Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The novel with two endings does n't reproduce this reality : it merely takes us down two diverging paths . |
2 | There is so much I want to say , I feel I ca n't spare one minute from you when I might be with you telling it all to you . |
3 | I could n't spare any time at all . |
4 | You sense that , at 46 , even the demands of a new baby would n't slow this lady down . |
5 | So we do n't experience that difficulty but otherwise it 's very serious . |
6 | The authorities there are so obsessed they 've already got toilet detectives ready to pounce on and arrest anyone who does n't treat public conveniences with respect . |
7 | Many private practises wo n't treat these groups and they may find it hard to get a local dentist in future . |
8 | You ca n't explain that sort of thing to people , though . |
9 | A rape counsellor is calling for a change in the law , which does n't regard such attacks as being as serious as those on women . |
10 | It struck me with some foreboding because I feel that ‘ lively discussion ’ is a code word for argument and I do n't regard high-pitched argument as the best means of reaching decisions . |
11 | He do n't rush that way . |
12 | Let it get gamey and he 's erm Chinese assistant the person who has been assigned to sort of look after him and do his do his translating and things like that took it down and buried it cause they did n't eat rotten meat they did |
13 | I mean dad I do n't eat four meals a day . |
14 | He did n't eat much food but he drank more rum than usual . |
15 | " Twins did n't eat one crumb , " Susannah assured her . |
16 | But I wo n't eat that shit . |
17 | Oh and I ca n't eat that bread and butter now . |
18 | I should n't eat that kind of food ; yet other people can . |
19 | It 's a good job I do n't eat that sort of thing any more . |
20 | you know it 's either salted popcorn or the sweet popcorn , I could n't eat that amount of salt , it is chock-a-block full up with popcorn |
21 | boil them we have we have , we do n't eat many eggs , though , do what ? |
22 | well perhaps they do n't eat many potatoes do they ? |
23 | He wo n't eat cooked meat , her cat wo n't . |
24 | ‘ Do n't eat polar bear liver , ’ ’ Doone read in amazement , ‘ ‘ it stores enough vitamin A to kill humans . ’ ’ |
25 | Cos I mean for someone like me , I was saying that like , before I used to say to you I would n't eat all day , right ? |
26 | ‘ The British diet has started to change , but a far greater rate of progress can be achieved if we now shift to a positive message about what to eat , rather than going down the old road of saying do n't eat certain foods . |
27 | ‘ Honestly , ’ they say , ‘ I could n't eat another morsel . ’ |
28 | He could n't eat another mouthful . |
29 | It looks lovely , but I could n't eat another thing . ’ |
30 | Eating your greens may not make your hair curl , but knowing what might happen to you if you do n't eat enough cabbage and other vegetables and fruit might make your hair stand on end . |