Example sentences of "n't [verb] a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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1 | Welsh could n't grade a bag of Homepride . |
2 | Er , we have n't received a copy of them . |
3 | Sarella could n't eat a morsel of anything . |
4 | Mm , she does n't eat a lot of meat |
5 | do n't eat a lot of cake do he ? |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | I have n't heard a word of this so far . |
10 | No , Minkie the puma does n't fancy a helping of plump tabby , they 're just good friends . |
11 | ‘ Wo n't make a bit of difference what you do , ’ she sniffed . |
12 | If you 're nice to him — I wo n't use the language over the air ( because you 'd be shut down ) that he uses to me — however nice you are to him it does n't make a bit of difference . |
13 | Do n't make a mess of it . |
14 | It wo n't do , wo n't make a lady of you , and you have to be some kind of a lady to get a decent job in a decent ladies ’ shop . |
15 | She tore it open in a frenzy ; she would go home , at once , tomorrow , at least she was appreciated there , well anyway by her father , at least she did n't make a fool of herself — ; |
16 | If he ca n't make a go of them , nobody can . ’ |
17 | Do n't make a present of your property |
18 | You would n't let a thief tow away your home — so do n't make a present of your caravan |
19 | In the meantime I 'll make sure that the bull does n't make a nuisance of itself again — and I 'll get the wall re-built . ’ |
20 | Why does n't make a way of escape for me ? |
21 | They did n't make a spectacle of themselves . |
22 | No matter whether it 's the ‘ Yes ’ bank , the action bank , the thoroughbred bank , the listening bank , or the bank to which all points , you ca n't make a friend of your bank manager unless you 've got loadsamoney . |
23 | So it did n't make a scrap of difference , him being backward , like . |
24 | So and she ca I do n't know whether you noticed or she ca n't make a cup of coffee without spilling it . |
25 | ‘ Hush , girl , and do n't make a show of your ignorance . |
26 | The rules are quite clear and the Watford lad did n't make a meal of the challenge , ’ said Cox . |
27 | The police would go through the motions , but they would n't make a meal of it . |
28 | It 's best to wear gloves when dealing with this one , but do n't make a pantomime of it — y'know what I mean ? |
29 | Speed and distance from the road edge probably would n't make a lot of difference if a landmine was detonated as they went by , but doing it makes everyone feel better . |
30 | Despite the length of the ruling it does n't make a lot of difference to our prospects at the European Court of Human Rights . ’ |