Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were weary and did n't spare a thought for how she must be feeling — sick in the mornings , with a husband flying all the time . |
| 2 | Welsh could n't grade a bag of Homepride . |
| 3 | And then the women I did want to go to bed with , but could n't conduct a conversation with . ’ |
| 4 | If you do n't experience a quality like compassion as a small child , then it becomes very difficult to develop this quality in adulthood . |
| 5 | If you like to drink alcohol regularly , you will probably find this is the most pleasant week of the diet , provided you do n't experience a reaction to it . |
| 6 | You ca n't hassle a guy like that without … |
| 7 | ‘ Well , if she trains anything like you do , she wo n't forego a drink for the sake of her sport . ’ |
| 8 | I 've been so hoping you would soon be ready to join Brownies , but how can I pass over to a Brownie Guider a girl who wo n't lend a hand without being given something first and who does n't know the first thing about being obedient ? ’ |
| 9 | Sarella could n't eat a morsel of anything . |
| 10 | Mm , she does n't eat a lot of meat |
| 11 | do n't eat a lot of cake do he ? |
| 12 | There does n't exist an example of pure capitalism or socialism anywhere in the world . |
| 13 | No , Minkie the puma does n't fancy a helping of plump tabby , they 're just good friends . |
| 14 | " You would n't make a profit on Lord Jim anyway " , he added , " I do n't regard her as an investment . |
| 15 | So there will be a slight improvement on that position but erm I do feel that we have to continue to do them the costume plays we ca n't just say oh we do n't make a profit on it , we ca n't do it , I think that would be a very shortsighted erm philosophy . |
| 16 | So I did n't make a loss but I did n't make a profit on the bit of space that I need that I was using for storage cos I thought it was only fair to the poor bloke . |
| 17 | Erm some of the banks actually lay off the charges to some extent , but I think he might find that a bit expensive to run , erm and of course they 'll take their charges even if they do n't make a profit for you . |
| 18 | ‘ Wo n't make a bit of difference what you do , ’ she sniffed . |
| 19 | If you 're nice to him — I wo n't use the language over the air ( because you 'd be shut down ) that he uses to me — however nice you are to him it does n't make a bit of difference . |
| 20 | Do n't make a mess of it . |
| 21 | Whatever you do do n't make a mess on the table , |
| 22 | Do n't make a mess in there . |
| 23 | It wo n't do , wo n't make a lady of you , and you have to be some kind of a lady to get a decent job in a decent ladies ’ shop . |
| 24 | I was trying to clarify they do n't make a contribution to the I five provision . |
| 25 | Where the implications of the choice are so overwhelming that the individual ca n't make a choice at all . |
| 26 | Now today … but aside from the cost I could n't make a suit like that today : I could n't get the material . |
| 27 | She tore it open in a frenzy ; she would go home , at once , tomorrow , at least she was appreciated there , well anyway by her father , at least she did n't make a fool of herself — ; |
| 28 | He fetched his sleeping bag from the cornbin , where he kept it so the mice would n't make a nest in it , and curled up to go to sleep . |
| 29 | If he ca n't make a go of them , nobody can . ’ |
| 30 | Mainly , though , if you do n't make a will through an experienced solicitor , you are not doing the best you can either for yourself or your partner . |