Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] n't just " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know if I feel depressed I should n't just sit on my own , you just dwell on it : ‘ Why did I do this , why did I do that ? ’ |
| 2 | I should n't just leave it on the floor look cos we sha n't find it again and then when the hoover tries to pick it up it will have a fit . |
| 3 | I could n't just have them standing at the back . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd like to be busy and I could n't just stop my life after tennis . |
| 5 | I could n't just walk out on them after three years with the organization . |
| 6 | I 'd put them all in an old suitcase and erm , cos I could n't just put them in there I had to have a look , they 're sentimental and that book was in there so I can definitely get you that , but I would n't go up in the loft I 'm afraid , I 'm so scared of creepy crawlies so er , you know , if you , if you want to come back some time when my husband 's here I mean he can tell you more about the wallpaper and decorating , and I 'll get him to get that out . |
| 7 | She asked me for nothing more , she did n't want to cause me problems , but I could n't just walk away from her . |
| 8 | Well I could n't just tell you honestly about that but I think the riveters decided who got what , you know . |
| 9 | I could n't just leave it . |
| 10 | I — I could n't just go in and — and I had nowhere to go so … ’ |
| 11 | Actually , I 'd been waiting for somebody else but I just happened to be on hand and I could n't just stand there and watch her struggle with all those boxes , suitcases , typewriters , bicycles , stereo systems and so on . |
| 12 | ‘ I could n't just throw away all the work I 'd already done ! ’ |
| 13 | I could n't just keep silent . |
| 14 | I could n't just sit and watch them dying . ’ |
| 15 | Yes , but mum , I could n't just go back and do like every show ! |
| 16 | I would n't just use it to grab grab grab with . |
| 17 | ‘ I would n't just go to India . |
| 18 | But I would n't just go off my own bat now and order stuff . |
| 19 | ‘ But I would n't just ignore these people . |
| 20 | I think I 'd talk to them first and if they 're agreeable then I 'd give you their name and telephone number but I 'd have to speak to them first but I would n't just give out the name and telephone number on an ad hoc basis . |
| 21 | Yeah , on the six o'clock they said it was half way through and Nigel Mansell was the lead and I thought you were watching it live , so I would n't just come through and |
| 22 | You know , they 're not goo , I no , I would n't just |
| 23 | I 'm not and I never have been a hippy , I ca n't just ‘ hang out ’ any more . |
| 24 | I have brought them with me but I ca n't just keep them at home . |
| 25 | I ca n't just remember now . |
| 26 | ‘ I ca n't just walk out on her . ’ |
| 27 | But I ca n't just sit here and watch him . |
| 28 | I 'm sorry , Dad , but I ca n't just let this thing pass — sit back and pretend it has n't happened . |
| 29 | LOOK , TRY AS I MIGHT , I CA N'T JUST WRITE OFF WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN US ON THAT ROCKY CUMBRIAN OUTCROP … |
| 30 | So I have to do something because I ca n't just stand idle and let my kids die . ’ |