Example sentences of "i [modal v] n't [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coal mines act said that I should n't go on the face until I was sixteen but er the war was on . |
| 2 | Miss H. K. Todd , of Ramsgate , Kent said : ‘ We should be careful to keep sex in check ’ — clearly suggesting I should n't go over the top with this topic . |
| 3 | I would never go out like what Tony was saying you know he does n't drink at all and like he 'd be in a pub maybe seven days a week but I would take a drink now and again and I might n't go into a pub once in a month maybe . |
| 4 | I could n't care about the insurance companies , although I love your where I choose . |
| 5 | I spent two years in Washington trying to be a surgeon , but I could n't settle in the States . ’ |
| 6 | I could n't stay with the Sisters because of Andrew ; it would be betraying their trust . |
| 7 | ‘ I could n't stay at the house … ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You told me I could n't stay in the woods , ’ said the boy calmly . |
| 9 | I started to feel I could n't stay in the same room as you . |
| 10 | I could n't stay in the centre , there was n't space in the centre |
| 11 | I was so disappointed that I could n't speak at the final whistle . ’ |
| 12 | This was something so endearing I could n't speak for a moment . |
| 13 | The they used to the Non-conformists whether or not I could n't speak for the Church of England but er there 'd be a lot go you know i in the evening there 'd be several hundred at every one of these places , and there was , there 'd be , ooh four or five Non=conformist places in in . |
| 14 | Erm , well I I could n't speak for the latter two programmes cos I do n't know enough about the arrangements there but I have got a a fair amount of knowledge on both tornado and Eurofighter . |
| 15 | I could n't cope with a relationship that was so physical , I started to freeze up when you touched me . |
| 16 | I could n't cope with the muscle cramps . |
| 17 | Sometimes , in a sort of way , I was glad to be in , when I could n't cope on the outside . |
| 18 | ‘ And frankly , I could n't disappear to the West Indies and leave you all in this mess with the business . ’ |
| 19 | Oh I could n't walk through a wood on a night time . |
| 20 | At first I could n't walk down the street on my own . ’ |
| 21 | After after a fortnight I could n't walk up the street without stopping for a breather . |
| 22 | Peering through steamed-up glasses , I could n't differentiate between a sheep and a hedge , let alone identify the coloured rectangles of the course markers . |
| 23 | Putting his arm around his wife 's shoulder , he added : ‘ When I came down the drive to see you I could n't think of a good reason to give you for splitting up . |
| 24 | ‘ I want to have a full career here and I could n't think of a better way to do that . |
| 25 | ( All right , I could n't think of a footballing Z. ) |
| 26 | I could n't think of a single thing to say , but dimly realized that I now had my role for the evening ; I had done nothing to bring this off ; but I was to be the identifiable face of the campaign . |
| 27 | I could n't think of a better place to end this leg of the tour than Belfast . ’ |
| 28 | I could n't think of a good reason why not so I ushered him towards the stairs and told him I lived in Flat 3 . |
| 29 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |
| 30 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |