Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] not [vb infin] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may not possess any status or receive a substantial monthly pay cheque , but to have my trade grow entirely through my own efforts is one heck of a kick . |
| 2 | Basically , the latest , and I must n't take any credit , and there seemed to be some credit , Chair . |
| 3 | I was greatly relieved , both because this decision was going to save me endless work in revision and because I knew that if all my marks over the year were taken into account I should not have any problem in passing . |
| 4 | I thought I should n't ask any questions until you … ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll not have any daughter of mine going out second-best ! |
| 6 | I 'll not have any man say I was ever afraid of a sharp edge in my life ! ’ |
| 7 | I 'll not have any child of mine disobeying not only me , but turning her back on God 's own holy ordinance ! ’ |
| 8 | School started at about 8.30 till about 3.30 and I could n't miss any lessons . |
| 9 | I could n't make any sense out of it at all . |
| 10 | The guitar 's low profile , slight body and super-thin neck make for a very lightweight playing experience and I could n't detect any balance problems , either . |
| 11 | I could n't generate any power when I wanted to . ’ |
| 12 | No something so no , sort of , start at lunchtime anyway so I could n't record any lunchtime . |
| 13 | I could n't spare any time at all . |
| 14 | ‘ I could n't eat any lunch if you paid me , ’ he said . |
| 15 | I could n't get any help with breastfeeding , which Stephen refused to try . |
| 16 | I could n't get any rhythm going whatsoever . ’ |
| 17 | I 've been ringing all morning but I could n't get any answer . ’ |
| 18 | But she knew all about me , and I could n't imagine any way she could have found out other than through you . ’ |
| 19 | At that stage in my life I could n't take any kind of failure , and so this latter model of womanhood was as unacceptable to me as the former . |
| 20 | However , due to a lack of refinements such as a truss rod , the neck was so warped that I could n't put any frets on it , and so I was introduced to the world of fretless bass at an early age … ’ |
| 21 | I , I could n't produce any evidence of malpractice , I mean I could |
| 22 | I could n't accept any favours from you or waste money unnecessarily . |
| 23 | ‘ I could n't find any water but I 've rubbed my plate with a cloth , and my knife and fork . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I could n't find any food here or in the other huts . ’ |
| 25 | By this time I was convinced that nothing could work and that I would have to spend the rest of my life obsessed with food , hating my body , eating every day to the point of pain , and desperately frightened if I could n't find any laxatives or make myself sick . |
| 26 | I could n't see any mums about the place . |
| 27 | Well , in fact I did n't know , not for certain , but I could n't see any signs at all of brassière straps or elastic waistbands which I had n't been able to help noticing on all other women . |
| 28 | I could n't see any clothes about anywhere . |
| 29 | Afterwards Dr McDaid said : ‘ I could n't see any train . |
| 30 | I could n't see any hospital near : it must be quite a way to walk . |