Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [noun sg] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't go because I was suddenly seized by an overwhelming passion for him , we did n't make love on the tiger-skin rug in that little box of a room you gave him , his pear-shaped body pressed against my ageing but still voluptuous frame . ’ |
| 2 | Let's face it , if you ca n't make par on a par-5 to win , you ought to be shot . ’ |
| 3 | We get complaints from other traders who do n't want trading on a Sunday or from the public who just want a peaceful day . |
| 4 | I do n't want water on the ceiling . |
| 5 | ‘ You would n't want pussy on the table , as Sister Dew might say , ’ said Mark , making a feeble attempt to remove her . |
| 6 | We ca n't buy justice on an economy label . |
| 7 | I said look , Joan 's had her eye on she does n't smoke , Paddy does n't smoke pipe on a chair . |
| 8 | ‘ So Rickie Crowninshield is an irresponsible idiot , ’ Ellen said coldly , ‘ but you ca n't run society on the assumption that everyone is a retard , and you have to accept that there will be casualties in a free society . |
| 9 | The French , who would n't set foot on a plage without weighing themselves down with their entire jewellery collection , are good at finding tiny little shorts with nifty frou-frou tops . |
| 10 | The formula does not contain silicone so it wo n't create build-up on the hair which can sometimes affect the result of chemical treatments carried out in the salons . |
| 11 | just to go out on a Monday with her , cos she does n't have nursery on a Monday , Tiffany . |
| 12 | No , Claire was going but she had , did n't have time on the way back |
| 13 | But that does n't mean turn on a display of the kind of language that you would n't normally use |
| 14 | It is slightly cut away at the rear and so does n't put pressure on the Achilles tendon . |
| 15 | No , though these are my gloves , it 's so that I do n't get perspiration on the , on the dress , yes , or rings or anything , so |
| 16 | If I ca n't get promotion on the basis of all the hard work I 've done for the organisation over the last five years then I do n't know how I can get it . |
| 17 | ‘ I ca n't bear picnicking on a slope . |
| 18 | Thick eyeliner on the top of my eyes , I do n't wear eyeliner on the bottom just in case you think I 'm a tart ! |
| 19 | The reason why people sometimes think they ca n't shed weight on a strict calorie ration of 1,000 daily is that they are guessing at the weight — and thus the calorie content — of their portions of food , or forgetting to add in the calories provided by little items like the butter spread on that bread , or the milk in all those cups of tea ; or they fail to realize that innocent-looking things like that canned soft drink or glass of orange juice , or the mayonnaise coleslaw served in the office canteen ( 'Ca n't contain many calories — it 's salad , is n't it ! ' ) can add a sizeable number of calories to the daily total . |
| 20 | You ca n't argue hardship on a drink drive . |
| 21 | The girls who sign up for fashion 's survival course say they could n't imagine life on the other side of the camera . |
| 22 | You ca n't say Bullshit on the road On the radio . |