Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is understandable that the very existence of an ex , or exes , may be an unwelcome reminder of the mortality of relationships , but that does n't explain why the ex herself is such a hate figure . |
| 2 | She could n't explain why the nurse had attacked her . |
| 3 | Only it did n't explain how the medallion came to be in her mother 's possession . |
| 4 | At the beginning of exercise strength is often good , and then it steadily declines with increasing effort and , in severe cases , patients are weak all the time ; they ca n't see properly ; they see double ; their eyelids droop ; they ca n't hold their heads up ; they ca n't chew ; they ca n't swallow ; their arms and legs are weak ; they ca n't peg out the clothes on the washing line ; they ca n't walk upstairs , and in really severe cases they ca n't even breathe — unless they 're supported on life support machines they would die . |
| 5 | But there were loads of spaces and I also happen to know that if you do n't stay long the hotel management does n't mind . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I would n't rule out the need for some extra cash for the service between now and the end of the financial year , although we have n't quite arrived at that stage yet . ’ |
| 7 | But ‘ we do n't rule out the prospect , ’ he added . |
| 8 | It does n't rule out the possibility of further guides covering other similar , but not identical , Unix implementations . |
| 9 | It does n't rule out the possibility of further guides covering other similar , but not identical , Unix implementations . |
| 10 | The defensive partners in Galway 's biggest triumphs at the end of the 80s are resigned to being substitutes , but do n't rule out the introduction of one or both . |
| 11 | But the way he works at his game , do n't rule out the possibility of a few more wonder balls this summer . |
| 12 | Coca-Cola which hopes to build a new plant in Banbury says it ca n't rule out the possibility that it will use a toxic chemical in the canning process at the factory . |
| 13 | 9 ) Polyurethane varnish would be suitable because it is hard wearing , easy to apply and wo n't cover up the grain of the wood . |
| 14 | He heard two men arguing , but with water lapping in his ears he could n't make out the words . |
| 15 | Maggie glanced at her alarm clock , but could n't make out the time . |
| 16 | Although Maggie could n't make out the exact words , she knew they were from both sides . |
| 17 | With this she knocked away the snow from the lettering — but then found she could n't make out the words in the dark . |
| 18 | He tried to speak but she could n't make out the words . |
| 19 | At first , her eyes still full of tears , she could n't make out the figure . |
| 20 | But not so deafening that she could n't make out the anguished cries of : ‘ Wheee … |
| 21 | On another low table by the wall there was an inexpensive stereo unit and some uneven stacks of records ; he could n't make out the details on the posters on the wall above the unit , but they might have been Escher prints . |
| 22 | She saw the Jaguar parked there but could n't make out the identity of its occupant . |
| 23 | Someone was yelling , but Christine could n't make out the words . |
| 24 | She could n't make out the expression on his face as he spoke , and in a way she was glad that she could n't . |
| 25 | I ca n't quite make out the items on the list , however many times I go over it , or rather I ca n't make out the rooms on the staircase , or the stairs on my son 's forehead . |
| 26 | When I come to paint , I like to look at the drawing ; then I put it away and do n't look at it again , because I do n't want even the drawing to influence too much the progress of the painting . |
| 27 | ‘ But I had some left over and put a sign in the window saying I did n't want any the next morning . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't throw away the policies — the outstandingly successful policies — of the last 13 years in an idle moment . |
| 29 | A pyromaniac does n't throw away the last three matches . |
| 30 | Meantime , do n't throw away the sloes that have been steeping in the gin ; use them instead to make a wicked fruit pie with the bitter taste of sloe sweetened by the addition of sugar . |