Example sentences of "you [modal v] not [vb infin] [pron] the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I was afraid you might not think him the right friend for me , ’ said Mrs Ames . |
2 | And I 'm glad enough to have you back , since you could not give me the grandson I hoped for — ’ |
3 | Take her to Nicosia , but only if you will not do her the service of remaining here , in this town , at her side . ’ |
4 | So if you can not decide what the icon that looks like a milk churn with an overgrown mushroom beside it means you can select it and discover that it means Paste Clipboard contents — oh perhaps it is supposed to be a drawing pin besides a board but you could have fooled me ! |
5 | You can not , you can not give them the the national curriculum book ! |
6 | You can not guarantee what the resulting shade will be , though — you build up depth with subsequent layers — and you can get tell-tale streaking if you are not very careful with application . |
7 | He is a devil , but you can not help what the gods … ’ |
8 | You can not imagine what the first few minutes of that bombardment were like . |