Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She really did n't want a fifth child . |
| 2 | With something as desirable as the Bölkow 207 , I did n't need a second offer , and on a thunderstorm-laden day ‘ TE turned finals onto Bourn 's Runway 19 to rendezvous with an eager air-tester and an equally impatient photographer . |
| 3 | Isabel did n't need a second invitation , quickly finding the meat and dividing it between them . |
| 4 | ‘ But I would n't do a fourth movie . |
| 5 | ‘ We were very alarmed when Sean told us that they needed to look at you again , and you did n't ring a second time … so we were afraid … . ’ |
| 6 | But you , in modern standard English you would n't begin a second sentence with and . |
| 7 | Still , I did n't risk a second run and instead I turned left at the end and found myself back on Plumstead Road . |
| 8 | we do n't have a first aider on duty outside normal office hours , not flexitime hours , and er , if you 're |
| 9 | You ca n't have a thirtieth of a bicycle . |
| 10 | We do n't have a second turn . |
| 11 | Drugs users do n't deserve a second chance . |
| 12 | I ca n't pay a third of the wage in lodgings . ’ |
| 13 | The doorbell does n't go a third time . |
| 14 | Getting into certain scales and saying , ‘ What happens if I do n't play a third ? |
| 15 | When Ojomoh boards that plane on December 31 he steps into a new world , the elite strata of an elite sport — not bad for a lad who never saw a rugby ball until he was 13 , ca n't get a first team game and came close to being escorted to a plane by police . |
| 16 | Davenport asked for a move last month because he could n't get a first team chance . |
| 17 | In the future , every time you caution a person , enter the particulars in your notebook , and see he does n't get a second caution , and also remember that it is not necessary to caution a person before summonsing or arresting him , as the case may be . |
| 18 | You do n't get a second chance — fatal wounds stay fatal . |
| 19 | Highland Region 's track record over planning standards gives cause for concern that , despite objections , the council may end up passing a proposal or design that would n't get a second glance in a national park or a city . |
| 20 | He wo n't get a second chance . |
| 21 | You do n't get a second chance where someone like Julius is concerned . |
| 22 | You wo n't get a second chance . |
| 23 | It was real windy up there and if you missed your footing you did n't get a second chance . |
| 24 | You do n't get a second chance to live your dreams , do you ? |
| 25 | ‘ Some of our fans said they were happy we did n't get a second goal because they feared more trouble , ’ said Bangor secretary Freddie Anderson . |
| 26 | ‘ Selectors perform an important role — it can be a difficult balancing act at times , and you do n't get a second chance to get it right . |