Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [det] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not to say that we did n't experience all the anguish you expect in your schooldays , the pains of unpopularity or difficulties with hated subjects . |
| 2 | Right keep notes , er we 're not talking about pigeon toes , we 're talking about club foot , which is a real problem , if we do n't treat this the baby when it grows up it 's gon na have difficulties in walking . |
| 3 | But we could n't eat all the curry it was very , both of us at one time , we could have scoffed the lot ! |
| 4 | Do n't make such a noise . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't be silly ’ , ‘ do n't make such a fuss ’ , are the messages from parents who do n't appreciate the intensity of children 's grief . |
| 6 | ‘ If he did n't make such a fuss about it , make you feel guilty if you did n't go , I would never go to one of Uncle Willi 's parties ever again . ’ |
| 7 | Dot wished that the metal caps on Gloria 's high-heels would n't make such a tapping as they walked . |
| 8 | But all the same I could n't make such a move without giving it some thought , ’ Paula said grandly . |
| 9 | Last night 's accident did n't make this the time to start hurling accusations … |
| 10 | People have had problems with being labelled ‘ Hendrix clones ’ , possibly when they do n't want such a tag — the excellent Robin Trower springs to mind . |
| 11 | ‘ Be frank , on the road you do n't want all the bullshit , sitting up all night with them , chatting to them , they nick your f—ing mini-bar , nick your clothes . |
| 12 | You do n't want all the wedding party to have heard the speech in advance of the wedding . |
| 13 | Yow do n't want all the neighbourhood round yer door do yer ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I wanted to keep a Victorian flavour but I did n't want all the dark , heavy aspects of a Victorian house . |
| 15 | That 's because we did n't want half an hour and he wanted half an a hour . |
| 16 | ‘ We were sceptical about packets , though , and did n't think all the powder would dissolve , but it seems to be fine . ’ |
| 17 | The irony is , I do n't think all the time , they are as pompous they give an air pomposity do n't they ? |
| 18 | She would never say so , and I probably would n't think such a thing if I were n't pregnant , but pregnant — me thinks : she 's keeping something of me , something of the child I was , in those trunks down there , so as not to lose me entirely , so as not to lose my childhood completely . |
| 19 | I do think when they 're caught , they are , to me it seems as if they ought to be made to clear up some graffiti and and realise what they 're doing because , I do n't think half the time , they realise the the upset they cause . |
| 20 | And I think that often , you know listening to sermons is a bit like that , especially as you do n't concentrate all the time . |
| 21 | There are other times when for short trips you just do n't need all the capacity and weight of a ‘ serious ’ backpacking sack . |
| 22 | Richard had only been climbing a few months , but he was as strong as an ox and had no respect for tradition ( he did n't know all the horror stories ) . |
| 23 | Learning among native speakers , you start to see it more like an enormously complex song : even if you do n't know all the melody and lyrics , the rhythm comes through . |
| 24 | The same as the way that this gentleman has found it 's somebody else making a decision to what people can see and I do n't consider some a show like Pro 's and Con 's which had female nudity and two hundred and fifty people walk out in one night to mean something which I think is enhancing to the playhouse . . |
| 25 | I would like to know why this policy is that er that you did n't consider this a venue of body building to be suitable if it 's not erm it 's gon na put bums on seats and generate income to towards the trust why not ? . |
| 26 | Oh yes she did n't buy half a canoe . |
| 27 | ‘ What saddened me about the reviews , ’ said Crawford , ‘ was n't so much that they had a go at the play , but they did n't recognise all the work done for me by the rest of the team . |
| 28 | ‘ I would n't do such a thing — unlike some people around here , ’ she added under her breath , referring to the time when Mildred had accidently changed Ethel into a pig during their first term at the school . |
| 29 | ‘ I know people might say ‘ Well she would say that , would n't she ? ’ but you have to know my girls to know they just would n't do such a thing . |
| 30 | No , I knew she would n't do such a thing . |