Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are the pleasures which we draw him on to — ( He escapes a fractional giggle but recovers immediately ) and by that I do n't mean your usual filth ; you ca n't treat royalty like people with normal perverted desires . |
| 2 | Oh I could n't eat chocolate in bed . |
| 3 | I wonder who first decided that we should n't eat mustard with lamb ? |
| 4 | At their annual trade show today , cable companies expressed alarm at the prospect of competition from B T. There 's a government ban on the phone company sending television pictures over its network but the regulators believe the ban does n't cover video on demand . |
| 5 | Madam Deputy Speaker there is course another matter of er of er broader significance and that is that er whilst these orders er er er cover erm certain financial institutions , they do n't erm they do n't cover others , they do n't cover Lloyds of London in so far as I could see , erm I 'd half expected to see the honourable member for Gloucester West er in his place to pursue his campaign that apparently he er he he is not able to be here and indeed er others who sit on the benches opposite who lost a large sum of money in Lloyds , er but they might have had something to say about it as it does seem odd that Lloyds has not been covered , no doubt the minister would tell us that needs primary legislation and I I 'm quite sure this government would move heaven and earth not to introduce another Lloyds bill er because of er the problems that that would no doubt attract . |
| 6 | ‘ I would n't compare Brian with God , ’ said Constance , ‘ but when he 's sulking you do n't half know it . ’ |
| 7 | you know , so they do n't make paths for horses who jump over . |
| 8 | I do n't make calls at night to make money . |
| 9 | Says 63-year-old Dr Jordan : ‘ I do n't make calls at night to make money . |
| 10 | ‘ There was a time when you could n't make jokes about Germans , but I think perhaps it 's becoming fashionable again . ’ |
| 11 | And that 's why we do n't make money on carriage forwards cos we do n't sell carriage forwards for the positive reasons , we say , well if they do n't want them send them back , or if they 're damaged send them back . |
| 12 | ‘ You must n't make faces at people , my dear ; you look like a dog that 's baring it 's teeth . |
| 13 | It 's from the Bible , actually , and it would have formed a small part of what I wanted to say to you this morning ; ‘ Do n't make friends with people who have hot , violent tempers . |
| 14 | You ca n't make love at pistol point … her being filled with remorse , and she checked herself from flinging her arms round Lucy : steady , Jay , she told herself , we 're only seconds away from no , nay , never . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't you see , ’ her mother explained , drawing her close with an arm around her bony shoulders , ‘ you 'll be looking after boys soon and things are just like they say , boys do n't make passes at girls who wear glasses . ’ |
| 16 | Some of the most common ones have sneaked into everyday language , e.g. ‘ Men do n't make passes at girls who wear glasses ’ , or ‘ Redheads are hotheads . ’ |
| 17 | They do n't make shelters for cabbies like this any more . |
| 18 | Mayer told him , ‘ I do n't make pictures about whores , ’ to which Stroheim responded with ‘ All women are whores . ’ |
| 19 | He said : ‘ I think its important , when you have a recovery , you do n't want forms of taxation which might damage it or hit the cash flow of companies . ’ |
| 20 | You do n't want loads of people though . |
| 21 | Places you would n't want people with badges . |
| 22 | Indeed , her father had shocked her by breaking this silence and by advising her , when she went up to Cambridge , not to join the Communist Party ; a joke 's a joke , he told her , but you do n't want trouble with visas if ever you want to go to America . |
| 23 | Well , then , you 'll know why just at the moment the Consul-General does n't want trouble between Moslems and Copts . ’ |
| 24 | You do n't want equality for women . |
| 25 | Poster : Please , please , I 'm 16 and I do n't want pictures of Steg to pin up or wrestlers . |
| 26 | Plant daffodils in informal groups ; do n't plant tulips until November |
| 27 | Sho sho you should n't throw stones in glass houses ! |
| 28 | Most stain removers performed better on polycotton than on cotton or wool — polyester does n't absorb dyes on stains . |
| 29 | I did n't think prats like Paul actually existed , let alone were willing to share their prattishness with Esquire and all who read it . |
| 30 | Many of us got caught this way years ago , but I do n't think yarns for weaving are sold at Knitting Shows anymore — at least I have n't heard the complaints that I used to do . |