Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb mod] not [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | What it comes down to is that I ca n't handle happiness . |
2 | ‘ I feel sometimes that I ca n't reach Faustina as I 've reached other cats . |
3 | ‘ And we 've also been over the fact that I ca n't accept conditions . |
4 | ‘ I do listen to contemporary music but it tends to be electronic stuff that I ca n't put names to . |
5 | ‘ It 's just that I ca n't understand French . |
6 | I said a few moments ago that I would not exclude consideration or the need for consideration of the greenbelt purposes served . |
7 | There was no advance planning to reach this figure and I decided at the beginning that I would not cut corners in an effort to keep within the budget . |
8 | I did not threaten to resign but I did make it clear that I would not endorse changes I could not justify . |
9 | Save that I would not describe Mrs. Steed 's authority to execute the transfer as ‘ ostensible ’ authority , I am in complete and respectful agreement with the judge . |
10 | He did n't seem convinced so I did n't tell him that I would n't give odds on his wheels being there in the morning . |
11 | It was n't that I would n't try Terry 's material , because we did try it ; it 's just that none of us really liked it . |
12 | ‘ Another reason for setting up my workshop near here was so that I would n't lose touch with my mother . ’ |
13 | The only difference is that I wo n't make promises that I ca n't keep . ’ |
14 | I 'm not saying that I wo n't win World and Olympic titles , just that , at this time , I can not conceive of myself achieving that time . |
15 | I must emphasise that this paper is only attempting to deal with one aspect of Irigaray 's thought and will inevitably touch on issues that I wo n't have space to develop . |
16 | If I act on the maxim that I will not do things which will hurt Mary 's feelings , that is not universalised simply because I will that all should avoid hurting Mary 's feelings . |
17 | There I hereby make a pact that I will not blame Joe for anything I copy off her in biology . |
18 | It 's only that I can not stand possessiveness , it diminishes people . ’ |
19 | I refer to your letter dated 6 July 1993 and would advise that after consideration , I have decided that I can not grant permission for day release . |
20 | I enjoyed reading your material , but after consideration I 'm afraid to say that I can not make use of short stories . |
21 | I tell you this because I know that I can not expect trust if I do not give it . |
22 | I had already got some friends who came from my primary school but I realized that I could n't stay friends forever with them . |
23 | ‘ I told the police I would take them off in this country , but that I could n't give confirmation I would n't use them abroad . ’ |
24 | At the back of my mind was a small , warning voice , telling me it was ridiculous to go on with this , that I could n't change Nonni 's mind , nor would it alter anything if I could . |
25 | I 've got a very stubborn streak and I discovered that I could n't bear people telling me what I could and could n't eat . |
26 | I had no wish to marry anyone now that I could n't marry Nour , but I was particularly averse to the idea of marrying my mother . |
27 | I explained to the man that I could not carry cheese to my appointment but that I would be back another day . |
28 | The simile was so striking and no doubt so apt , and one that was so delightfully Eliotish , that I could not take offence , though a critical word from that quarter could deal a heavy blow to one 's morale . |
29 | He apparently forgot that I could not understand German or else decided that what he wanted to say could not be left unsaid , for he began to talk fast and seriously . |
30 | ‘ My doctor , ’ he said , ‘ has told me that because we are both very depressive types of people , perhaps because we know what life is about that I should n't meet people who were the same way as I am and get depressed about things . ’ |