Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My new aunt , your blessing or your curse , I care not which , but quickly give me one or the other that I may not lose my dinner . |
| 2 | I must n't miss my flight ! |
| 3 | But I must n't blot my copy book . |
| 4 | I MUST N'T let my heart rule my head . |
| 5 | Perhaps I should not leave our subject without a special mention of modern first editions , which have a special appeal to many collectors . |
| 6 | So then , there seems little reason why I should not undertake my motoring trip to the West Country . |
| 7 | I have altered my Mind ; I should not like it cloth , but duffil , let it be cloth , and not to be more than 11s at most , and full yard long , and two if you please , both of a length , and both large ones , full yard long , both of a price , they both be for one Woman — they must be exactly alike for goodness and price — fail not on Wednesday — and full yard long . |
| 8 | I should n't think his car will start . |
| 9 | ‘ I can see no reason why I should n't keep my job because I have not committed any offence under military law , ’ he said at the time . |
| 10 | ‘ I might not change my mind , ’ said Ellen . |
| 11 | And you might say well I 'll not take their advice I 'll invest it directly with Global and you 'll find that cos Global 'll keep it for themselves . |
| 12 | I I actually have a bucket of cold water just behind the door and I could n't care what age they are , whack . |
| 13 | — But I could n't cover his marker — why should I ? |
| 14 | I could n't drag your name through the divorce courts , even if we could ever … ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I did get some interviews but I would be so paralysed I could n't do myself justice . |
| 16 | Perhaps that was why it was being taken away from me ; I could n't do it justice . |
| 17 | ‘ I could n't change my mind . |
| 18 | But I have a week er but I could n't open my week 's . |
| 19 | No , I could n't reach your pile ! |
| 20 | ‘ I could n't make my mind up about exactly why Mills resigned from SIS in 1962 . |
| 21 | I could n't bear her look of hurt expectancy any more , so I tore myself away from her face and walked off . |
| 22 | Then we got Brian back — ’ Brian ! — ‘ because I could n't stand your father worrying that he 'd fall down a rock face . ’ |
| 23 | I could n't tell her mine was n't a route she 'd stand much chance of following . |
| 24 | I told my boyfriend but I could n't tell my mum . |
| 25 | But I could n't tell my mother or father because I should have been in bed by that time . |
| 26 | I found them — compulsive … fascinating … fantasy and fable mixed , and so beautifully executed , almost photographic in detail , that I could n't shake their impression from my mind . |
| 27 | Dad , I could n't decide which card to give you for your birthday . |
| 28 | I gave my notice in simply because I could n't pay my way . |
| 29 | I could n't hide my surprise . |
| 30 | Even after I 'd told my wife the good news I could n't hide my depression . |