he ? |
| 17 | There does n't exist an example of pure capitalism or socialism anywhere in the world . |
| 18 | Then I became very angry , because we were n't given a choice about the use of these chemicals . |
| 19 | Doone gave me a sorrowful stare , but I had n't given a thought to his wanting secrecy . |
| 20 | Her heart sank ; she had been so intent on trying to score off him that she had n't given a thought to what her careless words could do to the understanding that had seemed to be developing between them . |
| 21 | And as she pushed open the forest-green doors of Woodline Design she realised with surprise that she had n't given a thought to Max for some considerable time . |
| 22 | She had n't given a thought to her lack of coif ; her mind was too occupied with trying to think of an excuse for remaining in her gown , and failing dismally . |
| 23 | The French plait she wore was fine for everyday , but she had n't given a thought to the more social occasions . |
| 24 | And the differences there between women in different countries are just enormous because there are still countries today where women are n't given a chance to be born — there 's female infanticide still in many countries . |
| 25 | ‘ We were n't given a chance with our last two games away to England and Romania . |
| 26 | If you are n't given a list by the firm , make your own priorities list of all the things you want or do n't want cleaned |
| 27 | But not as many as you would have if you were using the treble clef because you 'd probably end up with a lot of lower this is wha , that is n't a particularly good example really because it has n't given a lot of lower notes but normally you 'd expect to see more notes down on these lines . |
| 28 | They are becoming a lot more common , yes when you look in the report and accounts there are far , far more of these deferred pensioners there than er than ever used to exist and it 's something which I must admit we have n't given a lot of thought to yet , but it 's something because it 's growing that we will have to address erm in our federation , we will have to address that problem . |
| 29 | The uncles and aunts presumably knew but Stephen himself had n't heard a word of him since he went away to college in London when he was eighteen . |
| 30 | I have n't heard a word of this so far . |