Example sentences of "i [modal v] not be [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I may not be allowed to stay here , ’ the woman said . |
| 2 | Well you better erm no no no I must n't be seen to encourage that sort of thing . |
| 3 | Yet I must not be understood to rely on any so-called growth dividend . |
| 4 | I 'll not be wanting to live with a man what 's too proud to take a helping hand from someone as was like our own son , and that 's a fact . ’ |
| 5 | I could n't be fucked to say ‘ no ’ . |
| 6 | I could n't be expected to tell now whether she was live or Memorex . |
| 7 | ‘ Quite frankly , Ken and I could n't be bothered to let our place and give out all those orders . ’ |
| 8 | I could n't be bothered to go to the toilet and they always came and changed me . |
| 9 | Yeah , but I could n't be bothered to go all the way back there and change it again ! |
| 10 | Erm , I probably would have done because I made lots of mistakes and I could n't be bothered to go back and check them ! |
| 11 | I 've been so thirsty for the last hour , I could n't be bothered to go and find a drink . |
| 12 | Because I could n't be bothered to cook it . |
| 13 | No I could n't be bothered to do mine last night |
| 14 | Though they were spoken for my benefit , I could not be assumed to share the same norms . |
| 15 | and if you wan na do something slightly different then do it in a role play scenario with a manager or a senior adviser and er get their feedback accordingly but I 'd be te I would n't be tempted to do it in the real world . |
| 16 | I thought it might be — that 's why I went back to Hong Kong , so I would n't be tempted to see you and start believing it was n't . |
| 17 | Oh yeah , and I quite like that , but if I had that , I 'd like to I would n't be tempted to decorate his room |
| 18 | Football meant standing on a muddy pitch hoping the ball would n't come anywhere near me , so that I would n't be forced to tackle some vicious little boy who really cared who won the game . |
| 19 | Yeah I would n't be allowed to watch it . |
| 20 | I rode Drifter back with the rest of the string and went into breakfast , half expecting to be told I would n't be allowed to ride Fringe . |
| 21 | She said : ‘ John has n't told me where he is because he says it 's best that I do n't know , then I ca n't be tempted to tell anyone . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I ca n't be seen to hinder things without cause . |
| 23 | It 's cos I ca n't be arsed to go for one stamp . |
| 24 | Being George , he did n't try to cover the fluff and press on ; instead he said , ‘ Sorry , love , but I ca n't be expected to get my lines right if I get the wrong feed , can I ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I ca n't be expected to know everything , ’ replied Becky pertly . |
| 26 | I ca n't be bothered to waste me breath on yer . ‘ |
| 27 | I ca n't be bothered to listen to it . |
| 28 | Er , yes now , I 'll , I ca n't be bothered to put clothes o . |
| 29 | Oh , do n't tell me more about your bloody I ca n't be bothered to bend down and get a white T-shirt . |
| 30 | Catchphrase : ‘ I 'm actually really talented but I ca n't be bothered to do anything better . ’ |