Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seem to remember our sex education talk was n't very s specific and did n't cover a very wide area . |
| 2 | I think there 's sufficient weighting on the course in art for the child to make it work … if you kill the word ‘ exam ’ and just call it a ‘ set piece ’ , and say ‘ This is the final piece of work I 'd like you to do ’ , and see if there 's a climax of five terms ' work , as opposed to some sort of insurmountable hurdle that only 20 per cent of the pupils can get over … ‘ if you do n't make a particularly good job of it , it only carries 40 per cent of the marks and you 've got 60 per cent for the coursework ‘ . |
| 3 | ‘ Did n't make a very good job of it did you ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It would n't make a very good start for your career if there was any kind of publicity . ’ |
| 5 | You ask me so I told ya no point in arguing , you wo n't make a very good politician , shut up , sod off |
| 6 | Do you make a good door cos you do n't make a very good window , sit back . |
| 7 | They do n't want a completely unknown counsellor to come in at this time . |
| 8 | You do n't want a very big one . |
| 9 | But the others did n't want an entirely new hand on the helm , so they gave it back to Poher . |
| 10 | The Scot has a briskish pace and does n't need a particularly long run , as he proved the other week against Hampshire . |
| 11 | Most small networks do n't need a particularly sophisticated cabling regime — if you have your desks facing a wall , you can simply drape the cable down the back of each desk and run it along the top of the skirting board . |
| 12 | I do n't need a very big back pack because all it 's got to carry is my |
| 13 | Well actually we would n't need a very big one would we ? |
| 14 | ‘ It does n't show a very healthy picture , ’ he said . |
| 15 | We did n't do a particularly good practice on Thursday . |
| 16 | Well I think my parents did the best they could but the pressures that were on them they , they did n't do a very good job ! |
| 17 | Our arsonist , I 'm afraid , did n't do a very good job . ’ |
| 18 | this was with a pair of glasses he took off , he did n't do a very good Michael Caine , he did er Jimmy Greaves and er Dennis Nordon , Gazza really fucking well you know , he did a brilliant Robin Williams |
| 19 | I could n't give a blooming damn ! |
| 20 | It does n't give a very realistic picture ; again a lot of the costume in museums , it gives a distorted view because the clothes that people keep are generally their best clothes — their ball dresses , their wedding dresses . |
| 21 | But Einstein had shown that you could n't use a very small amount of light ; you had to use at least one packet , or quantum . |
| 22 | but erm it did n't look a very attractive proposition at the time |
| 23 | If you ca n't remove an otherwise dangerous ring ( in the opinion of the referee , that is ) , then you will be disbarred from competition . |
| 24 | People often have a cup of coffee at this time ’ , that would not be an idea either because it does n't contain a sufficiently explicit course of action . |
| 25 | ‘ That did n't take a very long time , ’ said Masklin . |
| 26 | It would n't take a very big hit with the mass of a forklift to dent it in actual fact . |
| 27 | But the problem was that British exhibitors did n't produce a sufficiently reliable supply of quality product to ensure that any of these efforts were long-lasting . |
| 28 | Darlington does n't have a particularly mobile population . ’ |
| 29 | So putting a PostScript cartridge into a LaserJet — which does n't have a particularly quick processor — adds to the speed problems . |
| 30 | I do n't know Ian , but I do know Joanna , and you could n't have a more loyal friend . |