Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [vb mod] n't [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it 's interesting to hear the difference between these amps with a signal source as stable as the A2 , there was n't one where I could n't produce the desired sound simply by tweaking the combo 's own EQ . |
| 2 | You do n't want to get caught , you 'll work in a secluded place , you 'll go for a place that 's got hedges around it and where you ca n't see the door . |
| 3 | Absolutely , absolutely , I think you know , I I mean I just feel there should be a total ban on anywhere where where you ca n't get the information that you require , you know . |
| 4 | West Country Living : Where you ca n't overlook the sea Anyone thinking of living in the region must take into account the waterside factor , says Marcus Palliser |
| 5 | More and more people in South Africa want to go where they ca n't hear the screaming . |
| 6 | Although I could n't tell the difference at the time , I was in fact wrong yesterday and right today , and this is sufficient to ground a difference in the outside observer 's description of me as knowing today but not knowing yesterday . |
| 7 | One final observation : It is possible , although I could n't reproduce the effect on the three models made , that a switch-mode power system may oscillate or be unstable on open or very light loads . |
| 8 | Well I 'm hoping I 'm going to have a nice week but it Mavis , my housekeeper 's away until Wednesday so I ca n't leave the house during the day . |
| 9 | I did n't own a pair of binoculars , so I could n't observe the birds as closely as I 'd have wished , but I had something much closer to watch . |
| 10 | I 'm employed by the Corporation so I could n't sue the Corporation . |
| 11 | The driver was still in the cab , you see , so I could n't let the tyres down . ’ |
| 12 | I suppose it 'd be like nighttime all the time — you know , real dark and that , except you could n't switch the light on . |
| 13 | Although she could n't see the gesture , he waved a hand as if to demonstrate the extent of her freedom . |
| 14 | I should say at this point that the channel 1 ‘ clip ’ indicator on this example does n't work , although you ca n't blame the British distributors , as we were in such a rush to lay hands on the Acousticube that they did n't have time to check it ( also , pushing the Line/Mic button on channel 2 produces a large bang through the speaker ) . |
| 15 | And although you ca n't see the special energy efficient features inside , you can certainly feel the benefit . ’ |
| 16 | wire cutters and we 'll have them down , have 'em back here , and they wo n't be wasted , cos although you ca n't use the straps again we 're always short of fronts because of damage cos you can regularly replace the fronts but not the straps |
| 17 | Although you could n't see the greengrocer 's feet because of the apron . |
| 18 | She pressed her lips together so she would n't spout the truth . |
| 19 | This means they ca n't pay her any rent , so she ca n't pay the mortgage . |
| 20 | It was clear from the reports that he was an insanely jealous man who , for example , ‘ made [ his wife ] walk with her head down so she could n't see the bulge in men 's trousers ’ . |
| 21 | He was right , she could breathe , but only if she closed her eyes so she could n't see the perspex two inches from her nose ! |
| 22 | Part-time work , so you ca n't expect the same rates as fulltimers would get . |
| 23 | Your gut can get infected , so you ca n't absorb the goodness in your food . |
| 24 | Now it did n't mean that you build his war machine , but the Kuwaiti people being so close , or actually bordering , we helped the economy of Baghdad , we helped the economy of the Iraq , and we contributed thirteen billion dollars , just the government alone , to their economy and the people of Kuwait also helped with their own private donation to help the schools , the hospitals , the food , whatever they needed , and the country of Kuwait was erm trying to be , as my friend said , as neutral as possible because there is Irani interest in Kuwait , very great through trade , through Iranis who work in Kuwait , so we had a very difficult position with respect to keeping both parties erm sort of in sight , not lose sight of them from our humanistic point of view , but it was erm difficult to avoid being on the side of the Iraqui , mainly because they 're neighbours and they 're Arabs , and you 're part of the league of Arab states , so you ca n't draw the line and say the government was pro or against , but that was the atmosphere which we were leaving . |
| 25 | It 's sort of bandaged up so you ca n't see the skin . |
| 26 | There are no phones and no electricity so you ca n't use the word processor , fax or television . |
| 27 | ‘ So you wo n't take the car ? ’ |
| 28 | Mind you , a hangover is pretty similar to the way you 'll feel anyway , so you wo n't notice the difference . |
| 29 | And it 's clear , we 're seeing already , that Health Authorities have n't got the money to refer patients to the Trusts unless the Government steps in and says , that 's not Government policy , so you wo n't see the problems Councillor because they wo n't get referred to you , will they ? |
| 30 | Now when that settles down a little bit more , maybe in a year or two , we shall lime-wash the whole frame over so you wo n't see the timbers for a bit , and just lime-wash right over the whole timbers . |