Example sentences of "he [modal v] [not/n't] [verb] your [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there was one boss — well , if he could n't spell your name you 'd had it . |
| 2 | He could n't stand your father and he ca n't stand you and the other kids being your father 's children , though he does n't mind you being your mother 's . |
| 3 | You were right to break with him if you decided that you had made a mistake in accepting him , but oh , my dear , your uncle Orrin tells me that he dare not inform your father of the dreadful things Havvie is hinting about you for fear of what he might do to Havvie . |
| 4 | are you just he ca n't go your bag because it 's in your erm , drawers ! |
| 5 | A deadlock can only be opened with a key so a thief can not smash a pane of glass and open the door ; or if he gets in through a window , he ca n't carry your property out through the door . |
| 6 | He 's unlikely to know how you feel , and until he does , he ca n't put your mind at rest . |
| 7 | But he wo n't understand your love of colour and excitement , your need to dream , and he 'll stifle you with his possessiveness … |
| 8 | Write so that he can not twist your meaning so as to make you agree to opinions the opposite of those you hold . |