Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [verb] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ I would n't want to relive an 11-year horror story . ’ |
| 2 | Even though you 've got funding for the first time for this I do n't want to spend an awful lot on materials . |
| 3 | ‘ I would n't want to re-live an 11-year horror story over ten more painful weeks . ’ |
| 4 | We did n't want to play an indoor stadium and we felt it was too soon to repeat Loch Lomond . |
| 5 | If you do n't want to pay an annual fee then the Visa card issued by the small Town & Country Building Society is a bargain with an interest charge of only 22.5 per cent compared with average of 28 to 29 per cent charged by most Visa card issuers . |
| 6 | Well because I thought that the hits were coming to an end and I did n't want to become an all-round entertainer , I was n't suited to it , I w I did n't have any feeling for all-round entertaining . |
| 7 | There 's a lot of , there 's a lot to absorb here and er I would n't want to make an immediate reaction . |
| 8 | You do n't need to have an accidental damage cover . |
| 9 | ( The Spectator , 29 March 1975 : 366.1 ; in Erdmann 1982 : 104 ) ( " She does n't dare launch an all-out offensive until the groundwork has been laid for it " ) |
| 10 | He takes it slowly , lets everyone have his say , and if they do n't agree he does n't mind calling an extra meeting to come back to it . |
| 11 | So long as no food 's going in , our soldiers do n't mind allowing an extra mouth or two into the city . |
| 12 | I would n't hesitate to tell an overweight , unfit man that he was putting his health at risk . |
| 13 | This is a shortening of ‘ not fit to be a patch on ’ ( ie you would n't try to mend an expensive item of clothing with an inferior bit of material ) . |
| 14 | I just think I just think it 's quite important for us all to realize I did a , when I used to do a similar job to this it took me a long time before I realized that the customer , you know on the phone does n't know that your you should n't have asked an open question there |
| 15 | There are occasional unconscious barriers , as in many high-tech organisations , but IBM does n't have to have an official Equal Opportunities Manager , and that is probably a good sign . |
| 16 | And do n't forget to make an additional overall choice for the year 's top performer … |
| 17 | And do n't forget to make an additional overall choice for the year 's top performer … |
| 18 | Well we 've been on to and they do n't seem to do an awful lot . |
| 19 | ‘ What if the Senate does n't agree to fund an extra member of staff ? ’ |