Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pers pn] [modal v] n't [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Johannsen told us all about the work you do , about how you would n't take payment for it , and you so hard up and all . |
| 2 | On and on he droned about how we should n't fear death but welcome the joys of heaven , so I picked up my two horse pistols and gave the sod both barrels . |
| 3 | Looking back to the time when she could n't find reverse on her company car , Alison contrasted this with her new job responsibilities : ‘ Now I 'm driving over 2,500 miles a month , much of it spent on the M25 . |
| 4 | I 've got nearly over five hundred quid , then the petrol and then food where you could n't get food donated , and new tyres for the bike before I went so you could only get on the road . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's not why you wo n't have Finn back , ’ said Betty astutely . |
| 6 | I do n't see why you should n't have access to those . ’ |
| 7 | Oh now you see why we ca n't get peace . |
| 8 | ‘ Do you really wonder , ’ he asked me at an embassy function in west Beirut , ‘ why we wo n't claim compensation ? |
| 9 | I think this argument 's about the benefit of the countryside is somewhat debatable to say the least And these arguments that are put about why we should n't ban fox hunts because of all the benefits and the tradition are exactly the same arguments that were put about otters and about badgers and about other sports that we have , that we no longer consider satisfactory and have opposed . |
| 10 | He ran his hand the length of her spine , making her aware that he wanted her as badly as she wanted him , and for a wild moment she could see no reason why they should n't make love . |
| 11 | There 's no reason why they should n't have stuff sent by sea . " |
| 12 | Well our milkman , to be honest with you , it got to the stage where he would n't collect milk at night to collect the cash at night . |
| 13 | ‘ To find out why he could n't get planning permission , I expect , ’ Frank answered almost gleefully . |