Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is understandable that the very existence of an ex , or exes , may be an unwelcome reminder of the mortality of relationships , but that does n't explain why the ex herself is such a hate figure . |
| 2 | She could n't explain why the nurse had attacked her . |
| 3 | Only it did n't explain how the medallion came to be in her mother 's possession . |
| 4 | At the beginning of exercise strength is often good , and then it steadily declines with increasing effort and , in severe cases , patients are weak all the time ; they ca n't see properly ; they see double ; their eyelids droop ; they ca n't hold their heads up ; they ca n't chew ; they ca n't swallow ; their arms and legs are weak ; they ca n't peg out the clothes on the washing line ; they ca n't walk upstairs , and in really severe cases they ca n't even breathe — unless they 're supported on life support machines they would die . |
| 5 | But there were loads of spaces and I also happen to know that if you do n't stay long the hotel management does n't mind . ’ |
| 6 | It does n't rule out the possibility of further guides covering other similar , but not identical , Unix implementations . |
| 7 | It does n't rule out the possibility of further guides covering other similar , but not identical , Unix implementations . |
| 8 | But the way he works at his game , do n't rule out the possibility of a few more wonder balls this summer . |
| 9 | Coca-Cola which hopes to build a new plant in Banbury says it ca n't rule out the possibility that it will use a toxic chemical in the canning process at the factory . |
| 10 | ‘ I would n't rule out the need for some extra cash for the service between now and the end of the financial year , although we have n't quite arrived at that stage yet . ’ |
| 11 | But ‘ we do n't rule out the prospect , ’ he added . |
| 12 | The defensive partners in Galway 's biggest triumphs at the end of the 80s are resigned to being substitutes , but do n't rule out the introduction of one or both . |
| 13 | 9 ) Polyurethane varnish would be suitable because it is hard wearing , easy to apply and wo n't cover up the grain of the wood . |
| 14 | She could n't make out the expression on his face as he spoke , and in a way she was glad that she could n't . |
| 15 | He heard two men arguing , but with water lapping in his ears he could n't make out the words . |
| 16 | With this she knocked away the snow from the lettering — but then found she could n't make out the words in the dark . |
| 17 | He tried to speak but she could n't make out the words . |
| 18 | Someone was yelling , but Christine could n't make out the words . |
| 19 | She saw the Jaguar parked there but could n't make out the identity of its occupant . |
| 20 | On another low table by the wall there was an inexpensive stereo unit and some uneven stacks of records ; he could n't make out the details on the posters on the wall above the unit , but they might have been Escher prints . |
| 21 | At first , her eyes still full of tears , she could n't make out the figure . |
| 22 | Maggie glanced at her alarm clock , but could n't make out the time . |
| 23 | I ca n't quite make out the items on the list , however many times I go over it , or rather I ca n't make out the rooms on the staircase , or the stairs on my son 's forehead . |
| 24 | When I come to paint , I like to look at the drawing ; then I put it away and do n't look at it again , because I do n't want even the drawing to influence too much the progress of the painting . |
| 25 | Meantime , do n't throw away the sloes that have been steeping in the gin ; use them instead to make a wicked fruit pie with the bitter taste of sloe sweetened by the addition of sugar . |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't throw away the policies — the outstandingly successful policies — of the last 13 years in an idle moment . |
| 27 | He was glad that he did n't throw out the Christmas cards from his son and daughter in 1987 , for every year since he had taken them out of the suitcase on top of the wardrobe and displayed them in his own room as if they had come in with the morning post . |
| 28 | But yeah , I mean , there was so so many inconsistencies on , on the Irish witness side , you know , like what , what matey said I was , I was running out and all of a sudden I felt a pain from here on those fuck it , he 's up there , got big forearms , and big sort of muscle that size , that 's really wasted this side even after twenty years , it must of about and apparently one matey got shot in the back running away , oh no five out of the thirteen got shot in the back , which again does n't fucking mean any thing , you know that 's , but I said if there 's I R A supporters there and that , you telling me you seen where your comrades have fucking get shot , you 're not , you 're not gon na try and pick up his weapon and stuff I mean like , it was just a perfect opportunity to , to get one over on the British Forces and I , I said I do n't think yet the para 's were entirely blameless , but then again I do n't think they ever have been in any of their fucking |
| 29 | Sorry I do n't think even the BBC could look that far North after all they 're having probs seing past London and Scumchester . |
| 30 | I do n't think even the leaders know what it means ’ , I was often told . |