Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] we [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not for ages ; I should n't think we 'll see him this side of Christmas , ’ her mother cheerfully squashed Leith 's hopes — Christmas was seven months away ! |
| 2 | If , for example , we knew what animals with neocortices could do that species lacking them could n't do we would know something about the cortex without having to ablate it in a single animal . |
| 3 | Ca n't guarantee we 'll meet it at Stonebench though . ’ |
| 4 | We ca n't say now , now , now we can give you these new services and we ca n't say we will give you the services as , as we 're just promising . |
| 5 | I ca n't imagine we 'd get Sunday . |
| 6 | We might have a disaster but it wo n't matter we can try . |
| 7 | If they wo n't listen we will consider invoking the disputes procedure . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I can not guarantee we shall legislate in the next session since one never can — it is always understood that a final decision is taken nearer the Queen 's speech , ’ Mr Lang said |