Example sentences of "n't [adv] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you stay here a bit longer , ’ Tremayne said , ‘ and if you ride schooling satisfactorily , I do n't see why you should n't eventually have a mount in an amateur race , if you put your mind to it . ’ |
| 2 | And , and , erm just as the changing headmastership of , of a , a big school never alters the character of the school for years and years because it 's like a ship which has got momentum going through the water , you ca n't suddenly change a thing with so many passengers , erm so many tonnes and so on . |
| 3 | Many of the kids who are out there making music do n't necessarily want a record deal . |
| 4 | So I put it to him , ‘ Being famous does n't necessarily endow a guitarist with insight into the design and workings of the guitar , so why are artists so often asked for their input and reviewers almost never , when our job is to understand , examine and pass judgement on guitars on a daily basis ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ That does n't necessarily mean a thing . |
| 6 | Yes , the difference of course is that in two day cricket you ca n't necessarily guarantee a result er and forcing wins was what we did n't quite manage to do , it was er it was a season of what might have been for the County Cricket Club er a very good season but not quite as successful as last year . |
| 7 | An affair wo n't necessarily rock a marriage |
| 8 | Many of my tutors have said that one of the most salutary of their experiences has been to work with a good adult class , which starts with no preconceptions , does n't necessarily have a qualification in mind , and ask the kind of questions which would tend to be asked say in Swift 's Gulliver Travels . |
| 9 | Now , she realised , she did n't much give a damn . |
| 10 | You do n't all have a go on this one . |
| 11 | So you did n't all have a stroll out there and have a look at it then ? |
| 12 | So if you can get the balance and you can get all four also what 's interesting as well is if you 've got a very low score at something , it may be they think well perhaps I need to develop that , if I do n't apparently learn a lot from getting and having a go , perhaps I 'd actually learn more if I can develop that more enjoyment from that and I can see the benefit from it . |
| 13 | ‘ At the same time , you ca n't just give a heap of numbers . |
| 14 | ‘ You ca n't just rent a villa or a flat overlooking the Med and install yourself for a peppercorn rent like people used to . |
| 15 | " You ca n't just threaten a man like that , " the ex-soldier said . |
| 16 | We do n't just deliver a lot of airplanes . |
| 17 | We do n't just want a merging of our unions either . |
| 18 | ‘ We do n't just want a reprieve for limestone but for other freight and for passenger services . |
| 19 | ‘ You ca n't just make a performance of everything you have seen . |
| 20 | She does n't just carry a tune , she sends it by express mail and it seems to reach your spine long before your ears . |
| 21 | These two do n't just share a routine , they share each sentence , until the mind reels and the laughter explodes . |
| 22 | why they do n't just put a screen up |
| 23 | Er and when nobody is there I ca n't just put a tape machine on the desk and leave it running ! |
| 24 | You ca n't just put a speed hump down everywhere . |
| 25 | Do n't just put a line through it saying revoked , that 's not good enough . |
| 26 | I ca n't just let a human take over . |
| 27 | You do n't just lose a husband , you lose a friend , a lover , a bank accountant , the whole lot . |
| 28 | We wo n't just sell a portable to anybody . |
| 29 | ‘ You ca n't just dig a hole and bury them . |
| 30 | That 's why you do n't just get a print-out every month from us ; you get a set of charge forms . |