Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [noun prp] [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a second Sharpe could not believe his eyes . |
| 2 | Its a pity Inverdale ca n't play footy cos he would die for that red shit , sorry I mean shirt . |
| 3 | Most of the family were present when Anne asked her mother if she could have her dress altered , and after she had gone to see the Misses Dolan Tony said , ‘ I think it 's a shame Anne ca n't go out and enjoy herself . |
| 4 | For a moment Lisa could not tear her eyes away . |
| 5 | For a moment Ben could n't understand what was going on , then one of them turned and he saw it was the captain , a man called Rosten . |
| 6 | For a moment Louisa could not bring herself to answer the frail smile . |
| 7 | Even when she had just fallen from a catwalk , Dana had a vivacity Claudia could n't match . |
| 8 | On each occasion , every available manservant had been posted to keep watch for soldiers , and she knew that if ever there was a night Tristram should not come visiting , this was it . |
| 9 | telling me for a fact Steven wo n't touch me ? |
| 10 | The guard who had brought them went up beside the chair , knelt and spoke quietly to Bruce in a language Corbett could not understand and guessed that it was probably Gaelic , a language totally alien to him . |
| 11 | But the man 's obvious wealth was a temptation Garvey could not resist . |