Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [noun] like [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there are the future situations I sit on the bed here and think about : my utter love for some man ; I know I ca n't do things like love by halves , I know I have love pent up in me , I shall throw myself away , lose my heart and my body and my mind and soul to some cad like G.P. Who 'll betray me . |
| 2 | the problem more but it tends to be men that cope in that way and women are n't seen to cope as well , maybe they just do n't use things like alcohol |
| 3 | I mean Shakespeare did not , correct me if I 'm wrong , use words like fart and , certainly does n't use words like fuel gauge , have a leg over things like that , and things like , okay ? |
| 4 | A Downing Street spokesman said : ‘ We do n't use words like crisis . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ They ca n't work magic like fairy folk . ’ |
| 6 | So there you have the lot , but do n't forget things like food , a bottle of Myxazin is well worth having and even essential if you are feeding livefoods . |
| 7 | He must seek the advice of the wisest money-brokers and buy a pension scheme if he be self-employed ; he must see to it that he does not over-extend himself on the mortgage front ; he must run a motor car that does n't drink petrol like tapwater and wo n't break him every time it needs a service from a franchised dealer ; above all , he must abstain from vicious pleasures — or if he needs must indulge , then he must do so only in moderation . |
| 8 | Old Granny Fordham , who lived in a lonely cottage on the Enderley estate , could n't afford luxuries like butter and eggs , and could n't easily get to the shops in the village , so it would be doing a real service to take Mrs. Grant 's gift to her . |
| 9 | It wo n't execute statements like PRINT , etc . |